Missouri, 1993Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, May 6, 1993
May 6, 1993 · 17 events in 4 counties and zones
11 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 15 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $126,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
11 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- May 6, 2:26 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Chesterfield
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A spotter reported one inch diameter hail at Creve Coeur Lake. The Missouri Highway Patrol reported large hail at the intersection of Interstate 270 and Dorsett Road.
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- May 6, 2:52 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Maryland Heights
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A spotter reported one inch diameter hail at Creve Coeur Lake. The Missouri Highway Patrol reported large hail at the intersection of Interstate 270 and Dorsett Road.
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- May 6, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Maryland Heights
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A spotter reported one inch diameter hail at Creve Coeur Lake. The Missouri Highway Patrol reported large hail at the intersection of Interstate 270 and Dorsett Road.
Hail, St. Charles
- When
- May 6, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- St. Charles County, O'Fallon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.782, -90.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reported by the county sheriff.
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- May 6, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Ballwin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One inch diameter hail was covering the ground in Ballwin at 1735 CST. Reported by amateur radio operators and storm spotters.
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- May 6, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Ballwin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One inch diameter hail was covering the ground in Ballwin at 1735 CST. Reported by amateur radio operators and storm spotters.
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- May 6, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Ballwin
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One inch diameter hail was covering the ground in Ballwin at 1735 CST. Reported by amateur radio operators and storm spotters.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis
- When
- May 6, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Fenton
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous large trees were knocked from high wind. Spotters and the public also reported minor street flooding.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis
- When
- May 6, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Des Peres
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous large trees were knocked from high wind. Spotters and the public also reported minor street flooding.
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- May 6, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County to Valley Park
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Spotters reported hail stones the size of quarters.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis
- When
- May 6, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, St.Louis City
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Many trees were blown down in Forest Park.
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- May 6, 6:23 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ham radio spotters reported large hail along Interstate 270 in south St.Louis County, ranging from quarter to golf ball-size.
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- May 6, 6:27 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ham radio spotters reported large hail along Interstate 270 in south St.Louis County, ranging from quarter to golf ball-size.
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- May 6, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ham radio spotters reported large hail along Interstate 270 in south St.Louis County, ranging from quarter to golf ball-size.
Tornado, Clinton
- When
- May 6, 7:58 PM CST to 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton County, Kearney to to Kearney
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 10 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 39.370, -94.500
A small tornado touched down west of Kearney and moved northeast for approximately ten miles. Trees were damaged along the path while a shed was damaged near Holt.
Tornado, Nodaway
- When
- May 6, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nodaway County, Clearmont
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 40.361, -94.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several farm silos were damaged when a small tornado touched down briefly. Reported by the county sheriff and county officials from Taylor County, Iowa.
Tornado, Clinton
- When
- May 6, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton County, Cameron
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1.2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 39.680, -94.280
Trees were uprooted and power lines knocked down as a tornado touched down north of Turney and travelled to five miles southwest of Cameron.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 6, 1993$8.4 million · F2 · 31 events
- Tornado in Iowa, May 6, 1993$500,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 6, 19931 injured · $105,000 · F1 · 26 events
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, May 6, 1993$101,000 · F1 · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, May 6, 1993$200,000 · 59 kt wind · 2 events
- Tornado in Minnesota, May 6, 1993F1 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 6, 1993$16,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 6, 1993$10,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 6, 1993$6,000 · 2 events
- Hail in Kentucky, May 6, 19931 in hail · 1 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10334894, 10334895, 10334896, 10334300, 10334949, 10334950, 10334951, 10334952, 10334953, 10334954, 10334955, 10334956, 10334957, 10334958, 10332525, 10331788, 10332526.