Missouri, 1993Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, October 8, 1993
October 8, 1993 · 6 events in 4 counties and zones
5 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $6.0 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Tornado, Jasper
- When
- October 8, 4:51 PM CST to 5:06 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, Joplin to to Carterville
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 220 yd
- Property damage
- $5.0 million
- Coordinates
- 37.150, -94.520
A tornado touched down near the Joplin Regional Airport and lifted near Carterville. The weather observer at the airport first reported a tornado sighting at 1651 CST. The worst damaged was in Webb City where numerous homes were damaged, one destroyed, and acres of trees were blown down. One house was lifted off its foundation, turned 60 degrees, and dropped down on the family dog killing it. Power lines were twisted off as well with other damage to trailered boats and nearby cars.
Tornado, Jasper
- When
- October 8, 5:03 PM CST to 5:11 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper County to To 1n Oronogo
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 7 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 37.204, -94.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tornado touched down at the edge of Carl Junction and lifted one mile north of Oronogo. Numerous power poles and trees were twisted off with one house knocked off its foundation.
Tornado, Newton
- When
- October 8, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County, Seneca
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 120 yd
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 36.850, -94.530
A brief touchdown twisted trees off.
Tornado, McDonald
- When
- October 8, 5:30 PM CST to 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- McDonald County, Noel
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 4 mi
- Path width
- 180 yd
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 36.550, -94.480
Numerous trees were knocked down.
Tornado, McDonald
- When
- October 8, 6:00 PM CST to 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- McDonald County, Longview to to Rocky Comfort
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 7 mi
- Path width
- 220 yd
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 36.629, -94.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tornado touched down near Highway 76 around Longview and lifted near Rocky Comfort. Six chicken houses were destroyed killing approximately 60,000 chickens. Three houses and two barns were also damaged.
Hail, Adair
- When
- October 8, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Adair County, Kirksville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.191, -92.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A television weatherman in Kirksville reported dime to nickel-size hail covering the ground south of Greentop.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, October 8, 1993$631,000 · F2 · 45 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, October 8, 1993$10,000 · F0 · 30 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, October 8, 1993$5,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, October 8, 1993$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events
- Hail in Florida, October 8, 19931.75 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: 10332100, 10332101, 10331871, 10332067, 10332068, 10332942.