Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, September 2, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, September 2, 1993
Start: 1993-09-02T11:35
End: 1993-09-02T21:00
Location: Missouri

September 2, 1993 · 19 events in 12 counties and zones

10 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1.7 million
Crop damage: $10,000
Events: 19

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

10 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Atchison

When: September 2, 11:35 AM CST
Where: Atchison County, Rockport
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.431, -95.428 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous roofs, automobiles, and windows were damaged. Some wooden window shutters had holes through them from large hail.

Hail, Atchison

When: September 2, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Atchison County, Tarkio
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 40.431, -95.428 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous roofs, automobiles, and windows were damaged. Some wooden window shutters had holes through them from large hail.

Hail, Atchison

When: September 2, 12:10 PM CST
Where: Atchison County, Tarkio
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.431, -95.428 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous roofs, automobiles, and windows were damaged. Some wooden window shutters had holes through them from large hail.

Hail, Nodaway

When: September 2, 12:14 PM CST
Where: Nodaway County, Burlington
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.361, -94.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Mercer

When: September 2, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Mercer County, Saline
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.422, -93.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Daviess

When: September 2, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Daviess County, Gallatin
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.961, -93.985 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms produced golfball-size hail and downed trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Daviess

When: September 2, 2:06 PM CST
Where: Daviess County, Gallatin
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.961, -93.985 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms produced golfball-size hail and downed trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Adair

When: September 2, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Adair County, Kirksville
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.191, -92.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

As many as 40 to 50 large trees were knocked down along with light poles and wires across the city. A radio station reported a wind gust to 67 mph with three house trailers rolled over and heavily damaged. Many homes were damaged from falling trees and limbs until 1600 CST.

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: September 2, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Knox County, Edina
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.128, -92.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several utility poles and lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: September 2, 4:14 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Higginsville
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 39.066, -93.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wind gust to 63 mph was recorded at the Higginsville Water Plant.

Thunderstorm Wind, Linn

When: September 2, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Linn County, Meadville
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.870, -93.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power poles and lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis

When: September 2, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Lewis County, Canton
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.097, -91.722 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Downburst wind damaged three homes along a 2-mile-long track. Width of the downburst was 100 yards with significant roof damage. Some homes lost complete sections of the roofing. Several large trees were snapped or uprooted. Damage occurred for a 30-minute period ending at 1715 CST.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cape Girardeau

When: September 2, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Cape Girardeau County, Cape Girardeau
Measured: 66 kt (76 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Channel 12, KFVS weatherman reported wind gusts of 76 mph entering the west edge of the city.

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: September 2, 7:19 PM CST
Where: Scott County, Cape Girardeau
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.053, -89.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wind gust of 60 mph was reported from the observer at Cape Girardeau Airport.

Hail, Cape Girardeau

When: September 2, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Cape Girardeau County, Dutchtown
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cape Girardeau County officials reported 0.75-inch diameter hail. Trees and power poles were knocked down and windows were blown out. Roofs of some homes and businesses in Cape Girardeau also suffered damage. The county sheriff reported golfball-size hail along Interstate 55.

Hail, Cape Girardeau

When: September 2, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Cape Girardeau County, Cape Girardeau
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Scott

When: September 2, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Scott County, Rockview
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.053, -89.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reported by the county sheriff.

Hail, Cape Girardeau

When: September 2, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Cape Girardeau County, Cape Girardeau
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A local newspaper reported flash flooding on several streets with cars floating or abandoned. Water was 2.5 feet deep in many intersections when Cape La Croix Creek overflowed. The county sheriff also reported 0.75-inch diameter hail on the extreme eastern side of the city.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dade

When: September 2, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Dade County, Greenfield
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.432, -93.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large trees were knocked down around Greenfield damaging homes and cars.

What these are

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Missouri in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, September 1993

Sources

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: 10333005, 10333006, 10333007, 10331789, 10332126, 10332674, 10332675, 10332884, 10331731, 10331938, 10331746, 10332321, 10333218, 10335231, 10333219, 10333220, 10335232, 10333221, 10332620.