Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 10, 1994

Name: Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 10, 1994
Start: 1994-04-10T00:20
End: 1994-04-10T22:03
Location: Missouri

April 10, 1994 · 35 events in 21 counties and zones

32 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 34 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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Wind
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $552,000
Crop damage: $6,000
Events: 35

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

32 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Webster

When: April 10, 12:20 AM CST
Where: Webster County, Marshfield
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.281, -92.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Greene

When: April 10, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Greene County, Springfield
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail fell across most of the city.

Hail, Greene

When: April 10, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Greene County, Springfield
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail fell across most of the city.

Tornado, Webster

When: April 10, 12:35 AM CST
Where: Webster County, Marshfield
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.370, -92.970

A tornado developed along County Road W three miles northwest of Marshfield with numerous reports of golf ball-size hail prior to touchdown. Two mobile homes were destroyed with debris spread one-half mile northeast. Several roofs near the mobile homes were destroyed or damaged and trees uprooted. The destruction pattern indicated that possibly two tornadoes could have occurred, or the single tornado moved very erratically.

Hail, Pulaski

When: April 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Waynesville
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.825, -92.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The county sheriff received various reports of large hail.

Hail, Greene

When: April 10, 1:02 AM CST
Where: Greene County, Springfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wright

When: April 10, 1:04 AM CST
Where: Wright County, Mountain Grove
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.270, -92.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Christian

When: April 10, 1:20 AM CST
Where: Christian County, Ozark
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.970, -93.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crawford

When: April 10, 1:20 AM CST
Where: Crawford County, Steelville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.976, -91.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The local agriculture office reported 0.75-inch-diameter hail and over two inches of rainfall. The county sheriff also reported wind gusts in excess of 50 mph.

Hail, McDonald

When: April 10, 1:44 AM CST
Where: McDonald County, Pineville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.629, -94.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 10, 1:48 AM CST
Where: Washington County, Racola
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.962, -90.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The county sheriff reported several large trees down.

Hail, Texas

When: April 10, 1:50 AM CST
Where: Texas County, Cabool
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.317, -91.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Newton

When: April 10, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Seneca
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.906, -94.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jasper

When: April 10, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Jasper County, Joplin
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.204, -94.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Police reported golf ball-size hail on the southeast edge of Joplin.

Hail, Cole

When: April 10, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Cole County, Jefferson City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.505, -92.282 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Newton

When: April 10, 5:28 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Readings Mill
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.906, -94.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail was covering the ground.

Hail, Barry, Cedar, Barton, Jasper, Lawrence, Vernon, McDonald and Newton

When: April 10, 5:33 PM CST to 5:45 PM CST
Where: Barry, Cedar, Barton, Jasper, Lawrence, Vernon, McDonald and Newton County, Duenweg to Cartervill
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.710, -93.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Very heavy rain formed along a stationary front and produced widespread flash flooding over a large part of southwest and south- central Missouri. Many rural and some major roads were closed or covered with water. All small streams with low water bridges were bank-full, or flooded with numerous fences and crops damaged. Local radars estimated two to three inch one-hour rainfall amounts in the warned area. Kelly Creek, in Monett, became a swollen rampage and nearly damaged downtown businesses. A few specific streams and rivers flooding were the Spring River at Waco, Osage at Schell City, and Little Osage at Horton.

Hail, Dade

When: April 10, 6:23 PM CST
Where: Dade County, Lockwood
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.432, -93.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McDonald

When: April 10, 6:25 PM CST
Where: McDonald County, Jane
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.629, -94.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail fell from 1 N Jane eastward across southeast McDonald County.

Hail, Stone

When: April 10, 6:36 PM CST
Where: Stone County, Galena
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 36.747, -93.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Barry

When: April 10, 6:38 PM CST
Where: Barry County, Eagle Rock
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 36.710, -93.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Greene

When: April 10, 6:52 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Ash Grove
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Polk

When: April 10, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Polk County, Boliivar
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.617, -93.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: April 10, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Kansas City
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.009, -94.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were knocked down along with power lines. Several hundred Kansas City Power & Light Company customers were without power. One man was injured when he walked on down power lines. Reported by a local newspaper.

Hail, Dallas

When: April 10, 7:32 PM CST
Where: Dallas County, Buffalo to Charity
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.680, -93.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stone

When: April 10, 8:16 PM CST
Where: Stone County, Ponce de Leon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 36.747, -93.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stone

When: April 10, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Stone County, Highlandville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 36.747, -93.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stone

When: April 10, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Stone County, Ozark
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 36.747, -93.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Christian

When: April 10, 8:38 PM CST
Where: Christian County, Sparta
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.970, -93.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Vernon

When: April 10, 8:38 PM CST
Where: Vernon County, Nevada
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.851, -94.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lawrence

When: April 10, 8:51 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Logan
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.106, -93.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Webster

When: April 10, 8:51 PM CST
Where: Webster County, Rogersville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.281, -92.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wright

When: April 10, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Wright County, Hartville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.270, -92.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Webster

When: April 10, 9:52 PM CST
Where: Webster County, Seymour
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.281, -92.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Texas

When: April 10, 10:03 PM CST
Where: Texas County, Huggins to Roby
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.317, -91.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Missouri, 1994 Warnings in Missouri, April 1994

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: 10335082, 10331998, 10331999, 10335083, 10334877, 10332000, 10335147, 10332451, 10332585, 10332072, 10334964, 10334749, 10331873, 10332106, 10332545, 10331874, 10332885, 10332622, 10332073, 10334320, 10333084, 10332001, 10334798, 10331913, 10332665, 10334321, 10334322, 10334323, 10332452, 10334823, 10332304, 10335084, 10335148, 10335085, 10334750.