Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 9, 1994

Name: Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 9, 1994
Start: 1994-04-09T21:01
End: 1994-04-09T23:40
Location: Missouri

April 9, 1994 · 14 events in 9 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $72,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Events: 14

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

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

Hail, Barton

When: April 9, 9:01 PM CST
Where: Barton County, Oskaloosa
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.502, -94.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Vernon

When: April 9, 9:07 PM CST
Where: Vernon County, Broonaugh
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.851, -94.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several reports of hail up to one inch.

Hail, Cedar

When: April 9, 9:42 PM CST
Where: Cedar County, Olympia
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.724, -93.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: April 9, 10:04 PM CST
Where: Jasper County, Joplin
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 37.204, -94.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wind gust to 62 mph was reported at the Joplin Regional Airport.

Tornado, Jasper

When: April 9, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Jasper County, Carterville
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.25 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.150, -94.450

Reported by the public with little damage.

Hail, Jasper

When: April 9, 10:11 PM CST
Where: Jasper County, Neck City
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.204, -94.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail was reported and covered many roads. A lightning strike also caught a business on fire in rural Joplin. The building was nearly destroyed with an estimated $400,000 worth of damage.

Hail, Polk

When: April 9, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Polk County, Bolivar
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.617, -93.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail was reported along with wind gusts to 50 mph.

Hail, Barton

When: April 9, 10:47 PM CST
Where: Barton County, Golden City
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.502, -94.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dade

When: April 9, 11:10 PM CST
Where: Dade County, Lockwood
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.432, -93.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Greene

When: April 9, 11:25 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Willard
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lawrence

When: April 9, 11:29 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Miller
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.106, -93.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Polk

When: April 9, 11:33 PM CST
Where: Polk County, Bolivar
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.617, -93.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Polk

When: April 9, 11:38 PM CST
Where: Polk County, Pleasant Hope
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.617, -93.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Camden

When: April 9, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Camden County, Richland
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.027, -92.766 (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.
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.

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: 10332887, 10334822, 10332428, 10332103, 10332104, 10332105, 10334795, 10332888, 10332621, 10331997, 10332260, 10334796, 10334797, 10333048.