Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 1, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 1, 1994
Start: 1994-07-01T21:00
End: 1994-07-01T23:57
Location: Missouri

July 1, 1994 · 13 events in 9 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $206,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Platte

When: July 1, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Platte County, Plattsburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.381, -94.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When: July 1, 9:15 PM CST
Where: De Kalb County, Maysville
Coordinates: 39.893, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large tree limbs were snapped off.

Hail, Clinton

When: July 1, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Clinton County, Perrin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.602, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: July 1, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Lake Weatherbee
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.311, -94.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wind gust to 60 mph was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Platte

When: July 1, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Platte County, Platte City
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.381, -94.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large trees and power lines were blown down throughout northern parts of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: July 1, 10:34 PM CST
Where: Clay County to Liberty
Measured: 73 kt (84 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.311, -94.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees and power lines were blown down after wind gusts of 84 mph were reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: July 1, 10:41 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Kansas City
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.009, -94.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Kansas City Downtown Airport reported wind gusts of 58 mph, which downed trees and power lines across parts of Kansas City.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: July 1, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Cass County, Belton
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 38.647, -94.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A community center under construction in Peculiar was heavily damaged and large trees were blown down in Belton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: July 1, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Cass County, Peculiar
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.647, -94.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A community center under construction in Peculiar was heavily damaged and large trees were blown down in Belton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: July 1, 11:20 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)

Numerous power lines and trees were blown down within Kansas City and across southern parts of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: July 1, 11:35 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, Holden
Coordinates: 38.744, -93.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: July 1, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Odessa
Coordinates: 39.066, -93.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bates

When: July 1, 11:57 PM CST
Where: Bates County, Rich Hill
Coordinates: 38.257, -94.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree limbs were broke off.

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 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, July 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: 10334720, 10332725, 10332535, 10332502, 10334721, 10332503, 10331967, 10332402, 10332403, 10331968, 10332297, 10331942, 10333021.