Tornado and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 25, 1994

Name: Tornado and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 25, 1994
Start: 1994-05-25T14:30
End: 1994-05-25T14:30
Location: Missouri

May 25, 1994 · 2 events in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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: $55,000
Crop damage: $500
Events: 2

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Cape Girardeau

When: May 25, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Cape Girardeau County, Jackson
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High wind gusts damaged several mobile homes and highway signs. Reported by several local newspapers.

Tornado, Cape Girardeau

When: May 25, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Cape Girardeau County, Fruitland
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.450, -89.650

A small tornado touched down near Fruitland and lifted a mobile home of its foundation. Reported by the county sheriff office and county officials.

What these are

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, May 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: 10333226, 10333227.