Missouri, 1995

Tornado and Hail in Missouri, July 25, 1995

July 25, 1995 · 35 events in 25 counties and zones

20 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$56,000
Crop damage
None recorded
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.

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20 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
July 25, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Clark County, Kahoka
Property damage
$200
Coordinates
40.410, -91.738 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The county sheriff reported large trees and power lines down.

Hail, Adair

When
July 25, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Adair County, Nind
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
40.191, -92.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm produced nickel-size hail four miles west of Nind.

Hail, Clinton

When
July 25, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Clinton County, Gower
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.602, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across western and central sections of Clinton County producing large hail. Golf ball-size hail was reported at Gower and tennis ball-size hail was reported at Plattsburg. In Lathrop an inch and a quarter-size hail was reported.

Hail, Clinton

When
July 25, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Clinton County, Plattsburg
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.602, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across western and central sections of Clinton County producing large hail. Golf ball-size hail was reported at Gower and tennis ball-size hail was reported at Plattsburg. In Lathrop an inch and a quarter-size hail was reported.

Hail, Buchanan

When
July 25, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Buchanan County, E St Joseph
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.660, -94.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms produced one inch hail over the southeastern part of Buchanan County and golf ball-size hail along Highway 36 east of St Joseph.

Hail, Clinton

When
July 25, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Clinton County, Lathrop
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
39.602, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across western and central sections of Clinton County producing large hail. Golf ball-size hail was reported at Gower and tennis ball-size hail was reported at Plattsburg. In Lathrop an inch and a quarter-size hail was reported.

Hail, Clinton

When
July 25, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Clinton County, Gower
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.602, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across western and central sections of Clinton County producing large hail. Golf ball-size hail was reported at Gower and tennis ball-size hail was reported at Plattsburg. In Lathrop an inch and a quarter-size hail was reported.

Hail, Buchanan

When
July 25, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Buchanan County, Se Buchanan
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.660, -94.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms produced one inch hail over the southeastern part of Buchanan County and golf ball-size hail along Highway 36 east of St Joseph.

Hail, Clinton

When
July 25, 4:22 PM CST
Where
Clinton County, Plattsburg
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.602, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across western and central sections of Clinton County producing large hail. Golf ball-size hail was reported at Gower and tennis ball-size hail was reported at Plattsburg. In Lathrop an inch and a quarter-size hail was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When
July 25, 4:30 PM CST
Where
De Kalb County, Stewartsville
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.893, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds damaged a barn in Stewartsville.

Hail, Caldwell

When
July 25, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Caldwell County, Polo
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.656, -93.983 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm produced hail an inch and a half in diameter nine miles west of Polo.

Thunderstorm Wind, Andrew

When
July 25, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Andrew County, Savannah
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.984, -94.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms produced 60 mph winds and one inch hail in Savannah and golf ball-size hail in Rochester.

Hail, Andrew

When
July 25, 4:44 PM CST
Where
Andrew County, Rochester
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.984, -94.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms produced 60 mph winds and one inch hail in Savannah and golf ball-size hail in Rochester.

Hail, Ray

When
July 25, 4:49 PM CST
Where
Ray County, Lawson
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.352, -93.990 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms produced golf ball-size hail over Lawson and six miles northeast of Lawson.

Hail, Ray

When
July 25, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Ray County, Lawson
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.352, -93.990 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms produced golf ball-size hail over Lawson and six miles northeast of Lawson.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ray

When
July 25, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Ray County, Richmond
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.352, -93.990 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds were reported to gust to 60 mph three miles south of Richmond.

Hail, Carroll

When
July 25, 5:52 PM CST
Where
Carroll County, Carrollton
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.427, -93.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm produced quarter-size hail in Carrollton. Very heavy rain also fell with the storm as 1.3 inches were measured in 15 minutes at Carrollton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When
July 25, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Jasper County, Joplin
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.204, -94.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms repeatedly moved throught the Joplin area downing trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Callaway

When
July 25, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Callaway County, Fulton
Property damage
$200
Coordinates
38.836, -91.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When
July 25, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Jasper County, Joplin
Property damage
$30,000
Coordinates
37.204, -94.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms repeatedly moved throught the Joplin area downing trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When
July 25, 8:11 PM CST
Where
Newton County, Neosho
Coordinates
36.906, -94.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Barton

When
July 25, 8:11 PM CST
Where
Barton County, Golden City
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
37.400, -94.170

A weak tornado briefly touched down causing no damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
July 25, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Troy
Property damage
$200
Coordinates
39.058, -90.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were blown down south of Troy.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When
July 25, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County, Eldorado Springs
Coordinates
37.106, -93.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When
July 25, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County, Monett
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
37.106, -93.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Barry

When
July 25, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Barry County, Cassville
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
36.710, -93.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms downed trees throughout the area and damaged roofs in Monett and Cassville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
July 25, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Warren County, Warrenton
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
38.765, -91.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind gusts blew car windows out along County Road A.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
July 25, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Greene County, Walnut Grove
Coordinates
37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Stone

When
July 25, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Stone County, Kimberling City
Coordinates
36.747, -93.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Christian

When
July 25, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Christian County, Hurley
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
36.970, -93.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds gusting to 60 mph downed trees across parts of Stone, Greene and Christian counties.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
July 25, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Dallas County, Buffalo
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
37.680, -93.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Taney

When
July 25, 9:35 PM CST
Where
Taney County, Forsyth
Coordinates
36.655, -93.041 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hickory

When
July 25, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Hickory County, Hermitage
Coordinates
37.941, -93.321 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong winds broke several large tree limbs.

Hail, Crawford

When
July 25, 10:35 PM CST
Where
Crawford County, Bourbon
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.976, -91.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, McDonald

When
July 25, 11:20 PM CST
Where
McDonald County, South West City
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
36.629, -94.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds down tree limbs in South West City and broke windows in Noel.

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.
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.

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

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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: 10332489, 10332945, 10332540, 10332575, 10332831, 10332542, 10332543, 10332832, 10332544, 10332731, 10332916, 10333003, 10333004, 10335115, 10335116, 10335117, 10333335, 10332197, 10333045, 10332198, 10331787, 10332967, 10331745, 10332316, 10332317, 10332820, 10334960, 10332087, 10334674, 10332479, 10332672, 10334746, 10332185, 10332618, 10332125.