For the Month of April...
On April 1...
1993: Above normal rainfall and snowmelt contributed to extensive flooding along the Mississippi River over almost the entire month. While most locations reached 3 to 4 feet above flood stage, some gauges were twice that high.
On April 2...
1982: 56 tornadoes ripped through parts of TX, LA, MS, TN, AR, OK, KS, MO, KY, IL, and IN. 30 people died and 383 were injured.
1964: A severe thunderstorm produced tornadoes causing up to F2 damage and dropped hail that measured up to 2.5 inches in diameter in parts of Illinois.
On April 3...
1936: The lowest temperature on record at St. Louis for the month of April (20 degrees) was recorded.
1974: In St. Louis county, hail measuring up to 2.75 inches in diameter was produced by a severe thunderstorm.
1981: The highest wind occurrence on record for St. Louis (83mph) was recorded. That same day, a tornado causing F4 damage was responsible for 32 injuries and 25 million dollars in damage in Madison county in Illinois.
On April 4...
2003: In Clinton county, a severe thunderstorm produced a tornado and severe winds (57mph/50kts) in Clinton county Illinois.
On April 5...
1920: The lowest temperatures on record at Columbia (14 degrees) and Quincy (15 degrees) for the month of April were recorded.
1994: In central Missouri, a mixture of rain, sleet, and snow developed late in the afternoon. In east central Missouri, cold temperatures and sleet overnight produced a layer of glaze and ice on several highways and bridges. A 50 car chain reaction accident happened on Highway 40 near Forest Park in St. Louis during the morning commute on the 6th.
On April 6...
1964: In Boone county, a thunderstorm produced winds of over 57mph (50kts)
On April 7...
1980: A tornado causing F3 damage affected St. Louis and St. Charles counties producing 2.5 million dollars in damage.
On April 8...
1999: A tornado outbreak produced 5 separate tornadoes that caused F2 damage in Knox, Boone, Lewis, and Pike counties in Missouri and Pike county in Illinois. The outbreak was responsible for 7 injuries.
1994: 7-9 inches of rain fell over a 3 day period causing the Missouri River at Boonville to rise 14 feet and at Hermann to rise 19 feet.
On April 9...
1973: The worst April blizzard for Northern Missouri occurred with up to 1 foot of snow. Wind gusts of 60mph piled drifts 6-10 feet high, leaving many motorists stranded. One death occurred.
On April 10...
1930: The highest temperatures on record at Columbia (93 degrees) and Quincy (92 degrees) for the month of April were recorded.
1997: A spring snowstorm caught many residents of central, northeast and east central Missouri by surprise when 2 to 4 inches of snow fell from central to northeast Missouri while a band of 4 to 6 inches fell across east central Missouri. The snow cancelled many outdoor activities, including the St. Louis Cardinals baseball game. It was the first time since April 17, 1983 that a Cardinals home game was snowed out.
2001: A Supercell produced hail ranging from 1 to nearly 3 inches in diameter. Thousands of homes and automobiles were damaged. At Lambert St. Louis International Airport, 22 TWA jetliners suffered minor hail damage, and the Missouri Air National Guard had at least 10 fighter aircraft severely damaged.
On April 11...
1893: A tornado causing F4 damage killed 12 people and injured 40 in Crawford county.
On April 12...
1945: A moderate (F2) tornado ripped through Adams county causing $2.3 million in damage.
1981: In Jefferson county, hail measuring up to 4.0 inches in diameter was produced by a severe thunderstorm. In Franklin county, hail measuring up to 3.0 inches in diameter was produced.
On April 13...
1981: In Pike county in Missouri, hail measuring up to 4.5 inches in diameter was produced by a severe thunderstorm.
1998: A tornado causing F1 damage was produced by a severe thunderstorm in St. Louis county. The tornado was responsible for over 2.5 million dollars in damage.
On April 14...
2002: In Marion county in Missouri, hail measuring up to 4.5 inches in diameter was produced by a severe thunderstorm near Palmyra.
On April 15...
1994: In Jefferson City, a severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust of 71mph that was recorded at the airport.
OnApril 16...
1995: In Gasconade county, an Easter Sunday hailstorm covered a 1/4 mile section of Highway 19 with 4-5 inches of ice.
On April 17...
1904: Columbia recorded its latest snowfall ever with .8 inches of snow.
On April 18...
1880: A tornado causing F4 damage killed 18 people and injured 90 in Moniteau, Cole and Calloway counties
1883: 2 separate tornadoes causing F4 damage killed 13 people and injured 80 in Greene and Macoupin counties. These were both part of an outbreak that resulted in a total of 11 tornadoes killing a total of 25 people and injuring 158.
On April 19...
1916: A tornado causing F4 damage killed 2 people and injured 5 in Moniteau and Cole counties.
1927: A tornado causing F4 damage killed 11 people and injured 63 in Lincoln, Calhoun, Greene, and Macoupin county.
On April 20...
2000: Winds of up to 69mph (62kts) were experienced in Pike, Calhoun, Jersey, and Greene counties in Illinois.
On April 21...
1967: A tornado causing F4 damage was responsible for 2 injuries in Knox county. This tornado was part of an outbreak that produced 45 tornadoes in the Midwest including 13 in Missouri, 17 in Illinois, and 10 in Michigan.
1974: In Monroe county in Missouri, hail measuring up to 2.75 inches in diameter was produced by a severe thunderstorm.
On April 22...
1944: Between the 22nd and 23rd, 6.29 inches of rain fall at St. Louis. This is the 6th greatest 24-hour total amount of precipitation for that location.
On April 23...
1975: A tornado causing F4 damage formed in Shelby county.
1944: Between the 22nd and 23rd, 6.29 inches of rain fall in St. Louis. This is the 6th greatest 24-hour total amount of precipitation for that location.
On April 24...
1880: 2 tornadoes causing F4 damage killed 1 person and injured 12 in Jersey, Greene, and Macoupin counties
On April 25...
1986: The highest temperature on record at Quincy for the month of April (92 degrees) was recorded.
On April 26...
1989: The highest temperature on record at St. Louis for the month of April (93 degrees) was recorded.
1994: In Jefferson county, hail measuring up to 4.5 inches in diameter was produced by a severe thunderstorm near Arnold. Damage caused by this storm was estimated around $500K.
On April 27...
1983: Severe thunderstorms produced winds greater than 57mph (50kts) in St. Clair, Madison and Bond counties in Illinois.
1994: Tornadoes, severe thunderstorm winds (50kts/57mph) flash floods, and even a mud slide were reported in parts of Franklin, Monroe, St. Clair and Randolph counties in Illinois.
On April 28...
1996: Severe thunderstorm winds (57mph/50kts) were reported in St. Clair Madison and Monroe counties in Illinois. The same storms caused flash flooding in that area as well as in Clinton county.
On April 29...
1919: Hail averaging 1.0 inch in diameter piled 3 feet deep in Columbia and remained on the ground for 5 days.
On April 30...
1962: A severe thunderstorm produced hail as large as 2.75 inches in diameter in St. Louis county.
