Missouri, 1993Hail in Missouri, May 5, 1993
May 5, 1993 · 17 events in 4 counties and zones
17 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 17 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $13,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Events
- 17
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.
Hail, Perry
- When
- May 5, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- Perry County, Silver Lake
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
KSGM Radio reported golf ball-size hail at Silver Lake and the county sheriff reported golf ball-size hail later at Biehle. Heavy rain also produced flash flooding southwest of Perryville where as much as six inches of water covered several area roads.
Hail, Perry
- When
- May 5, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Perry County, Biehle
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
KSGM Radio reported golf ball-size hail at Silver Lake and the county sheriff reported golf ball-size hail later at Biehle. Heavy rain also produced flash flooding southwest of Perryville where as much as six inches of water covered several area roads.
Hail, Cape Girardeau
- When
- May 5, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau County, Friedheim
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reported by the Cape Girardeau County EOC.
Hail, Cape Girardeau
- When
- May 5, 2:35 PM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau County, Oak Ridge
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reported by the Cape Girardeau County EOC.
Hail, Bollinger
- When
- May 5, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger County, Patton
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reported by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Hail, Bollinger
- When
- May 5, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger County, Patton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reported by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Hail, Bollinger
- When
- May 5, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger County, Scopus
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reported by the Cape Girardeau County EOC.
Hail, Bollinger
- When
- May 5, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger County, Scopus
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reported by the Cape Girardeau County EOC.
Hail, Bollinger
- When
- May 5, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger County, Bessville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reported by the Cape Girardeau County EOC.
Hail, Bollinger
- When
- May 5, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger County, Scopus
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Golf ball-size hail fell 1/4 mile west of Scopus. Creeks overflowed at Highway 51 and County Road JJ causing flash flooding. Reported by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the county sheriff.
Hail, Bollinger
- When
- May 5, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger County, Patton
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Golf ball-size hail fell 1/4 mile west of Scopus. Creeks overflowed at Highway 51 and County Road JJ causing flash flooding. Reported by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the county sheriff.
Hail, Bollinger
- When
- May 5, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger County to Marble Hill
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hog Creek rose out of the banks and cause flash flooding at Marble Hill. Heavy rain also caused flooding at Zalma. All hail and flood events were reported by the county sheriff.
Hail, Bollinger
- When
- May 5, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger County, Marble Hill
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hog Creek rose out of the banks and cause flash flooding at Marble Hill. Heavy rain also caused flooding at Zalma. All hail and flood events were reported by the county sheriff.
Hail, Bollinger
- When
- May 5, 5:18 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger County, Marble Hill
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hog Creek rose out of the banks and cause flash flooding at Marble Hill. Heavy rain also caused flooding at Zalma. All hail and flood events were reported by the county sheriff.
Hail, Bollinger
- When
- May 5, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger County, Glenallen
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash flooding was reported at various sites around the county at 1750 CST. Several inches of rain had fallen at most reporting locations. The county sheriff also reported golf ball-size hail at Glenallen.
Hail, Wayne
- When
- May 5, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County, Cascade
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.113, -90.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reported by county officials.
Hail, Bollinger
- When
- May 5, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger County, Marquand
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reported by county sheriff.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 5, 1993$5.7 million · F4 · 29 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 5, 1993$5.0 million · F3 · 4 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 5, 1993$1.1 million · F3 · 14 events
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 5, 1993$52 million · F0 · 36 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, May 5, 1993$715,000 · 55 kt wind · 8 events
- Damaging Winds in Wyoming, May 5, 1993$500,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, May 5, 1993$106,000 · F0 · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 5, 1993$11,000 · 1.5 in hail · 7 events
- Hail in North Carolina, May 5, 19931 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Maryland, May 5, 1993$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, May 5, 199351 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail in Pennsylvania, May 5, 19930.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 10331806, 10331807, 10333178, 10333179, 10333163, 10333164, 10333165, 10333166, 10333167, 10333168, 10333169, 10333170, 10333171, 10333207, 10333208, 10335025, 10333209.