Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 24, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 24, 1994
Start: 1994-05-24T15:40
End: 1994-05-24T18:35
Location: Missouri

May 24, 1994 · 17 events in 13 counties and zones

15 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $140,000
Crop damage: $62,000
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.

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:28 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Carroll

When: May 24, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Carroll County, Miami Station
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.427, -93.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A sheriff's patrol car was damaged by golf ball-size hail.

Hail, Saline

When: May 24, 3:58 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Miami
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Very large hail dented vehicles and produced crop damage to wheat and corn.

Hail, Macon

When: May 24, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Macon County, Macon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.831, -92.565 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Grundy

When: May 24, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Grundy County, Laredo
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 40.114, -93.565 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel-size hail was reported.

Hail, Saline

When: May 24, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Miami
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Very large hail dented vehicles and produced crop damage to wheat and corn.

Hail, Clark

When: May 24, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Wayland
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 40.410, -91.738 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The county sheriff reported golf ball-size hail along with high winds.

Hail, Saline

When: May 24, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Miami
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail dented cars nearby and flattened wheat fields.

Hail, Harrison

When: May 24, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Harrison County, Akron
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.355, -93.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Scotland

When: May 24, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Scotland County, Rutledge
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.453, -92.147 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The county sheriff reported power poles and lines down.

Hail, Chariton

When: May 24, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Chariton County, Keytesville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.515, -92.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Knox

When: May 24, 5:28 PM CST
Where: Knox County, Rutledge
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 40.128, -92.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The county sheriff reported hail up to 1.5-inch in diameter south of Rutledge, in extreme northern Knox County.

Hail, Mercer

When: May 24, 5:33 PM CST
Where: Mercer County, Mercer
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.422, -93.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail was reported.

Hail, Saline

When: May 24, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Slater
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail dented several vehicles. Strong wind also snapped large tree limbs and brought down power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: May 24, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Slater
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail dented several vehicles. Strong wind also snapped large tree limbs and brought down power lines.

Hail, Howard

When: May 24, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Howard County, Armstrong
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.143, -92.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The county agriculture office reported large hail over much of northern Howard County.

Hail, Lewis

When: May 24, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Lewis County, Lewistown
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 40.097, -91.722 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to golf ball-size was reported by a television station out of Quincy Il. Some small trees were also blown down.

Hail, Livingston

When: May 24, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Livingston County, Chula
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.782, -93.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

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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: 10333328, 10335166, 10331948, 10332092, 10335167, 10332483, 10335168, 10332129, 10335230, 10332442, 10331732, 10332128, 10335169, 10335170, 10332232, 10332322, 10331749.