Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 6, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 6, 1994
Start: 1994-05-06T12:26
End: 1994-05-06T23:59
Location: Missouri

May 6, 1994 · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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: $6,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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

7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lawrence

When: May 6, 12:26 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Aurora
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.106, -93.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reported by the county sheriff and Skywarn spotters.

Hail, Lawrence

When: May 6, 12:31 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Marionville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.106, -93.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reported by the county sheriff and Skywarn spotters.

Hail, Dade

When: May 6, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Dade County, Lockwood
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.432, -93.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reported by a cooperative weather observer.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: May 6, 3:22 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Ash Grove
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Skywarn spotters reported several large trees down.

Hail, Cedar

When: May 6, 4:11 PM CST
Where: Cedar County, Stockton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.724, -93.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reported by the county sheriff on County Road K.

Hail, Christian

When: May 6, 6:11 PM CST
Where: Christian County, Clever
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 36.970, -93.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reported by Skywarn spotters.

Hail, Greene

When: May 6, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Springfield
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail was reported by the county sheriff on the east side of the city.

Hail, Douglas

When: May 6, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Douglas County, Ava
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 36.933, -92.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reported by the police on the east side of town.

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

Every storm in Missouri in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history 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: 10332306, 10332307, 10332624, 10332034, 10332429, 10332461, 10332035, 10332639.