Hail, Barton
- When
- May 12, 2:25 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County, Liberal
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.502, -94.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 12, 1995
13 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $11,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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 Springfield radar (KSGF), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:25 UTC.
Event by event
13 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon
- When
- May 12, 2:35 PM CST
- Where
- Vernon County, Moundville
- Coordinates
- 37.851, -94.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds uprooted several trees.
Hail, Cass
- When
- May 12, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, Belton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.647, -94.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Jackson
- When
- May 12, 3:34 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Lees Summit
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.009, -94.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Cass
- When
- May 12, 3:34 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, Lake Winnebago
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.647, -94.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Cedar
- When
- May 12, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Cedar County, Stockton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.724, -93.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Polk
- When
- May 12, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Humansville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.617, -93.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Camden
- When
- May 12, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Camden County, Camdenton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.027, -92.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A county sheriff reported large hail.
Hail, Camden
- When
- May 12, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Camden County, Montreal
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.027, -92.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large and small hail damaged gardens but no major damage to farm crops was reported.
Hail, Pulaski
- When
- May 12, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Pulaski County, Dixon
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 37.825, -92.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large hail dented several cars.
Hail, Phelps
- When
- May 12, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Phelps County, Rolla
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 37.877, -91.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Missouri Highway Patrol and Rolla Police Department reported golf ball-size hail in and around the Rolla area between 1830 and 1845CST. Damage was mainly confined to dents in automobiles.
Hail, Maries
- When
- May 12, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Maries County, Hayden
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.162, -91.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large hail fell southwest of Hayden while small hail fell within the town itself.
Hail, Phelps
- When
- May 12, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Phelps County, Rolla
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 37.877, -91.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Missouri Highway Patrol and Rolla Police Department reported golf ball-size hail in and around the Rolla area between 1830 and 1845CST. Damage was mainly confined to dents in automobiles.
Hail, Holt
- When
- May 12, 11:26 PM CST
- Where
- Holt County, Mound City
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.094, -95.215 (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
More
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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: 10332894, 10334833, 10332416, 10331982, 10332417, 10332433, 10334866, 10333102, 10333172, 10334945, 10334706, 10332030, 10334707, 10332195.