Hail, Jasper
- When
- May 23, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, Medoc
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.204, -94.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 23, 1995
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:13 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Barton
- When
- May 23, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County, Lamar
- Coordinates
- 37.502, -94.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe storm downed limbs to the west of Lamar. A second severe storm later developed over the southeastern section of Barton County.
Hail, Barton
- When
- May 23, 5:42 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County, Golden City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.502, -94.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe storm downed limbs to the west of Lamar. A second severe storm later developed over the southeastern section of Barton County.
Hail, Polk
- When
- May 23, 6:42 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Bolivar
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.617, -93.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- May 23, 11:05 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County, Neosho
- Coordinates
- 36.906, -94.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms repeatedly downed trees in and around Neosho.
Thunderstorm Wind, McDonald
- When
- May 23, 11:25 PM CST
- Where
- McDonald County, Pineville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 36.629, -94.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Power lines and numerous trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- May 23, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County, Neosho
- Coordinates
- 36.906, -94.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms repeatedly downed trees in and around Neosho.
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: 10332153, 10332960, 10332961, 10334868, 10331781, 10332124, 10331782.