Hail, Grundy
- When
- June 5, 10:45 PM CST to 10:50 PM CST
- Where
- Grundy County, Trenton to 5 mi N of Brimson
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.130, -93.680
Hail in Missouri, June 5, 1996
Severe thunderstorms produced large hail over portions of Grundy County. Baseball-size hail fell 5 miles north of Brimson and golfball-size hail was reported 5 miles northwest of Trenton.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS EAX wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms produced large hail over portions of Grundy County. Baseball-size hail fell 5 miles north of Brimson and golfball-size hail was reported 5 miles northwest of Trenton.
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 155 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:44 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Nebraska, June 5, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, June 5, 1996
- Tornado in Kansas, June 5, 1996
- Tornado in Kansas, June 5, 1996
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 5, 1996
- Tornado in Minnesota, June 5, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, June 5, 1996
- Flash Flood in Kansas, June 5 to 6, 1996
- Flash Flood in Kansas, June 5, 1996
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: 5552572.