Missouri, 1996

Hail in Missouri, May 22, 1996

May 22, 1996 · NWS EAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

One inch in diameter hail and wind gusts to 60 MPH were reported in a severe thunderstorm 2 miles north of Maryville. Golfball-size hail was reported from the same severe thunderstorm 2 miles east of Pickering.

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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.

One inch in diameter hail and wind gusts to 60 MPH were reported in a severe thunderstorm 2 miles north of Maryville. Golfball-size hail was reported from the same severe thunderstorm 2 miles east of Pickering.

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 164 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:30 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Nodaway

When
May 22, 9:30 PM CST to 9:35 PM CST
Where
Nodaway County, Maryville to 2 mi E of Pickering
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.380, -94.870

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5546004.