Missouri, 1996

Hail in Missouri, May 4, 1996

May 4, 1996 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Numerous vehicles and homes were damaged. Many residents reported broken windows, destroyed satellite receivers, and damaged roofs.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$100,000
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 PAH wrote it up.

Numerous vehicles and homes were damaged. Many residents reported broken windows, destroyed satellite receivers, and damaged roofs.

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 172 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:31 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Wayne

When
May 4, 8:30 AM CST to 8:49 AM CST
Where
Wayne County, Piedmont to 1 mi of Patterson
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$100,000
Coordinates
37.150, -90.720

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.

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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: 5554768.