Missouri, 1997

Hail in Missouri, April 30, 1997

April 30, 1997 · NWS EAX · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

6 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Tropical storms and surge
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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 Topeka radar (KTWX), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:22 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Holt

When
April 30, 1:25 AM CST
Where
Holt County, Oregon
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.980, -95.150

Holt County Sheriff's office reported dime-size hail in Oregon.

Hail, Andrew

When
April 30, 2:45 AM CST
Where
Andrew County, 1 mi W of Fillmore
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.030, -95.000

An Andrew County cooperative observer reported one inch hail in a severe thunderstorm a mile west of Fillmore.

Hail, Platte

When
April 30, 7:02 AM CST
Where
Platte County, Weston
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.420, -94.920

A Kansas City television station reported dime-size hail in Weston.

Hail, Harrison

When
April 30, 8:42 AM CST
Where
Harrison County, Mt Moriah
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.330, -93.800

One inch hail was reported by the public at Mt. Moriah during a severe thunderstorm.

Hail, Mercer

When
April 30, 9:10 AM CST
Where
Mercer County, Princeton
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.400, -93.580

One inch diameter hail was reported in Princeton by the Mercer County Sheriff's office during a severe thunderstorm.

Hail, Chariton

When
April 30, 10:45 AM CST
Where
Chariton County, 5 mi N of Keytesville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.500, -92.950

Dime-size hail was reported by the public during a severe thunderstorm 5 miles north of Keytesville

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: 5587698, 5587699, 5587700, 5587701, 5587702, 5587703.