Hail, Adair
- When
- July 6, 2:25 PM CST
- Where
- Adair County, 2 mi SW of Gibbs
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.080, -92.450
A severe weather spotter reported nickel-size hail 2 miles southwest of Gibbs
Flood and Hail in Missouri, July 6, 1997
2 hail, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 3
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Chariton
- When
- July 6, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Chariton County, 5 mi E of Mendon
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.600, -93.050
Severe weather spotters reported nickel-size hail 5 miles east of Mendon.
Flood, Jackson
- When
- July 6, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Lake Lotawana
- Coordinates
- 39.009, -94.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Lake Lotawanna police reported several inches of water build up along Colbern Road and on 7 Highway between Lake Lotawana and 50 Highway. Up to 5 inches of rain fell in less than two hours resulting in the highway flooding.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Winds in Florida, July 6, 1997
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- Hail in Michigan, July 6, 1997
- Hail in Nebraska, July 6, 1997
- Hail and Waterspout in North Carolina, July 6, 1997
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: 5585979, 5585978, 5585977.