Hail, Scotland
- When
- May 2, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Scotland County, Hitt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.570, -92.250
Skywarn spotters reported 1 inch hail.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 2, 1997
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 5
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 Des Moines radar (KDMX), 179 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:45 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- May 2, 9:37 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, 2 mi E of Middletown
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.130, -91.380
Skywarn spotters reported 1 inch hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ralls
- When
- May 2, 9:50 PM CST
- Where
- Ralls County, 2 mi E of Perry
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.430, -91.650
County sheriff reported power lines down in the southern part of the county.
Hail, Pike
- When
- May 2, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Pike County, Cyrene
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.280, -91.120
County sheriff reported 1 inch hail.
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- May 2, 10:25 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Elsberry
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.170, -90.800
County sheriff reported 1 inch hail.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, May 2 to 3, 1997
- Tornado in Alabama, May 2, 1997
- Tornado in Georgia, May 2, 1997
- Tornado in Alabama, May 2, 1997
- Hail and High Wind in Arkansas, May 2, 1997
- Tornado in Tennessee, May 2, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 2, 1997
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, May 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, May 2, 1997
- Tornado in Alabama, May 2, 1997
- Hail in Iowa, May 2, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 2 to 15, 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: 5601215, 5601338, 5601339, 5601340, 5601341.