Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 25, 1997

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 25, 1997
Start: 1997-05-25T18:29
End: 1997-05-25T18:29
Location: Missouri

May 25, 1997 · NWS LSX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Amateur radio spotters and the county sheriff reported golfball size hail and wind gusts of at least 60 mph in Union. Trees and power lines were also downed.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 LSX wrote it up.

Amateur radio spotters and the county sheriff reported golfball size hail and wind gusts of at least 60 mph in Union. Trees and power lines were also downed. Most of the hail and high winds occurred at the intersection of I-44 and US 50.

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:27 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Franklin

When: May 25, 6:29 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Union
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.450, -91.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: May 25, 6:29 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Union
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 38.450, -91.000

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Missouri in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, May 1997

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: 5601198, 5601199.