Missouri, 1997

Hail in Missouri, May 26, 1997

May 26, 1997 · NWS SGF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Large hail knocked out windshields at a Truck Stop along Highway 60.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
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 SGF wrote it up.

Large hail knocked out windshields at a Truck Stop along Highway 60.

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:48 UTC.

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1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Texas

When
May 26, 8:46 PM CST
Where
Texas County, Cabool
Measured
2.5 in hail
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
37.130, -92.100

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: 5600938.