Hail, St. Louis
- When
- June 12, 4:46 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Florissant
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 38.780, -90.330
Hail in Missouri, June 12, 1998
Storm spotters reported hail up to baseball size across north and northeast St. Louis County.
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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.
Storm spotters reported hail up to baseball size across north and northeast St. Louis County. Several funnel clouds were also reported with the storm.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 32 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:43 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- June 12, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Bellefontaine Neighb
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 38.770, -90.250
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- June 12, 4:53 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Spanish Lake
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 38.800, -90.220
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, June 12, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flood in Iowa, June 12 to 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 12, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Indiana, June 12, 1998
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 12 to 13, 1998
- Tornado in Illinois, June 12, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 12, 1998
- Flood and Hail in Ohio, June 12, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 12, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 12, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 12, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 12, 1998
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, June 1998
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: 5648189, 5648190, 5648191.