3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Omaha radar (KOAX), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:50 UTC.
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Large hail was reported from severe thundestorms throughout Atchison County. Golfball-size to egg-size hail was reported by the public 2 miles west of Westboro, dime-size hail was reported by a spotter 2 miles northwest of Westboro. Nickel-size hail was reported by a citizen 10 miles northwest of Tarkio.
Nickel-size hail was reported by the public 10 miles northeast of Tarkio.
The Nodaway County Sheriffs Office reported nickel-size hail 2 miles west of Burlington Junction and 3.5 miles west of Maryville.
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Every storm in Missouri in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, May 1998
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: 5640284, 5640286, 5640285.