Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis
- When
- May 21, 11:56 AM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, (Sus)spirit/St Louis
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.670, -90.650
Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 21, 1998
Thunderstorm wind gusts around 60 mph were recorded at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield.
Where it happened
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- 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.
Thunderstorm wind gusts around 60 mph were recorded at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield. Hail from 3/4 to 1 inch was reported by the Missouri Highway Patrol and storm spotters across north and west St. Louis County.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 4 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:53 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- May 21, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Town and Country
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.630, -90.470
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- May 21, 12:14 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Florissant
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.780, -90.330
What these are
- 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.
- 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
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- Tornado in Nebraska, May 21, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, May 21, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Utah, May 21, 1998
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- Tornado in Nebraska, May 21, 1998
- Tornado in Missouri, May 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 21, 1998
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: 5643137, 5643138, 5643139.