Missouri, 1998

Hail in Missouri, September 28, 1998

September 28, 1998 · NWS EAX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Platte

When
September 28, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Platte County, Parkville to Weatherby Lake
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.200, -94.700

The Platte County Sheriff's Office reported dime-size hail at Parkville and Weatherby Lake.

Hail, Clay

When
September 28, 9:41 PM CST to 10:15 PM CST
Where
Clay County, Liberty to Excelsior Spgs
Measured
2 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.250, -94.430

A severe thunderstorm dropped large hail over several sections of Clay County on the evening of September 28th. The Clay County Sheriff's Office reported two inch diameter hail in Excelsior Springs and golf ball-size hail at the intersection of Highways 291 and 169. In Liberty, police reported golf ball-size hail and the Kansas City fire Department reported dime-size hail at the intersection of 99th and Oak.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5669491, 5669490.