Hail, St. Louis
- When
- February 27, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Brentwood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.620, -90.370
Hail in Missouri, February 27, 1999
A hailstorm pounded St. Louis County and St.
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
- $950,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
A hailstorm pounded St. Louis County and St. Louis City with hail up to 2 1/4 inch in diameter. Roofs and automobiles were damaged throughout the area, especially in a swath from west and south St. Louis County northeast into the City of St Louis. At a minimum, damage estimates were around $1 million.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:32 UTC.
Event by event
7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- February 27, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Crestwood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.570, -90.370
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- February 27, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Kirkwood
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.600, -90.430
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- February 27, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Ballwin
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.580, -90.570
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- February 27, 11:40 AM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Maplewood
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.620, -90.330
Hail, St. Louis (C)
- When
- February 27, 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- St. Louis (C) County, St Louis
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 38.650, -90.250
Hail, St. Louis (C)
- When
- February 27, 11:50 AM CST
- Where
- St. Louis (C) County, St Louis
- Measured
- 2.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 38.650, -90.250
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
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- Damaging Wind in Indiana, February 27, 1999
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, February 1999
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: 5683657, 5683658, 5683659, 5683660, 5683661, 5683662, 5683663.