Missouri, 2000

Hail in Missouri, April 7, 2000

April 7, 2000 · NWS LSX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Storm spotters and law enforcement personnel reported hail up to 1 inch in diameter.

Where it happened

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  • Marine and coastal
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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.

What happened

The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.

Storm spotters and law enforcement personnel reported hail up to 1 inch in diameter.

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:45 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jefferson

When
April 7, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County, Hillsboro
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.233, -90.567

Hail, Jefferson

When
April 7, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County, Festus
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.233, -90.400

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.

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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: 5139496, 5139497.