Hail, Harrison
- When
- August 6, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison County, Bethany
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 40.267, -94.033
Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, August 6, 2000
Thunderstorms developed near a slow moving front in northern Missouri on August 6. Several of these storms produced large hail, with hail as large as tennis balls reported in 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
- None recorded
- 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 EAX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed near a slow moving front in northern Missouri on August 6. Several of these storms produced large hail, with hail as large as tennis balls reported in St. Catharine in north central Missouri.
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 163 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:29 UTC.
Event by event
6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Linn
- When
- August 6, 6:19 PM CST
- Where
- Linn County, Brookfield
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 39.783, -93.083
Hail, Linn
- When
- August 6, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Linn County, St Catharine
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 39.800, -93.000
Hail, Chariton
- When
- August 6, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Chariton County, 4 mi NE of Westville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.683, -92.867
Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell
- When
- August 6, 7:07 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell County, Hamilton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.733, -94.000
Hail, Caldwell
- When
- August 6, 7:07 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell County, Hamilton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.733, -94.000
Hail, Carroll
- When
- August 6, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Carrollton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 39.367, -93.500
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, August 6 to 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 6 to 7, 2000
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, August 6, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 6, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 6, 2000
- Flash Flood in Maryland, August 6, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Virginia, August 6, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, August 6, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 6, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 6, 2000
- Flood in Pennsylvania, August 6 to 7, 2000
More
Every storm in Missouri in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, August 2000
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: 5172089, 5172087, 5172088, 5172086, 5171780, 5172084, 5172085.