Hail, Cass
- When
- May 23, 8:41 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, Drexel
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 38.483, -94.600
Hail and Lightning Strike in Missouri, May 23 to 24, 2000
Isolated thunderstorms developed in far eastern Kansas on the evening of May 23rd, then tracked southeast into west central Missouri, where large hail was reported. Additional storms developed overnight in central Missouri, and one reached severe levels near Marshall.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Isolated thunderstorms developed in far eastern Kansas on the evening of May 23rd, then tracked southeast into west central Missouri, where large hail was reported. Additional storms developed overnight in central Missouri, and one reached severe levels near Marshall.
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:43 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Bates
- When
- May 23, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Bates County, Passaic
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.317, -94.350
Hail, Saline
- When
- May 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Saline County, 4 mi W of Marshall
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -93.267
Lightning, Cooper
- When
- May 24, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Cooper County, Boonville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.844, -92.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A house in Boonville was damaged by a lightning strike.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, May 23 to 24, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 23, 2000
- Tornadoes in Ohio, May 23, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Ohio, May 23, 2000
- Hail in Illinois, May 23, 2000
- Hail in Missouri, May 23, 2000
- Hail in Missouri, May 23, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flood in West Virginia, May 23, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Ohio, May 23, 2000
- Tornado in Kentucky, May 23, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, May 23, 2000
- Hail in Illinois, May 23, 2000
More
Every storm in Missouri in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, May 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: 5147355, 5147642, 5147643, 5147644.