Hail, Bates
- When
- May 8, 4:31 PM CST to 4:43 PM CST
- Where
- Bates County, Butler
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.250, -94.333
Dime to golfball-size hail fell in the Butler area for more than 10 minutes.
Hail and Lightning Strikes in Missouri, May 8, 2000
On the afternoon of May 8, thunderstorms developed along a cold front in west central Missouri and moved northeast, producing large hail from west central Missouri into central parts of the state. Later in the evening, storms continued to develop behind the front, so some locations endured multiple bouts of severe weather.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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.
On the afternoon of May 8, thunderstorms developed along a cold front in west central Missouri and moved northeast, producing large hail from west central Missouri into central parts of the state. Later in the evening, storms continued to develop behind the front, so some locations endured multiple bouts of severe weather.
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:33 UTC.
Event by event
16 hail, 3 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Saline
- When
- May 8, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Saline County, 1 mi S of Marshall Jct
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 38.933, -93.217
Hail, Saline
- When
- May 8, 5:26 PM CST
- Where
- Saline County, Nelson
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 38.983, -93.050
Hail, Henry
- When
- May 8, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County, Montrose
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.267, -93.983
Lightning, Pettis
- When
- May 8, 5:48 PM CST
- Where
- Pettis County, Sedalia
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.728, -93.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a transformer on the north side of Sedalia.
Lightning, Pettis
- When
- May 8, 5:49 PM CST
- Where
- Pettis County, Green Ridge
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.728, -93.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a transformer near Green Ridge.
Hail, Henry
- When
- May 8, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County, 7 mi SE of Clinton
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.317, -93.683
Hail, Howard
- When
- May 8, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County, 7 mi E of Fayette
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.150, -92.567
Hail, Henry
- When
- May 8, 6:17 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County, Mt Zion
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.233, -93.667
Hail, Adair
- When
- May 8, 6:38 PM CST
- Where
- Adair County, Kirksville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 40.200, -92.583
Hail, Bates
- When
- May 8, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Bates County, Lacyville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.317, -94.500
Hail, Henry
- When
- May 8, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County, 1 mi N of Clinton
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.400, -93.767
Hail, Johnson
- When
- May 8, 8:27 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, 3 mi W of Warrensburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.767, -93.800
Hail, Henry
- When
- May 8, 8:29 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County, Shawnee Mound
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.533, -93.767
Hail, Bates
- When
- May 8, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Bates County, Butler
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.250, -94.333
Lightning, Pettis
- When
- May 8, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pettis County, Smithton
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.728, -93.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tree struck by lightning fell on a house on O Highway north of Smithton.
Hail, Pettis
- When
- May 8, 9:01 PM CST
- Where
- Pettis County, Green Ridge
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.617, -93.400
Hail, Johnson
- When
- May 8, 9:19 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, 4 mi W of Chilhowee
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.583, -93.933
Hail, Johnson
- When
- May 8, 9:23 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, 1 mi NW of Centerview
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.767, -93.867
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
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More
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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: 5147645, 5147646, 5147647, 5147648, 5147649, 5147650, 5147651, 5147652, 5147653, 5147654, 5147655, 5147656, 5147657, 5147658, 5147659, 5147660, 5147661, 5147662, 5147663.