Hail, Mercer
- When
- October 3, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mercer County, 6 mi S of Ravanna
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.367, -93.467
Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, October 3, 2000
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 3
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.
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 153 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:00 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Putnam
- When
- October 3, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam County, Lemons
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -93.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- October 3, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam County, Lemons
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -93.050
Walnut size hail and 60 mph wind gusts were reported by the public.
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
- Flooding in Florida, October 3 to 4, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Illinois, October 3, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, October 3, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, October 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 3, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, October 3, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, October 3, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, October 3, 2000
- Wildfire in Oregon, October 3 to 5, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, October 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, October 3, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, October 3, 2000
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5157985, 5157983, 5157984.