Hail, Platte
- When
- May 10, 7:31 AM CST
- Where
- Platte County, 3 mi W of Parkville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 38.917, -94.383
Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 10, 2001
14 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 10, 1:26 AM CST, 6 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 10, 1:26 AM CST, 6 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 226 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2001 LATEST RADAR TRENDS SHOW THE PCPN ALONG THE IA/MO BORDER MOVING ESE WHILE THE PCPN IN KANSAS TAKING A MORE SERLY PATH. SVR POTENTIAL THIS MORNING MINIMAL...ALTHO CONVECTION ITSELF SHUD SUSTAIN ITSELF THRU CWA THANKS IN PART TO LLVL JET. BOUNDARY TO THE NORTH IS PROGGED TO COME THRU OVERNITE...WHICH DOES NOT LEAVE A LOT OF FOCUS FOR TSRA DEVELPMNT THIS AFTN. WHILE INSTABILITY IS DECENT...ETA SOUNDINGS DO SHOW A BIT OF A CAP AFT 18Z. HOWEVER...OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES SHOULD ABOUND AFT MORNING CONVECTION CLEARS. FOR THIS REASON...CATEGORICAL POPS THIS MORNING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY LOW CHC POP THIS AFTN IN I-70 CORRIDOR AND NORTH. CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL HINDER HIGHS TDY SOMEWHAT. WILL GO SOMEWHERE BETWEEN MAV/FWC. AS SFC BOUNDARY MOVES SOUTH THURS NIGHT...LIKELY POPS LOOK LIKE A GOOD BET. 0/6 SHEAR AND INSTABILITY POINT TO SVR WX IN NRN ZONES IN THE EVENING HOURS. OTHER CONCERN IS WITH HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. PRECIP WATER AMOUNTS ARE 1.3 ...BUT NRN MO FFG HAS GONE UP TO ABOUT 1.7 FOR 3HRLY RAINFALL. FOR NOW WILL JUST MENTION HEAVY RAIN IN NRN ZONES AND DEFER ANY POSSIBLE FFA ISSUANCE TO DAY CREW. AVN/ETA BOTH HAVE SFC FRONT NEAR SRN BORDER OF CWA BY 18Z FRI... WHICH WOULD POINT TO EARLY ENDING PCPN TIME WHICH GOING FCST HAS WELL IN HAND. FRIDAY TEMPS ARE A CHALLENGE WITH COOLER AIR SURGE AND CLOUD COVER. WILL GO CLOSER TO MAV GUID. .EAX... KS...NONE MO...NONE LVQ
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 10, 5:00 AM CST, 2 hours 31 minutes before
KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-111100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 600 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2001 ...RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... FORECAST: THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIT THE AREA THIS MORNING...AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. HOWEVER...THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING NORTH OF A LINE FROM ST JOSEPH TO PRINCETON...SINKING SOUTH TO AN I-70 LINE BY MID EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND...WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO POSSIBLE ALONG THE IOWA MISSOURI BORDER. AN ADDITIONAL THREAT ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI AND EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. DISCUSSION: THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS MORNING WILL LEAVE SURFACE BOUNDARIES THAT MAY CAUSE REGENERATION OF ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI LATER TONIGHT WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS FOR DEVELOPMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN AS EARLY AS SUNDAY NIGHT OVER FAR NORTHERN MISSOURI...AND THEN OVER THE ENTIRE REGION ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. LVQ
Local storm report, May 10, 7:28 AM CST, 3 minutes before
ZCZC STLLSRMCI ALL
TTAA00 KMCI DDHHMM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
828 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0750 AM BONNER SPGS KS .75 INCH HAIL
05/10/01 WYANDOTTE
0805 AM 4 NE BONNER SPGS KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/*10/01 WYANDOTTE
0820 AM KANSAS CITY KS .75 INCH HAIL
05/10/01 WYANDOTTE 59TH ST AND PARALLEL
NNNNThe radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 16 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:31 UTC.
Event by event
14 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Platte
- When
- May 10, 7:34 AM CST
- Where
- Platte County, Parkville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.517, -95.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Platte
- When
- May 10, 7:40 AM CST
- Where
- Platte County, Parkville
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.150, -95.033
Law enforcement reported wind gusts to 70 mph and hail 3/4 inch hail.
Hail, Platte
- When
- May 10, 7:46 AM CST
- Where
- Platte County, 2 mi NE of Parkville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 39.200, -94.750
Hail, Platte
- When
- May 10, 7:47 AM CST
- Where
- Platte County, 4 mi SE of Kansas City Intl Arp
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 39.200, -94.700
Hail, Platte
- When
- May 10, 7:52 AM CST
- Where
- Platte County, 2 mi SE of Kansas City Intl Arp
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 39.381, -94.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Jackson
- When
- May 10, 8:06 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Lees Summit
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 40.267, -95.450
Hail, Clay
- When
- May 10, 8:10 AM CST
- Where
- Clay County, 6 mi S of Smithville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.083, -94.650
Hail, Nodaway
- When
- May 10, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Nodaway County, 2 mi W of Elmo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.133, -95.233
The public reported 3/4 inch hail and wind gusts to 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Atchison
- When
- May 10, 7:32 PM CST
- Where
- Atchison County, 1 mi S of Nishnabotna
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.283, -94.683
Thunderstorm Wind, Holt
- When
- May 10, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Holt County, 1 mi N of Corning
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.283, -95.517
Public reported large trees down.
Hail, Nodaway
- When
- May 10, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Nodaway County, 3 mi S of Graham
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.983, -95.150
Hail, Holt
- When
- May 10, 8:47 PM CST
- Where
- Holt County, Mound City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.317, -94.583
Hail, Andrew
- When
- May 10, 9:25 PM CST
- Where
- Andrew County, Empire Prairie
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.217, -94.667
Hail, Andrew
- When
- May 10, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Andrew County, 3 mi W of Bolckow
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.267, -94.667
Hail, Holt
- When
- May 10, 9:50 PM CST
- Where
- Holt County, Oregon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.850, -93.783
Hail, Daviess
- When
- May 10, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Daviess County, Lock Spgs
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.117, -94.867
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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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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: 5244909, 5244910, 5244911, 5245621, 5245622, 5245623, 5244906, 5244901, 5244907, 5244814, 5244903, 5244908, 5244904, 5244812, 5244813, 5244905, 5244902.