Hail, Monroe
- When
- April 4, 2:52 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe County, Columbia
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.450, -90.200
Storm spotters reported hail up to golfball size.
Hail in Illinois, April 4, 2003
1 hail, 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
- 1
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 St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 4, 3:15 AM CST, 11 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 3:15 AM CST, 11 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 315 AM CST FRI APR 4 2003 MSAS INDICATED SIGNIFICANT SURFACE MOISTURE CONVERGENCE CONTINUES OVER NW MO WITH BEST INSTABILITY OVER SE KS/W CENTRAL MO. RADAR LOOP SHOWS CLUSTER OF SHOWERS/TSTORMS NW MO WHICH WERE ROLLING NEWD. PROFILER DATA INDICATES BEST CONVERGENCE CONTINUES INTO NW MO. SHORT WAVE WILL ROLL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. THE NGM, ETA AND GFS ARE FAIRLY CLOSE ON FRONTAL POSITION WITH THE FRONT FORECAST TO BE NEAR A UIN-JLN LINE AT NOON. WILL FOLLOW TREND OF MET TEMPS FOR HIGHS TODAY IN VIEW OF SLOWER FRONTAL MOVEMENT. GET A BREAK ON SAT AS LARGE SURFACE HIGH NOSES INTO THE AREA. NEXT SHORT WAVE AT H5 IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE OK PANHANDLE BY SUN MORNING WITH SYSTEM FORECAST TO CLOSE OFF NEAR GRI BY SUN EVENING BY THE GFS. ETA IS NOT AS VIGOROUS WITH THE SYSTEM AS THE GFS. THE GFS FORECASTS MOISTURE WILL SURGE BACK INTO MO ON SUN WITH SIGNIFICANT 850 MOISTURE CONVERGENCE INTO SW MO BY 12Z AND CENTRAL/NRN MO BY NOON. THE GFS IS FURTHER N THAT THE ETA WITH THE CONVERGENCE. LIKELY POPS IN CURRENT FORECAST LOOK REASONABLE FOR SUN. .STL...NONE
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 2:30 PM CST, 22 minutes before
ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-051200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 230 PM CST FRI APR 4 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ALONG A SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM ROLLA TO MONTGOMERY CITY MISSOURI TO PITTSFIELD ILLINOIS. THIS INCLUDES THE ST LOUIS METRO AREA. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS JUST NORTHWEST OF THE MODERATE RISK...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A COLUMBIA MISSOURI TO QUINCY ILLINOIS LINE. THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG A COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT... HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LSX (ALL LOWER CASE) BRITT
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 4, 1:57 PM CST, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
157 PM CST FRI APR 04 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0145 PM KINGDOM CITY MO 1.00 INCH HAIL
04/04/03 CALLAWAY PEA TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL
REPORTED BY SEVERE
WEATHER SPOTTERS.
0147 PM DUTZOW MO 0.75 INCH HAIL
04/04/03 WARREN REPORTED BY SEVERE
WEATHER SPOTTERS.Local storm report, Apr 4, 2:07 PM CST, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
207 PM CST FRI APR 04 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0157 PM DUTZOW MO 0.75 INCH HAIL
04/04/03 WARREN ADDITIONAL REPORT OF DIME
SIZED HAIL. REPORTED BY
SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTERS.Local storm report, Apr 4, 2:44 PM CST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
244 PM CST FRI APR 04 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0236 PM GRAFTON IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/04/03 JERSEY REPORTED BY JERSEY COUNTY
SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT.
0238 PM PACIFIC MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/04/03 FRANKLIN REPORTED BY FRANKLIN
COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.
0220 PM ST. CLAIR MO 0.75 INCH HAIL
04/04/03 FRANKLIN REPORTED BY SEVERE
WEATHER SPOTTERS.
0232 PM ST. CHARLES MO 0.75 INCH HAIL
04/04/03 ST CHARLES DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
NEAR HIGHWAY 94 AND
INTERSTATE 70.REPORTED BY
ST CHARLES COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY.Local storm report, Apr 4, 2:44 PM CST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
244 PM CST FRI APR 04 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0236 PM GRAFTON IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/04/03 JERSEY REPORTED BY JERSEY COUNTY
SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT.
0238 PM PACIFIC MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/04/03 FRANKLIN REPORTED BY FRANKLIN
COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.
0220 PM ST. CLAIR MO 0.75 INCH HAIL
04/04/03 FRANKLIN REPORTED BY SEVERE
WEATHER SPOTTERS.
0232 PM ST. CHARLES MO 0.75 INCH HAIL
04/04/03 ST CHARLES DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
NEAR HIGHWAY 94 AND
INTERSTATE 70.REPORTED BY
ST CHARLES COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY.Local storm report, Apr 4, 2:52 PM CST, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
252 PM CST FRI APR 04 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0250 PM FENTON MO 0.88 INCH HAIL
04/04/03 ST LOUIS REPORTED BY SEVERE
WEATHER SPOTTERS.Local storm report, Apr 4, 2:52 PM CST, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
252 PM CST FRI APR 04 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0250 PM FENTON MO 0.88 INCH HAIL
04/04/03 ST LOUIS REPORTED BY SEVERE
WEATHER SPOTTERS.The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:51 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in New York, April 4 to 5, 2003
- Ice Storm in New York, April 4 to 5, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in Colorado, April 4, 2003
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 4, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 4 to 5, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 4, 2003
- Tornado and Hail in Ohio, April 4 to 5, 2003
- Ice Storm in Iowa, April 4, 2003
- Winter Storm in New York, April 4 to 5, 2003
- Winter Storm in Vermont, April 4 to 5, 2003
- Wildfire in U.S. Virgin Islands, April 4, 2003
- Hail in California, April 4, 2003
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, April 2003
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: 5348494.