Hail, Bourbon
- When
- July 11, 7:47 PM CST
- Where
- Bourbon County, Mapleton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 38.017, -94.883
Hail in Kansas, July 11, 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 Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 11, 7:35 PM CST, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 7:35 PM CST, 12 minutes before
MESOSCALE FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 835 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003 .DISCUSSION... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO FORM ALONG THE GREATEST 85H THETA-MOISTURE AXIS AND SURFACE CONVERGENCE IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...SOUTH/SOUTHWEST OF MCI/TOP. RADAR INDICATED TOPS OVER 50K WITH STRONG ROTATION IN EACH INDIVIDUAL CELL IN THIS AREA. HOWEVER...CAPES LOWER IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS/WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND SOME OF THE STRONGER CELL HAVE DECREASED IN OVERALL INTENSITY AS IT MOVES INTO FAR NORTHERN PARTS OF BOURBON AND VERNON COUNTIES. PROPAGATION CONTINUES TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 35 TO 45 KTS WHICH TAKES TO BULK OF THE ACTIVITY INTO JOPLIN/SPRINGFIELD AREAS BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM. PROFILERS STILL INDICATE S/SW BETWEEN 15 TO 30 KTS BELOW 85H. ABOVE 85H WINDS VEER TO THE W/NW AND INCREASE TO 35 TO 55 KTS. DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...WHICH MEANS ORGANIZED CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE...ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT NOT BE SEVERE. HOWEVER...LATEST MODEL INFORMATION CONTINUES TO THREAT OF PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES INCREASING...AND DEEP MOISTURE POOLING OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI OVERNIGHT. THIS MEANS THE LIKELIHOOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. THE FLOODING WILL HIGHLY DEPEND UPON HOW THE COMPLEX OVER EASTERN KANSAS DEVELOPS DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND HOW THE LOW LEVEL JET AXIS FORMS OVERNIGHT. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .MO...NONE. .KS...NONE. JLT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 5:45 PM CST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-121100-
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
645 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TONIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...ISOLATED STORMS MAY
CONTAIN:
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS 60 MPH.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH.
AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG AN STRONG
MOISTURE AXIS LINE FROM WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...SOUTH OF KANSAS
CITY...TO SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI DURING THE EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE
SEVERE THREAT WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE...AND BECOME MORE OF HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCER. MOST OF THE
OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS WILL BE IN THE THREAT AREA OVERNIGHT.
DISCUSSION:
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT. AS THE DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE AREA
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME
MORE NUMEROUS TONIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE GETS CLOSER
TO THE AREA AND A LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL
COMBINED WITH MODERATELY STRONG INSTABILITY AND LEAD TO FAVORABLE
CONDITIONS FOR SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE TONIGHT.
IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE THREAT...SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL. AT THIS TIME CONDITIONS DO NOT APPEAR
FAVORABLE FOR WIDESPREAD OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...BUT SOME
LOCATIONS COULD SEE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES TONIGHT.
RAINFALL OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER OR
MINOR FLOODING IN THE TYPICAL LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO STALL OUT OVER SOUTHERN
MISSOURI TOMORROW. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED
ALONG THE BOUNDARY DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. IT IS UNCLEAR HOW
TONIGHTS THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CLOUD COVER AND SUBSEQUENT
INSTABILITY...HOWEVER IF THE ATMOSPHERE DOES DESTABILIZE...WIND
FIELDS WILL REMAIN SUPPORTIVE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AGAIN ON SATURDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS
YET ANOTHER DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE REGION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY ANYTIME THIS EVENING...BUT IS
MORE LIKELY AFTER 9 PM OVER SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST
KANSAS.
&&
THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER
WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF
JLT/IZZIIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 4:27 PM CST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
MOZ055>058-069>071-080>083-091-092-096>098-105-106-120300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 527 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 725...IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN MISSOURI: BENTON...CAMDEN...DALLAS...DENT...DOUGLAS...HOWELL...LACLEDE... MARIES...MILLER...MORGAN...OREGON...OZARK...PHELPS...PULASKI... SHANNON...TEXAS...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT. SOME CITIES IN THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDE AVA... CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...HOUSTON...LEBANON...OSAGE BEACH... ROLLA AND WEST PLAINS. A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS HAS SURGED NORTH OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM NORTHEAST KANSAS INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...WILL ACT AS A FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THIS FEATURE IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONTINUED AFTERNOON HEATING...WILL ALLOW STORMS TO QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE...WITH HAIL UP TO TWO AND HALF INCHES IN DIAMETER AND THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER MAY NOT BE IMMINENT...PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. CRAMER
Local storm report, Jul 11, 6:02 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
702 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0558 PM 6 S WARSAW MO 1 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 BENTON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0615 PM 2 E TUNAS MO WIND DAMAGE
07/11/03 DALLAS TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY
E. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0620 PM FRISTOE MO 1 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 BENTON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0625 PM BENNETT SPRINGS MO WIND DAMAGE
07/11/03 LACLEDE TREE DOWN ON LARGE TENT.
INJURIES. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0625 PM BENNETT SPGS MO .75 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 LACLEDE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.Local storm report, Jul 11, 6:16 PM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
716 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0707 PM 3 N GROVESPRING MO .88 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 WRIGHT REPORTED BY PUBLIC.Local storm report, Jul 11, 7:04 PM CST, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
804 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0800 PM ST ROBERT MO 1 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 PULASKI REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Jul 11, 7:23 PM CST, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
823 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0745 PM 4 SW BRINKTOWN MO WIND DAMAGE
07/11/03 MARIES TREES FELL ACROSS HIGHWAY
BB. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Jul 11, 7:45 PM CST, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
845 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0845 PM LICKING MO .75 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 TEXAS REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:49 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
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, July 11, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 11, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 11, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 11 to 12, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 11, 2003
- Dust Storm in Arizona, July 11, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 11, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 11, 2003
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 11, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 11, 2003
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 11, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 11, 2003
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: 5373963.