Hail, Stone
- When
- July 12, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stone County, Galena
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.800, -93.467
Hail in Missouri, July 12, 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, 10:40 PM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 10:40 PM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
MESOSCALE FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1140 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003 .DISCUSSION... SURFACE OBSERVATIONS/SATELLITE/WIND PROFILERS CONTINUE TO INDICATE ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG AN 85H THETA-E RIDGE AXIS ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI. WIND PROFILERS OVER NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS ARE ALSO SHOWING AN SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE LOW LEVEL JET FROM THE SOUTHWEST...WHICH IS IMPENDING UPON SOUTHERN MISSOURI. 25H JET MAX OF 70K WAS ALSO MOVING INTO THE AREA WHICH IS LIKELY SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION. TRAINING OF CELLS IN PHELPS AND DENT COUNTIES HAS ALREADY PROMPTED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN THESE AREAS...AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING OF STORMS WILL LIKELY AFFECT A PORTION OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI OVERNIGHT. LATEST RUC/LAPS INFORMATION ALSO SHOW MOISTURE ADVECTION OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI THROUGH AT LEAST 12Z...WITH A SLOW PROGRESSION TO THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT. DEEP MOISTURE WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES IN EXCESS OF 1.75 INCHES WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF FLOODING OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL FRIDAY EVENING. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .MO...NONE. .KS...NONE. JLT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 9:25 PM CST, 3 hours 35 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-121100-
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1025 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...SCATTERED 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 A STRONG
MOISTURE AXIS LINE FROM SOUTHEAST KANSAS...EASTWARD THROUGH
SOUTHERN MISSOURI DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE SEVERE HAIL AND
HIGH WIND EVENT WILL LIKELY DIMINISH BY 1 AM...HOWEVER...THE
THREAT OF FLOODING WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS RAINFALL WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE OVER THE SAME AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL FRIDAY
EVENING.
DISCUSSION:
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT. AS THE DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE AREA
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY ALONG A DEVELOP
LOW LEVEL JET AND THETA-E RIDGE AXIS LINE OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE THREAT...SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL. AT THIS TIME CONDITIONS DO NOT FAVOR AN
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING EVENT...BUT ISOLATED FLOODING IS LIKELY AS
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOW LEVEL JET BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED
OVERNIGHT. SOME LOCATIONS COULD SEE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES TONIGHT...WITH ISOLATED THREE TO FOUR INCH AMOUNTS.
.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 THROUGH 3 AM OVER MOST OF SOUTHERN
MISSOURI.
&&
THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER
WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF
JLTIn the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 12, 12:17 AM CST, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
117 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1255 AM LOCKWOOD MO .75 INCH HAIL
07/12/03 DADE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Jul 12, 12:22 AM CST, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
122 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0122 AM MILO MO 1 INCH HAIL
07/12/03 VERNON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Jul 12, 12:23 AM CST, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
123 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0110 AM 3 N GOLDEN CITY MO .75 INCH HAIL
07/12/03 BARTON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Jul 12, 12:30 AM CST, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
130 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0117 AM MARIONVILLE MO .75 INCH HAIL
07/12/03 LAWRENCE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Jul 12, 12:40 AM CST, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
140 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1130 PM NOEL MO WIND DAMAGE
07/11/03 MCDONALD TREE DOWN ACROSS H
HIGHWAY. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Jul 12, 12:47 AM CST, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
147 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1130 PM ANDERSON MO WIND DAMAGE
07/11/03 MCDONALD POWERLINES DOWN AND
WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES . REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:02 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
- Heat in California, July 12, 2003
- Tornado in North Carolina, July 12, 2003
- Heat in California, July 12 to 13, 2003
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 12, 2003
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, July 12, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 12, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 12, 2003
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Maryland, July 12, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 12, 2003
- Tornado in North Carolina, July 12, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 12, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 12, 2003
More
Every storm in Missouri in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, July 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: 5373157.