Hail in Missouri, May 1, 2003

Name: Hail in Missouri, May 1, 2003
Start: 2003-05-01T04:20
End: 2003-05-01T04:20
Location: Missouri

May 1, 2003 · NWS SGF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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.

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Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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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 May 1, 1:40 AM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 1, 1:40 AM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
240 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2003

CONVECTION ONGOING THIS MORNING OVER NORTH AND WEST SECTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA...AHEAD OF A FRONT EXTENDING FROM PONCA CITY OK TO
COLUMBIA. HAD A FEW HAILERS EARLIER BUT OUTFLOW HAS PUSHED AHEAD OF
CONVECTION CUTTING OFF MOIST UNSTABLE INFLOW. HEAVY
RAINFALL/FLOODING APPEARS TO BE MAIN THREAT AS CELLS REDEVELOP OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND TRAIN OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WEST
CENTRAL MO.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 192 WILL BE EXPIRING SOON AND STILL
DEBATING WHETHER OR NOT AN EXTENSION WILL BE NEEDED. WILL UPDATE
CODE AT THE END OF AFD AND SEND HEADERS OUT WITH NEW ZONE PACKAGE IF
NEEDED.

EXPECT CONVECTION TO CONTINUE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING
AS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PUSHING EASTWARD FROM SOUTHWEST KANSAS
AND FRONTAL CONVERGENCE HELP ERODE CAP THAT SUPPRESSED STORMS
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. ALSO WOULDNT BE SURPRISED TO SEE ANOTHER ROUND
OF STRONG CONVECTION ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN SECTIONS WHERE SOME
DESTABILIZATION CAN OCCUR WITH AFTERNOON HEATING.

WILL SEE GRADUAL ENDING OF PRECIP TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY AS COLD
FRONT DROPS SOUTH OF THE OZARKS ALLOWING MUCH MORE STABLE AIR TO
BUILD INTO THE REGION. WILL NOT GO QUITE AS LOW WITH TEMPS AS MAV
GUIDANCE BUT HIGHS IN THE 70S AND LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S LOOKS
REASONABLE.

MODEL TRENDS IN LATTER PERIODS OF THE FORECAST CONTINUE TO BRING
PRECIP BACK INTO THE REGION FASTER...WITH PRECIP OVER OUR WESTERN
COUNTIES BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON....BUT STILL DRY SLOT THE
SOUTHERN COUNTIES MONDAY MORNING. CURRENT FORECAST HAS THIS HANDLED
WELL SO ONLY MADE MINOR TWEAKS TO WEATHER/POP FORECAST.

.SGF...
MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.

TERRY

Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 1:55 AM CST, 2 hours 25 minutes before

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-011100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
255 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2003

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL TO
  THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

  LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES AND MINOR
  FLOODING.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND
  SOUTHWEST MISSOURI THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY.

  DISCUSSION:

  A COUPLE OF CLUSTERS OF STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
  WILL ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE MORNING
  HOURS THURSDAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE
  HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

  THE POTENTIAL OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY AS THE STORM
  SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS THE AREA.  STORMS WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE AREA
  THURSDAY MORNING...BUT THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP DURING THE
  AFTERNOON.

  ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT
  AND SUNDAY BRINGING THE THREAT OF MORE THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST
  KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER
WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF

FOSTER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 30, 11:58 PM CST, 4 hours 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1258 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1110 PM    HARDING                   KS   .88 INCH HAIL
04/30/03   BOURBON                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

1146 PM    DEVON                     KS   .75 INCH HAIL
04/30/03   BOURBON                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

1201 AM    HAMMOND                   KS   .75 INCH HAIL
05/01/03   BOURBON                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

Local storm report, May 1, 12:32 AM CST, 3 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
0132 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0121 AM    FARLINGTON                KS   .75 INCH HAIL
05/01/03   CRAWFORD                       REPORTED BY FIRE AND
                                          RESCUE.

Local storm report, May 1, 1:29 AM CST, 2 hours 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
229 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0220 AM    STOCKTON                  MO   .88 INCH HAIL
05/01/03   CEDAR                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

Special weather statement, May 1, 2:06 AM CST, 2 hours 14 minutes before

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>057-066>069-077>081-088>094-010900-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
306 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ALLOWED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
NUMBER 192...IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING...TO EXPIRE
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN MISSOURI:

BARTON...BENTON...CAMDEN...CEDAR...DADE...DALLAS...GREENE...
HICKORY...JASPER...LACLEDE...LAWRENCE...MORGAN...NEWTON...POLK...
ST. CLAIR...VERNON...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT.

IN KANSAS:

BOURBON...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

TERRY

Local storm report, May 1, 3:23 AM CST, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
423 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0404 AM    2 W COLUMBUS              KS   .88 INCH HAIL
05/01/03   CHEROKEE                       REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

Local storm report, May 1, 4:04 AM CST, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
504 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0500 AM    DIAMOND                   MO   1 INCH HAIL
05/01/03   NEWTON                         REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT.

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:18 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lawrence

When: May 1, 4:20 AM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Mt Vernon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.100, -93.833

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

Every storm in Missouri in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, May 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: 5357966.