Hail in Missouri, May 23, 2004

Name: Hail in Missouri, May 23, 2004
Start: 2004-05-23T19:15
End: 2004-05-23T19:15
Location: Missouri

May 23, 2004 · 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
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Wind
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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 23, 2:57 PM CST, 4 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 2:57 PM CST, 4 hours 18 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
357 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004

...MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION...

.DISCUSSION...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE TROUGH/WEAK DRYLINE
OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI. MODIFYING OUR 18Z SOUNDING FOR CURRENT
SURFACE/DEWPOINT SHOWS THE MLCINH HAS DECREASED NEARLY 100 J/KG
SINCE 18Z...AND THAT DOESNT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY MID LEVEL COOLING
WHICH MAY HAVE OCCURRED.

DRY AIR ALOFT MAY BE CAUSING THE STORMS TO STRUGGLE SOME
CURRENTLY...AND MAY ULTIMATELY PREVENT CONVECTION FROM REALLY
GETTING ORGANIZED FURTHER SOUTHWARD. HOWEVER...QUICK LOOK OUTSIDE
THE OFFICE DOES SHOW TOWERING CUMULUS DEVELOPING AND VISIBLE
SATELLITE IMAGERY DOES SHOW CUMULUS BUBBLING UP A BIT ALONG THE
DRYLINE INTO BARTON COUNTY. SUSTAINED LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE MAY BE
ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THE DRY AIR ALOFT.

SURFACE MOISTURE FLUX CONVERGENCE DOES APPEAR TO BE INCREASING OVER
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND COMBINED WITH THE WEAKENING CAP IT IS
ALLOWING UPDRAFTS TO TRY AND DEVELOP. STRONG INSTABILITY (MLCAPES
>3000 J/KG) AND STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR (45-55KT) WILL SUPPORT
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND MID LEVEL STORM ROTATION IN ANY UPDRAFTS
THAT CAN SUSTAIN THEMSELVES.

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.

IZZI

Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 2:13 PM CST, 5 hours 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
313 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-241100-
BARRY-BARTON-BENTON-BOURBON-CAMDEN-CEDAR-CHEROKEE-CHRISTIAN-CRAWFORD-
DADE-DALLAS-DENT-DOUGLAS-GREENE-HICKORY-HOWELL-JASPER-LACLEDE-
LAWRENCE-MARIES-MCDONALD-MILLER-MORGAN-NEWTON-OREGON-OZARK-PHELPS-
POLK-PULASKI-SHANNON-ST. CLAIR-STONE-TANEY-TEXAS-VERNON-WEBSTER-
WRIGHT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AVA...BOLIVAR...BRANSON...CAMDENTON...
FORT LEONARD WOOD...FORT SCOTT...HOUSTON...JOPLIN...LEBANON...
MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...NEOSHO...NEVADA...OSAGE BEACH...OZARK...
PITTSBURG...ROLLA...SPRINGFIELD...STOCKTON AND WEST PLAINS.
313 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  FLOODING.

  AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME MAY PRODUCE:
    SMALL HAIL
    HEAVY RAIN AND
    CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  ISOLATED FLOODING WILL CONTINUE OVER LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY
  RAINFALL SUNDAY EVENING.

  ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER
  SOUTHWEST MISSOURI SOUTHWEST OF A PITTSBURG KANSAS TO BRANSON
  MISSOURI LINE.

  DISCUSSION:

  SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS...HOWEVER THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS GREATLY
  DIMINISHED.

  SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT IN LOCATIONS THAT
  RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL SUNDAY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

  LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OUT IN THE PLAINS ON
  MONDAY AND ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL DROP THROUGH
  THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND THE MID AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
  REGIONS.  A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA MONDAY
  NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND WILL STALL OUT OVER THE AREA TUESDAY
  NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.  THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
  ACROSS THE OZARKS WILL BE FROM MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.
  SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND AND
  LARGE HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT. SPOTTERS MAY BE
  NEEDED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT PERIOD AS THE FRONT MOVES
  INTO THE AREA.

LINDENBERG/IZZI

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 23, 5:38 PM CST, 1 hour 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
638 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0636 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     MOUNT VERNON            37.10N 93.83W
05/23/2004                   LAWRENCE           MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO.

FEH

Local storm report, May 23, 5:46 PM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
646 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0643 PM     HAIL             MOUNT VERNON            37.10N 93.83W
05/23/2004  1.00 INCH        LAWRENCE           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            VIA E-SPOTTER. REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0644 PM     HAIL             MOUNT VERNON            37.10N 93.83W
05/23/2004  1.00 INCH        LAWRENCE           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

FEH

Local storm report, May 23, 5:53 PM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
653 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0652 PM     TSTM WND GST     MOUNT VERNON            37.10N 93.83W
05/23/2004  60 MPH           LAWRENCE           MO   PUBLIC

            TREE LIMBS DOWN.

FEH

Local storm report, May 23, 6:14 PM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
714 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0702 PM     HAIL             PLATO                   37.50N 92.23W
05/23/2004  0.88 INCH        TEXAS              MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0714 PM     HAIL             PLATO                   37.50N 92.23W
05/23/2004  0.75 INCH        TEXAS              MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

FEH

Local storm report, May 23, 6:28 PM CST, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
728 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0723 PM     HAIL             3 SE ROBY               37.49N 92.11W
05/23/2004  0.88 INCH        TEXAS              MO   PUBLIC

FEH

Local storm report, May 23, 6:57 PM CST, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
757 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0739 PM     HAIL             2 N ROBY                37.55N 92.15W
05/23/2004  1.00 INCH        TEXAS              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

FEH

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:15 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Stone

When: May 23, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Stone County, Crane
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 36.900, -93.567

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 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, May 2004

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: 5398081.