Hail in Missouri, May 26, 2004

Name: Hail in Missouri, May 26, 2004
Start: 2004-05-26T17:45
End: 2004-05-26T17:45
Location: Missouri

May 26, 2004 · NWS LSX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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 St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 26, 1:09 PM CST, 4 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 1:09 PM CST, 4 hours 36 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
209 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

.DISCUSSION...

BOUNDARY ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS SLOWLY LIFTING
NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT IN RESPONSE TO LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION
AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY CENTERED IN TEXAS/OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP AND TRAIN ALONG AND NORTH OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY
TONIGHT...THEREFORE FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT GIVEN SLOW
MOVEMENT OF FRONT AND SATURATED SOIL.

WEAK COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BISTATE REGION ON THURSDAY.
GIVEN ADEQUATE INSTABILITY WILL LIKELY SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF
THUNDERSTORMS. ENTIRE AREA OUTLOOKED FOR SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH POTENTIAL OF LARGE HAIL AND SEVERE WIND.

TRANQUIL WEATHER EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEFORE WARM
AIR ADVECTION TAKES OVER ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY BRINGING
ANOTHER SHOT OF SHOWERS AND ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS.

EXTENDED...GFS AND ECMWF SIMILAR IN DIGGING A CLOSED LOW INTO THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES LATE THIS WEEKEND...LEADING TO CYCLONGENESIS OVER
THE CENTRAL PLAINS. FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LIFT NORTH DURING THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND...BRINGING WARMER TEMPERATURES TO THE BISTATE.
PRECIPITATION CHANCES/THUNDER WILL INCREASE TOWARD
SUNDAY/MONDAY...WHEN MAIN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE EJECTS OUT OF
CENTRAL PLAINS INTO MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. UPPER LOW MEANDERS
ACROSS NORTHERN PLAINS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTENDED...SPELLING
COOLER TEMPS AND DRIER TIMES FOR THE BISTATE.

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.MO...FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT FROM AUDRAIN AND PIKE COUNTIES SWD.
.IL...FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT FROM CALHOUN AND GREENE COUNTIES SWD AND
EWD.

CVKING

EFFECTIVE 7 AM JUNE 8 2004...THE AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER FOR THIS
PRODUCT WILL CHANGE FROM AFDSTL TO AFDLSX.  THE WMO HEADER WILL
REMAIN UNCHANGED. PLEASE ENSURE THAT ANY NEEDED CHANGES ARE
COMPLETED BY JUNE 8 2004.

Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 10:51 AM CST, 6 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1151 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034-035-271100-
ADAMS IL-BROWN-KNOX-LEWIS-MARION-MONROE-PIKE IL-RALLS-SHELBY-
1151 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND PART
OF CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND A PART
OF SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...AND POSSIBLY A BRIEF PERIOD
OF PEA SIZE HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS...PARTICULARLY DURING
THE EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
INTO THURSDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE
REGION.  THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT...A FEW MAY
BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESUME FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY WITH A GOOD CHANCE THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS
WILL BE SEVERE. DUE TO THE SERIOUS NATURE OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS
AND THE FACT THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE RECREATIONAL INTERESTS FOR THE
WEEKEND...YOU SHOULD KEEP ABREAST WITH LATEST FORECASTS AND
OTHER PRODUCTS ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THIS
WEEKEND.  A WEATHER RADIO OR INTERNET ACCESS IS RECOMMENDED

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION COULD BE WARRANTED FOR SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-098>102-MOZ036-041-042-047>052-
059>065-072>075-084-085-099-271100-
AUDRAIN-BOND IL-BOONE-CALHOUN IL-CALLAWAY-CLINTON IL-COLE-CRAWFORD-
FAYETTE IL-FRANKLIN-GASCONADE-GREENE IL-IRON-JEFFERSON-JERSEY IL-
LINCOLN-MACOUPIN IL-MADISON-MADISON IL-MARION IL-MONITEAU-MONROE IL-
MONTGOMERY-MONTGOMERY IL-OSAGE-PIKE-RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS-ST CHARLES-
ST CLAIR IL-ST FRANCOIS-ST LOUIS-ST LOUIS CITY-STE GENEVIEVE-WARREN-
WASHINGTON-WASHINGTON IL-
1151 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND A PART
OF CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING.  THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN HUMID AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE
NORTH OF A STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.  A
FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. IN ADDITION CONDITIONS ARE SUCH THAT VERY HEAVY
RAINS COULD OCCUR AS WELL.  A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH 200 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY.  SEVERAL AREAS RECEIVED 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN
IN THE PAST 24 HOURS AND THE EAST TO WEST ORIENTATION OF STORMS
THAT MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL
BRING ABOUT A SUBSTANTIAL THREAT FOR COPIOUS RAINS AND FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
INTO THURSDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE
REGION.  THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT...A FEW MAY
BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. HEAVY
RAIN COULD ALSO BE A THREAT.

THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY THROUGH MEMORIAL
DAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL ALSO LIKELY BE SEVERE...PARTICULARLY
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.  IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE OUTSIDE DURING
THE WEEKEND...THE SERIOUS NATURE OF THIS WEATHER PATTERN SHOULD
MAKE IT IMPERATIVE TO KEEP ABREAST OF LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
POSSIBLE STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS FOR YOUR AREA. A WEATHER RADIO
OR INTERNET ACCESS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS RECOMMENDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
DUE TO SEVERE STORMS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING AS
WELL.

PEDIGO

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 26, 3:37 PM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
437 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

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

0430 PM     HAIL             FERGUSON                38.75N 90.30W
05/26/2004  0.75 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MB

Local storm report, May 26, 3:37 PM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
437 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

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

0430 PM     HAIL             FERGUSON                38.75N 90.30W
05/26/2004  0.75 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MB

Local storm report, May 26, 4:39 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
539 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

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

0535 PM     HAIL             TROY                    38.98N 90.98W
05/26/2004  0.88 INCH        LINCOLN            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

PERLOW

Local storm report, May 26, 4:39 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
539 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

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

0535 PM     HAIL             TROY                    38.98N 90.98W
05/26/2004  0.88 INCH        LINCOLN            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

PERLOW

Local storm report, May 26, 5:11 PM CST, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
611 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

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

0555 PM     HAIL             FIELDON                 39.11N 90.50W
05/26/2004  1.00 INCH        JERSEY             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0555 PM     HAIL             NEW FLORENCE            38.91N 91.45W
05/26/2004  1.00 INCH        MONTGOMERY         MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ON BELLFLOWER DRIVE

&&

SDD

Local storm report, May 26, 5:11 PM CST, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
611 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

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

0555 PM     HAIL             FIELDON                 39.11N 90.50W
05/26/2004  1.00 INCH        JERSEY             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0555 PM     HAIL             NEW FLORENCE            38.91N 91.45W
05/26/2004  1.00 INCH        MONTGOMERY         MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ON BELLFLOWER DRIVE

&&

SDD

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 32 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:42 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, St. Louis

When: May 26, 5:45 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County, Florissant
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.783, -90.333

Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5397197.