Hail in Missouri, May 26, 2004

Name: Hail in Missouri, May 26, 2004
Start: 2004-05-26T22:40
End: 2004-05-26T22:40
Location: Missouri

May 26, 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
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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 26, 6:10 PM CST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 6:10 PM CST, 4 hours 30 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
710 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

...MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION...
AFTER LOOKING AT 00Z SGF SOUNDING AND COORDINATION WITH SPC HAVE
DECIDED TO REMOVE SOUTHERN PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH.  00Z SOUNDING
SHOWS DECENT CAP DEVELOPING AROUND 800 TO 850 MB AS WARMER AIR
CONTINUES TO ADVECT INTO THE AREA AT THAT LEVEL.  HAVE ALSO
DIMINISHED POPS BACK INTO THE 30 TO 50 PERCENT RANGE FOR TONIGHT
WITH HIGHEST POPS TO THE NORTH AROUND THE FRONT.

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES NORTH OF A NEVADA TO SALEM LINE.
KS...NONE.

LINDENBERG

Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 7:55 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
855 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-271100-
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.
855 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SOME MAY PRODUCE:
    LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS...
    DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
    AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED TORNADO.

  LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE AND COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA
  TONIGHT...HOWEVER THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS
  NORTH OF A NEOSHO TO SALEM LINE. FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ACROSS
  MAINLY CENTRAL MISSOURI.

  DISCUSSION:

  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS A
  LOW LEVEL JET ENHANCES CONVERGENCE ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
  STALLED OUT ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE
  THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR DAMAGING
  WINDS AND POSSIBLY A TORNADO...MAINLY BEFORE 11 PM.

  LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS COULD LEAD TO
  LOCALIZED FLOODING...MAINLY OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI.

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

  A WARM AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THURSDAY AND
  FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST BACK INTO THE REGION
  WILL PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM MOVING
  THROUGH THE PLAINS AND MIDWEST LATE SUNDAY WILL PROVIDE AN
  ADDITIONAL CHANCE FOR STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

DSA/IZZI

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 26, 6:38 PM CST, 4 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
738 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

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

0705 PM     HAIL             3 SE VICHY              38.09N 91.71W
05/26/2004  0.75 INCH        MARIES             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

IZZI

Special weather statement, May 26, 7:45 PM CST, 2 hours 55 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - TORNADO WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
845 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>081-088-089-270700-
BARTON-BENTON-BOURBON-CAMDEN-CEDAR-CHEROKEE-CRAWFORD-DADE-DALLAS-
HICKORY-JASPER-LACLEDE-MARIES-MILLER-MORGAN-PHELPS-POLK-PULASKI-
ST. CLAIR-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOLIVAR...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
FORT SCOTT...JOPLIN...LEBANON...NEVADA...OSAGE BEACH...PITTSBURG...
ROLLA AND STOCKTON.
845 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 304...IN
EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING. THIS TORNADO WATCH INCLUDES
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN MISSOURI:

BARTON...BENTON...CAMDEN...CEDAR...DADE...DALLAS...HICKORY...
JASPER...LACLEDE...MARIES...MILLER...MORGAN...PHELPS...POLK...
PULASKI...ST. CLAIR AND VERNON.

IN KANSAS:

BOURBON...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD.

SOME CITIES IN THIS TORNADO WATCH INCLUDE BOLIVAR...CAMDENTON...FORT
LEONARD WOOD...FORT SCOTT...JOPLIN...LEBANON...NEVADA...OSAGE
BEACH...PITTSBURG...ROLLA AND STOCKTON.

A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS...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.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL MEDIA OR YOUR CABLE
TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.

&&

LINDENBERG

Local storm report, May 26, 9:27 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1027 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

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

1010 PM     HAIL             LOWRY CITY              38.15N 93.73W
05/26/2004  1.00 INCH        ST.CLAIR           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

1010 PM     HAIL             OSCEOLA                 38.05N 93.70W
05/26/2004  1.00 INCH        ST.CLAIR           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

SSL

Local storm report, May 26, 9:31 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1031 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

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

1026 PM     TORNADO          2 W COLLINS             37.88N 93.67W
05/26/2004                   ST.CLAIR           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

SSL

Local storm report, May 26, 9:34 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1034 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

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

1033 PM     TORNADO          ROSCOE                  37.97N 93.82W
05/26/2004                   ST.CLAIR           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

SSL

Local storm report, May 26, 9:55 PM CST, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1055 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

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

1050 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 E GERSTER             37.95N 93.53W
05/26/2004                   ST.CLAIR           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FUNNEL CLOUD OBSERVED AT HIGHWAY TT ON HICKORY/ST. CLAIR
            COUNTY LINE.

BOOKBINDER

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:41 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Camden

When: May 26, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Camden County, Branch
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.917, -93.000

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: 5398162.