Missouri, 2004

Hail in Missouri, May 30, 2004

May 30, 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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 30, 10:45 AM CST, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 10:45 AM CST, 3 hours 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1145 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

...MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION...

...POTENTIALLY VOLATILE AND DANGEROUS AFTERNOON COULD BE IN THE
OFFING FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS TODAY...

A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ALONG A COLD
FRONT WHICH EXTENDED FROM JUST EAST OF KANSAS CITY TO JUST EAST OF
PARSONS KANSAS.  THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE FOUND ACROSS CHEROKEE AND
CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN KANSAS.  AS THESE STORMS PUSH EASTWARD...THEY
WILL ENCOUNTER A QUITE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR TORNADIC
SUPERCELLS.  LCL VALUES FROM THE SPC MESOANALYSIS PAGE INDICATE LCL
HEIGHTS BETWEEN 600 AND 800 AGL ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. IN
ADDITION...LOW LEVEL HELICITIES GREATLY INCREASE EAST OF HIGHWAY
71...WHERE SURFACE TO 1KM SHEAR VECTORS INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 KTS.

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 7 PM FOR ALL COUNTIES.
KS...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 7 PM FOR ALL COUNTIES.

SAW
Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 12:00 PM CST, 2 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
100 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-311100-
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.
100 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

...SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORNADOES...LARGE
  HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
  70 MPH.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE BEST CHANCE FOR TORNADIC STORMS WILL BE BETWEEN
  HIGHWAYS 71 AND 63. SEVERE STORMS WILL THEN LINGER ACROSS FAR
  SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI EAST OF A HOUSTON TO GAINESVILLE LINE INTO
  THIS EVENING.

  DISCUSSION:

  A STRONG SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE MISSOURI OZARKS
  THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. STRONG SURFACE HEATING WILL OCCUR AHEAD
  OF THE FRONT...WHILE ABUNDANT MOISTURE SURGES NORTH INTO THE
  REGION WITH DEWPOINTS WELL INTO THE 70S.  MEANWHILE...A STRONG
  UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND VERY STRONG JET STREAM WINDS WILL
  ROTATE THROUGH THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME INSTABILITY
  AND WIND SHEAR WILL LEAD TO CONTINUING SEVERE STORM DEVELOPMENT
  ALONG THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON.

  AS OUTLOOKED BY THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA...
  THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
  FORECAST AREA. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE VERY LARGE HAIL...
  WIDESPREAD DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...AND A FEW TORNADOES. THE
  THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL END WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD
  FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

  THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL
  DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THOSE
  WITH SEVERE WEATHER INTERESTS SHOULD MAKE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS
  FOR A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

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

GAEDE

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 30, 2:20 PM CST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
320 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

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

0308 PM     HAIL             5 W FAIR PLAY           37.63N 93.67W
05/30/2004  0.88 INCH        POLK               MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0315 PM     HAIL             WEST PLAINS             36.73N 91.85W
05/30/2004  0.75 INCH        HOWELL             MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

0318 PM     HAIL             5 W Fair Play           -9999.00N 9999.00W
05/30/2004  0.88 INCH        CEDAR              MO   AMATEUR RADIO

AL
Local storm report, May 30, 2:29 PM CST, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
329 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

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

0319 PM     HAIL             2 SE ELDRIDGE           37.81N 92.74W
05/30/2004  0.88 INCH        LACLEDE            MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

AL
Local storm report, May 30, 2:31 PM CST, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
331 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

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

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S HERMITAGE           37.90N 93.33W
05/30/2004                   HICKORY            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

AL
Local storm report, May 30, 2:33 PM CST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
333 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

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

0325 PM     HAIL             SLEEPER                 37.75N 92.60W
05/30/2004  1.00 INCH        LACLEDE            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

AL
Local storm report, May 30, 2:37 PM CST, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
337 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

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

0320 PM     HAIL             POTTERSVILLE            36.70N 92.03W
05/30/2004  1.00 INCH        HOWELL             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0336 PM     HAIL             POMONA                  36.87N 91.92W
05/30/2004  0.75 INCH        HOWELL             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

AL
Local storm report, May 30, 2:41 PM CST, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
341 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

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

0335 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HERMITAGE               37.93N 93.33W
05/30/2004                   HICKORY            MO   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN.

0341 PM     HAIL             MOUNTAIN GROVE          37.13N 92.27W
05/30/2004  0.75 INCH        WRIGHT             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

AL

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:40 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Wright

When
May 30, 2:41 PM CST
Where
Wright County, Mountain Grove
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
37.133, -92.267

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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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: 5398376.