Hail, Cherokee
- When
- June 30, 8:10 PM CST to 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County, 16 mi W of Weir
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.300, -95.050
Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 30, 2005
A supercell thunderstorm tracked southeast across Cherokee County, which spawned two weak tornadoes that mainly affected open farm land. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that mainly tree damage occurred from the tornadoes.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 happened
The episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
A supercell thunderstorm tracked southeast across Cherokee County, which spawned two weak tornadoes that mainly affected open farm land. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that mainly tree damage occurred from the tornadoes. Along with the tornadoes, a swath of golf ball size hail occurred along the storm track.
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 Jun 30, 2:32 PM CST, 5 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 2:32 PM CST, 5 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 332 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005 .DISCUSSION... COMPLEX CONVECTIVE SCENARIO UNFOLDING THIS AFTERNOON...OF COURSE MOST CONVECTIVE SCENARIOS ARE COMPLEX THIS TIME OF YEAR. OUTFLOW FROM ELEVATED MCS OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI SURGED SOUTHWARD INTO OUR CWA INTO A MODERATELY UNSTABLE AND WEAKLY CAPPED ENVIRONMENT. VERY WEAK SHEAR PROFILES HAVE KEPT STORMS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED THUS FAR THIS AFTERNOON VERY PULSY AND OUTFLOW DOMINANT. ISOLATED CONVECTION WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING ALONG/NEAR OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. BETTER CHANCES OF RAIN WILL COME THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS SURFACE BASED CONVECTION CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER KANSAS PROPAGATES EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD INTO OUR CWA PROBABLY RIDING THE EDGE OF THE COLD POOL. NAM/GFS/WRF ALL HAVE STRONG QPF SIGNALS OVER THE OZARKS TONIGHT AS WE GET INTO THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF A 80KT 200MB JET. IN ADDITION...LOW LEVEL FLOW INTERSECTING THE BOUNDARY WILL INCREASE AS THE LOW LEVEL NOCTURNAL WIND MAXIMA DEVELOPS AFTER SUNSET. COMBINATION OF HIGH INSTABILITY AND AMPLE MOISTURE COULD SET THE STAGE FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT. WARM TEMPERATURES ALOFT AND RELATIVE WEAK WIND FIELDS WILL LIKELY PREVENT MUCH IN THE WAY OF ANY SEVERE HAIL. DAMAGING WINDS ARE MORE OF A POSSIBLY TONIGHT IF A STRONG COLD POOL CAN BECOME ESTABLISHED. 45-55KT FORWARD PROPAGATING CORFIDI VECTORS TONIGHT WOULD SUGGEST THAT BOWING SEGMENTS WITH DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE CONVECTION NORTH OF EMPORIA CAN DEVELOP A STRONG COLD POOL. TONIGHTS CONVECTION WILL END BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH A COOLER AND LESS HUMID AIR FILTERING INTO THE AREA TOMORROW. COOLER WEATHER WILL BE SHORT LIVED (AS IT TYPICALLY IS THIS TIME OF YEAR) WITH WINDS GRADUALLY TURNING SOUTHERLY AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND WITH A RETURN TO HOT AND HUMID WEATHER LIKELY BY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. STILL APPEARS AS THOUGH THE SGF CWA WILL BE ON THE FRINGE OF THE STRONGER BELT OF WESTERLIES NEXT WEEK. LOOKS AS THOUGH A RELATIVELY LOW AMPLITUDE RING OF FIRE TYPE PATTERN WILL SET UP EITHER HERE OR NEARBY WITH OCCASIONAL MCS CHANCES. PREDICTING TIMING/LOCATION OF AN MCS IS HARD ENOUGH 6-12 HOURS OUT (ALA TONIGHT)...AND IMPOSSIBLE 4-7 DAYS OUT. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTIES DECIDED TO BROADBRUSH SILENT 20 POPS IN THE GRIDS MON-WED AND ADD MENTION OF THUNDER NEXT WEEK INTO THE HWO. IZZI && .AVIATION... FOR THE 18Z TAFS...SCT TS DEVELOPING ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY SHOULD JUST BARELY MISS SGF TERMINAL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT DID INCLUDE SOME TS IN VC. MORE WIDESPREAD SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL TONIGHT. WHILE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ONLY INCLUDED PREVAILING SHOWERS FOR NOW WITH CHANCE OF THUNDER UNTIL TIMING OF THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE BETTER PINPOINTED. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW MORNING IN THE WAKE OF TONIGHT STORMS. IZZI && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .MO...NONE. .KS...NONE. WFO SGF
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 4:24 PM CST, 3 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 524 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-011100- BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON- LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE- TANEY-OZARK-OREGON- 524 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS TO BE INCREASING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A VERY MOIST AND STRONGLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS HAS BEEN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY. VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WAS INCREASING RAPIDLY AHEAD OF APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND SUPERCELLS INTO THE EVENING HOURS...GENERALLY WEST OF A HERMITAGE TO LEBANON TO GAINESVILLE LINE. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY MANY OF THESE STORMS...HOWEVER RECENT DRY CONDITIONS AND FORWARD STORM MOVEMENT SHOULD PRECLUDE ANY WIDESPREAD FLOODING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THUNDERSTORMS COULD LINGER INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY...MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION FOR INTO THE EVENING HOURS.. && THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE) BOOKBINDER
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:58 PM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
758 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0756 PM HAIL OSCEOLA 38.05N 93.70W
06/30/2005 0.88 INCH ST.CLAIR MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
SRLocal storm report, Jun 30, 7:24 PM CST, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
824 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0755 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W SIMMONS 37.23N 92.04W
06/30/2005 TEXAS MO BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE BLOWN DOWN
0818 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E EMINENCE 37.15N 91.33W
06/30/2005 SHANNON MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN.Special weather statement, Jun 30, 7:33 PM CST, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 833 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066>068-077>080-088>091-093>095-102>104- 010900- BOURBON-CHEROKEE-CRAWFORD-BARRY-BARTON-CEDAR-CHRISTIAN-DADE- DALLAS-GREENE-HICKORY-JASPER-LAWRENCE-NEWTON-POLK-ST. CLAIR- STONE-TANEY-VERNON-WEBSTER- 833 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELED A PORTION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 566 AND HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 568 UNTIL 4 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... IN KANSAS THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS BOURBON... CHEROKEE... CRAWFORD... IN MISSOURI THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI HICKORY... ST. CLAIR... IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARRY... BARTON... CEDAR... CHRISTIAN... DADE... DALLAS... GREENE... JASPER... LAWRENCE... NEWTON... POLK... STONE... TANEY... VERNON... WEBSTER... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...APPLETON CITY...AURORA... BAXTER SPRINGS...BOLIVAR...BRANSON...BUFFALO...CARTHAGE... CASSVILLE...COLUMBUS...EL DORADO SPRINGS...FORSYTH...FORT SCOTT... GALENA...GREENFIELD...HERMITAGE...JOPLIN...KIMBERLING CITY... LAMAR...MARSHFIELD...MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...NEOSHO...NEVADA... NIXA...OSCEOLA...OZARK...PITTSBURG...REPUBLIC...ROGERSVILLE... SPRINGFIELD AND STOCKTON. MOZ081-092-096-105-010245- DOUGLAS-LACLEDE-OZARK-WRIGHT- 833 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 566 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... IN MISSOURI THIS CANCELS 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI DOUGLAS... LACLEDE... OZARK... WRIGHT... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...AVA...GAINESVILLE...LEBANON... MANSFIELD...MOUNTAIN GROVE AND THEODOSIA. MOZ101-010900- MCDONALD- 833 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 568 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI MCDONALD... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON AND PINEVILLE.
Local storm report, Jun 30, 7:46 PM CST, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
846 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0835 PM TSTM WND DMG THOMASVILLE 36.78N 91.53W
06/30/2005 OREGON MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE LIMBS DOWN IN THOMASVILLE.
SRLocal storm report, Jun 30, 7:51 PM CST, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
851 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 PM HAIL GENTRYVILLE 36.87N 92.37W
06/30/2005 1.00 INCH DOUGLAS MO CO-OP OBSERVER
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG GENTRYVILLE 36.87N 92.37W
06/30/2005 DOUGLAS MO CO-OP OBSERVER
TREE DOWN ON HWY 95. WINDS ESTIMATED WELL OVER 50 MPH.
0831 PM NON-TSTM DMG GST PURCELL 37.25N 94.45W
06/30/2005 MPH JASPER MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE BLOWN ON CAR DUE TO NON THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST.
SRLocal storm report, Jun 30, 8:08 PM CST, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
908 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0801 PM TSTM WND DMG ALTON 36.70N 91.40W
06/30/2005 OREGON MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN FROM EAST OF ALTON NORTHWARD TO
ALONG THE SHANNON OREGON COUNTY LINE
0820 PM TSTM WND DMG (UNO)WEST PLAINS 36.73N 91.83W
06/30/2005 HOWELL MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN IN AND EAST OF WEST PLAINS.
SRThe radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:08 UTC.
Event by event
2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Cherokee
- When
- June 30, 8:15 PM CST to 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County, 3 mi SW of West Mineral
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.250, -94.950
Tornado, Cherokee
- When
- June 30, 8:45 PM CST to 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County, 4 mi NW of Neutral
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.133, -94.850
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 30, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 30, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 30, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 30, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 30, 2005
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Virginia, June 30, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 30, 2005
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Kansas, 2005Warnings in Kansas, June 2005
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: 5456271, 5456269, 5456270.