Hail, Newton
- When
- April 21, 1:33 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County, 3 mi S of Neosho
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.817, -94.367
Hail in Missouri, April 21, 2005
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
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 Apr 21, 1:05 PM CST, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 21, 1:05 PM CST, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 205 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING... .MESOSCALE DISCUSSION... GRAVITY WAVES EMINATING FROM AN MCS THAT DEVELOPED OVER NE CO LAST EVENING HAVE PROGRESSED ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE OF KANSAS...ENCOUNTERED AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AND UNCAPPED AIRMASS OVER NE OK ALLOWING THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. MID-LEVEL SPEED MAX HAS YET TO ARRIVE AND THEREFORE VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES REMAIN UNIMPRESSIVE ACROSS THE CWA. DESPITE THE LESS THAN IMPRESSIVE SHEAR...STRONG INSTABILITY EVIDENT ON THE SPECIAL 18Z SOUNDING INDICATES THAT MULTICELLULAR SEVERE STORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING MICROBURST WINDS. IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT WILL HAPPEN ALONG THE FRONT WEST OF THESE STORMS...AND HOW MUCH THE ATMOSPHERE WILL RECOVER IN THE WAKE OF THIS FIRST WAVE OF STORMS. TIME WILL TELL... IZZI && .AVIATION... FOR THE 18Z TAFS...CUMULUS FIELD SHOULD CONTINUE TO BLOSSOM THIS AFTERNOON WITH SCT TO OCCASIONALLY BKN DECK AROUND FL030. POCKET OF STRATUS/STRATOCUMULUS OVER NORTHERN OKLAHOMA WILL MOVE INTO THE JLN AREA FOR A COUPLE HOURS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND BKN-OVC CIGS NEAR FL030 POSSIBLE. KEPT JLN TAF VFR BUT POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR SOME BORDERLINE MVFR CIGS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PERIOD OF THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AT THE TERMINALS THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT/DRYLINE MARCH ACROSS THE AREA. POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AT THE TERMINALS THIS EVENING...HOWEVER KEPT HAIL/WIND OUT OF THIS TAF ISSUANCE PENDING MORE DEFINITE TIMING/INTENSITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 25KT POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THIS TAF CYCLE. ROBUST COLD AIR STRATOCUMULUS DECK SHOULD BLOSSOM FRIDAY MORNING ONCE THE SUN BREAKS OUT. IZZI && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .MO...NONE. .KS...NONE. WFO SGF
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 21, 12:00 PM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
100 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-221100-
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 THU APR 21 2005
...SEVERE STORMS LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH:
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS.
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING.
AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO.
AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREAT.
MORE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN FORECAST TO DEVELOP
OVER EASTERN KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...MOVING INTO WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM. STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER
OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
THE HIGHEST RISK FOR SUPERCELLS WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND AN
ISOLATED TORNADO EXISTS WEST OF AN OSCEOLA TO CASSVILLE LINE
BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM THIS EVENING.
DISCUSSION:
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK
DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS ALOFT WILL INITIALLY NOT
BE STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SUPERCELLS...HOWEVER ISOLATED STORMS
COULD PRODUCE HAIL UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER.
OF GREATER CONCERN WILL BE THE THUNDERSTORMS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS EVENING. BY THEN...WINDS
ALOFT WILL LIKELY HAVE INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY AND WILL SUPPORT
SUPERCELLS WITH VERY LARGE AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HAIL...IN
ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS. THERE IS ALSO SOME POTENTIAL FOR AN
ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA
THIS EVENING.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
THE OUTLOOK AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
THE SEVERITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DIMINISH SOME AFTER
9 OR 10 PM...HOWEVER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND HAIL UP TO AROUND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL WORK INTO THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN
INTO THE LOW TO MIDDLE 30S SATURDAY NIGHT. WHILE NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL LIKELY PREVENT FROST FROM FORMING FRIDAY NIGHT...DIMINISHING
WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES ON SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
WIDESPREAD FROST.
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...THEN AGAIN ON THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AS EARLY AS THIS AFTERNOON...AND
WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.
&&
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)
BROWNING/IZZIIn the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 21, 7:36 AM CST, 5 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
0836 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 PM HAIL IBERIA 38.10N 92.32W
04/20/2005 1.00 INCH MILLER MO CO-OP OBSERVER
ESTIMATED 70 MPH WINDS DOWNED SIGNS AND POWER POLES.
THE WIND COMBINED WITH QUARTER SIZE HAIL DAMAGE
AUTOMOBILES. REPORTED BY CO-OP OBSERVER.
SRSpecial weather statement, Apr 21, 12:31 PM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 131 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 MOZ101-211915- MCDONALD- 131 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MCDONALD COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM CDT... AT 127 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF ANDERSON...OR NEAR TIFF CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE... NEAR GOODMAN BY 200 PM CDT. NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. SAW
Special weather statement, Apr 21, 12:53 PM CST, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 153 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 KSZ097-101-MOZ055-057>058-058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-220000- CHEROKEE KS-CRAWFORD KS-BARRY MO-BARTON MO-BENTON MO- CAMDEN MO-CEDAR MO-CHRISTIAN MO-DADE MO-DALLAS MO- DENT MO-DOUGLAS MO-GREENE MO-HICKORY MO-HOWELL MO- JASPER MO-LACLEDE MO-LAWRENCE MO-MCDONALD MO-MARIES MO- MILLER MO-MORGAN MO-NEWTON MO-OREGON MO-OZARK MO- PHELPS MO-POLK MO-PULASKI MO-ST. CLAIR MO-SHANNON MO- STONE MO-TANEY MO-TEXAS MO-VERNON MO-WEBSTER MO- WRIGHT MO- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 177 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS BOURBON CHEROKEE CRAWFORD IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 34 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI BENTON CAMDEN HICKORY MARIES MILLER MORGAN PHELPS PULASKI ST. CLAIR IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI DENT HOWELL OREGON SHANNON TEXAS IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARRY BARTON CEDAR CHRISTIAN DADE DALLAS DOUGLAS GREENE JASPER LACLEDE LAWRENCE MCDONALD NEWTON OZARK POLK STONE TANEY VERNON WEBSTER WRIGHT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HERMITAGE...CROSS TIMBERS... OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE... MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NIXA...OZARK...BOLIVAR... KIMBERLING CITY...CRANE...ROLLA...NEVADA...NEOSHO... FORT LEONARD WOOD...DIXON...WINONA...EMINENCE...APPLETON CITY... OSCEOLA...LEBANON...BELLE...VIENNA...MONETT...CASSVILLE... BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...GALENA...VERSAILLES...STOVER... SALEM...AVA...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...MARIONVILLE...THAYER... ALTON...GREENFIELD...LOCKWOOD...WEST PLAINS...WILLOW SPRINGS... HOUSTON...LICKING...BUFFALO...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...LAMAR... FORT SCOTT...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA... PITTSBURG...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...REPUBLIC... ELDON...LAKE OZARK...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON... BRANSON AND FORSYTH. IZZI
Special weather statement, Apr 21, 12:56 PM CST, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 156 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 MOZ093-212000- NEWTON- 156 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NEWTON COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM CDT... AT 154 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TREECE TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANDERSON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JOPLIN TO 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEOSHO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE... NEAR SHOAL CREEK DRIVE BY 230 PM CDT. NEAR LEAWOOD BY 235 PM CDT. NEAR SILVER CREEK BY 240 PM CDT. NEAR GRANBY BY 250 PM CDT. NEAR DIAMOND BY 255 PM CDT. NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY. SAW
Special weather statement, Apr 21, 1:15 PM CST, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 215 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 KSZ101-MOZ088-212015- CHEROKEE-JASPER- 215 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHEROKEE AND JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT... AT 211 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GALENA...OR 10 MILES WEST OF JOPLIN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS IF THE STORMS INTENSIFY. SAW
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:32 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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
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- High Wind in Alaska, April 21 to 22, 2005
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, April 21, 2005
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 21, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 21, 2005
- Hail in Missouri, April 21, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 21 to 22, 2005
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 21, 2005
- Hail in Missouri, April 21, 2005
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 21, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 21, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 21, 2005
More
Every storm in Missouri in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, April 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: 5447288.