Hail in Missouri, April 2, 2006

Name: Hail in Missouri, April 2, 2006
Start: 2006-04-02T14:30
End: 2006-04-02T14:30
Location: Missouri

April 2, 2006 · 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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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
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 Apr 2, 2:20 PM CST, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 2:20 PM CST, 10 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
320 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WERE FORMING ALONG A DRYLINE EXTENDING FROM
SEDALIA TO MONETT THIS AFTERNOON AS CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURES HAVE
FINALLY BEEN REACHED. VERY STEEP LAPSE RATES AND STRONG WIND SHEAR
AHEAD OF ADVANCING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SHOULD HELP MAINTAIN STORM
DEVELOPMENT EAST OF THE DRYLINE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON.

SURFACE LOW OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI WILL LIFT EAST NORTHEAST INTO
EASTERN IOWA AND NW ILLINOIS TONIGHT QUICKLY DRAGGING THE TRAILING
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA BY AROUND MID EVENING. WILL SEE
BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY WITH STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND EXITING STORM SYSTEM. ALSO WILL SEE STRONG
COLD ADVECTION DROPPING OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE 50S INTO
THE 40S BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

CANADIAN SURFACE HIGH WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. AS 1000-500 MB THICKNESSES FALL TO AROUND 552 DM...LIGHT
WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES MONDAY NIGHT WILL ALLOW SOME AREAS TO COOL TO
NEAR FREEZING.

RETURN FLOW SETS UP TUESDAY AFTERNOON OVER OUR WESTERN COUNTIES AS
LEE TROUGH DEVELOPS FROM EASTERN WY TO WEST TEXAS. WILL CONTINUE LOW
PRECIP CHANCES FOR WARM ADVECTION/ISENTROPIC LIFT TYPE SHOWERS AHEAD
OF MAIN SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY. LATEST GFS SHOWS THE MAIN SYSTEM
TRACKING MORE TO THE NORTH ON THURSDAY WHICH MAY LESSEN SEVERE
THREAT A BIT. HOWEVER WITH STRONG DIFFLUENT FLOW OVER THE FORECAST
AREA AND ACCESS TO GULF MOISTURE...WILL KEEP THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
GOING WITH POSSIBLE SEVERE STORMS ON THURSDAY. WILL LINGER LOW
CHANCES ON FRIDAY OVER ALL BUT OUR NORTHWEST ZONES.

MUCH OF NEXT WEEKEND LOOKS DRY AND MILD AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AND
SHORTWAVE RIDGE DOMINATE THE AREA.

TERRY
&&

.AVIATION...

FOR THE 18Z KSGF/KJLN TAFS...DRYLINE CONTINUES TO MARCH EASTWARD AND
IS THROUGH THE JLN AREA AND WILL MAKE IT THROUGH SGF BETWEEN 19-21Z.
COULD SEE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP ALONG THE DRYLINE RIGHT AS ITS
MOVING THROUGH SGF BUT PROBABILITIES ARE FAR TOO LOW TO INCLUDE ANY
TS IN TAF AT THIS TIME. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 30-35KT POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO VEER FROM SW TO W THEN EVENTUALLY NW AFTER SUNRISE
MONDAY.

IZZI

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.

WFO SGF

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 12:00 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
100 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-031100-
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-
100 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2006

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE EASTERN
OZARKS...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME MAY PRODUCE:
    HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS.
    DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH.
    AND POSSIBLY A TORNADO OR TWO.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  BETWEEN 2 PM AND 9 PM GENERALLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 65.

  DISCUSSION:

  A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
  EASTERN OZARKS AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING DRYLINE. AS THE DRYLINE MOVES
  EASTWARD ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS AFTERNOON...SCATTERED
  THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DEVELOP BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM
  ALONG OR JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 65. GIVEN THE MODERATE INSTABILITY
  AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE
  QUICKLY...WITH ISOLATED SUPERCELLS POSSIBLE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE
  WEATHER THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL...POSSIBLY AS LARGE AS GOLF BALL
  TO BASEBALL SIZE. IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL...SOME POTENTIAL DOES
  EXIST FOR A TORNADO OR TWO THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY TO THE EAST
  OF AN OSAGE BEACH TO AVA LINE.

  BEHIND THE DRYLINE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON
  OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA WITH WINDS GUSTING TO
  BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH.

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

  THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...WITH ANOTHER
  CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED WEST OF AN AVA TO OSAGE BEACH
  LINE BETWEEN 2 PM AND 4 PM...WITH SPOTTER ACTIVATION LIKELY TO THE
  EAST OF THERE AFTER 3 PM.

&&

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)

GI/MMT

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 2, 2:22 PM CST, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
322 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006

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

0306 PM     HAIL             STOUTLAND               37.81N 92.51W
04/02/2006  E1.00 INCH       LACLEDE            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED

&&

LDOOLEY

Local storm report, Apr 2, 2:23 PM CST, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
323 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006

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

0317 PM     HAIL             OLDFIELD                36.98N 93.04W
04/02/2006  E1.00 INCH       CHRISTIAN          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED

&&

LDOOLEY

Local storm report, Apr 2, 2:24 PM CST, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
324 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006

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

0307 PM     HAIL             STOUTLAND               37.81N 92.51W
04/02/2006  E1.00 INCH       LACLEDE            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED

&&

LDOOLEY

Local storm report, Apr 2, 2:26 PM CST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
326 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006

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

0305 PM     HAIL             2 S LEBANON             37.65N 92.66W
04/02/2006  E1.50 INCH       LACLEDE            MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            PING BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED

&&

LDOOLEY

Local storm report, Apr 2, 2:29 PM CST, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
329 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006

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

0323 PM     HAIL             LAQUEY                  37.77N 92.30W
04/02/2006  E0.25 INCH       PULASKI            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED

&&

LDOOLEY

Local storm report, Apr 2, 2:30 PM CST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
330 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006

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

0323 PM     HAIL             1 S GROVESPRING         37.39N 92.61W
04/02/2006  E0.25 INCH       WRIGHT             MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

            PEA HAIL REPORTED

&&

LDOOLEY

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:31 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Wright

When: April 2, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Wright County, Grovespring
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 37.400, -92.617

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 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, April 2006

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: 5504130.