Hail in Missouri, March 11, 2006

Name: Hail in Missouri, March 11, 2006
Start: 2006-03-11T23:30
End: 2006-03-11T23:35
Location: Missouri

March 11, 2006 · NWS LSX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 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: 2

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 St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 11, 9:53 PM CST, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 9:53 PM CST, 1 hour 37 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
953 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

.DISCUSSION...

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 64 EXPANDED NORTHWARD...

HAVE COORDINATED WITH SPC TO EXPAND THE TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 64
SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD TO PLACE A FEW OF THE COUNITES THAT WERE IN THE
EXPIRING TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 63. THIS MEANS THAT BOND...
CLINTON...FAYETTE...MARION AND MADISON COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS...AND
MONTGOMERY...WARREN....ST CHARLES...WARREN...ST. LOUIS COUNTIES
AND ST. LOUIS CITY IS NOW COVERED BY A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 2 AM.

HAVE DONE THIS AS STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO FORM
NEAR THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THESE
COUNTIES INTO OVERNIGHT HOURS. VERY ACTIVE SUPERCELLS PRODUCING
VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES ARE ONGOING IN THE CWA AT THE
MOMENT. THESE STORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
THROUGH 08Z BEFORE THE LOW LEVEL JET VEERS EWD.

&&

.AVIATION...
FOR THE 00Z TAFS...ONGOING CONVECTION ALG/AHD OF SLOLY MOVG CDFNT
ACRS THE FAR WRN PERIPHERY OF THE FA WL CONT TO PROGRESS EWD ACRS
THE FA THIS EVNG...AND EVENTUALLY...BY ARND OR SHORTLY AFT
MDNGT...SHUD BE E OF THE TAF SITES OF KSTL/KSUS. AFTER THIS...PCPN
CHCS ACRS THE TAF SITES WL SHARPLY DMSH UNTIL LATE SUNDAY AFTN
WHERE PROB30S WERE ADDED TO THE KCOU/KUIN TAFS.

STILL AM WORRIED ABT FOG POTENTIAL FOR LATE TNGT IN THOSE AREAS
THAT CAN CLR OUT...AND NOT GET TOO MUCH INTO THE DRY AIR BHND THE
CDFNT...KCOU...AND BECAUSE IT IS MORE SHELTERED...KSUS.

OTRW...SHUD SEE BKN SC CLD DECK MOV NWD ALG/AHD OF ADVANCING
WRMFNT AS IT SURGES THRU THE FA LATE SUNDAY MRNG/ERY SUNDAY AFTN.

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR IRON-JEFFERSON-
     MADISON-REYNOLDS-ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-WASHINGTON.

IL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR BOND IL-CLINTON
     IL-FAYETTE IL-MARION IL-MONROE IL-RANDOLPH IL-ST. CLAIR IL-
     WASHINGTON IL.

&&

WFO LSX

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 11, 10:34 PM CST, 56 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1034 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-101-102-MOZ065-073>075-084-085-099-121800-
BOND IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-IRON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-MARION IL-
MONROE IL-RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS-ST CLAIR IL-ST FRANCOIS-STE GENEVIEVE-
WASHINGTON-WASHINGTON IL-
1034 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

...TORNADO WATCH 64 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS AS WELL AS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.  THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...VERY LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.
IN ADDITION...THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING AS THE GROUND REMAINS NEARLY
SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

...SIGNIFICANT OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY ON SUNDAY...

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE REGION ON SUNDAY AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS
THE REGION. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDING SUPERCELLS ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH...VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. THERE WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING ON SUNDAY NIGHT WHERE
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL CONTINUED TO BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND OTHER INTERESTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER THROUGHOUT
THE WEEKEND FOR UPDATED OUTLOOKS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

ILZ100-MOZ049-051-059>064-072-121800-
CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-GASCONADE-MADISON IL-MONTGOMERY-OSAGE-ST CHARLES-
ST LOUIS-ST LOUIS CITY-WARREN-
1034 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 64 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.  THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...VERY LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

...SIGNIFICANT OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY ON SUNDAY...

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE REGION ON SUNDAY AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS
THE REGION. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDING SUPERCELLS ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH...VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY CONTINUED TO BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND IS LIKELY
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER INTERESTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND FOR UPDATED OUTLOOKS AND POSSIBLE
WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

ILZ058>060-095>099-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047-048-050-
052-121800-
ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN-BOONE-BROWN-CALHOUN IL-CALLAWAY-COLE-GREENE IL-
JERSEY IL-KNOX-LEWIS-LINCOLN-MACOUPIN IL-MARION-MONITEAU-MONROE-
MONTGOMERY IL-PIKE-PIKE IL-RALLS-SHELBY-
1034 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS CENTRAL AND
NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.  THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

...SIGNIFICANT OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY ON SUNDAY...

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE REGION ON SUNDAY AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS
THE REGION. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDING SUPERCELLS ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH...VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER INTERESTS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND FOR UPDATED
OUTLOOKS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

BRITT

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 11, 10:26 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1026 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

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

1025 PM     HAIL             EVANSVILLE              38.09N 89.93W
03/11/2006  E0.75 INCH       RANDOLPH           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

FG

Local storm report, Mar 11, 10:37 PM CST, 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1037 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

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

1000 PM     TORNADO          BREMEN                  37.97N 89.75W
03/11/2006                   RANDOLPH           IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ALONG ROUTE 150 FROM BREMEN TO STEELEVILLE - NUMERMOUS
            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN...BARNS DESTROYED...SEVERAL
            HOMES DAMAGED...POSSIBLE INJURIES

&&

FG

Local storm report, Mar 11, 10:41 PM CST, 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1041 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

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

0935 PM     TORNADO          5 S FESTUS              38.15N 90.41W
03/11/2006                   JEFFERSON          MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            POSSIBLE TORNADO - REPORTS OF SEVERAL BUILDINGS COLLAPSED
            IN SELMA VILLAGE

&&

FG

Local storm report, Mar 11, 10:43 PM CST, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1043 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

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

1010 PM     HAIL             EVANSVILLE              38.09N 89.93W
03/11/2006  E1.00 INCH       RANDOLPH           IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

FG

Local storm report, Mar 11, 11:03 PM CST, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1103 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

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

1101 PM     HAIL             DU BOIS                 38.22N 89.21W
03/11/2006  M0.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

FG

Local storm report, Mar 11, 11:06 PM CST, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1106 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

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

0935 PM     TORNADO          5 S FESTUS              38.15N 90.41W
03/11/2006                   JEFFERSON          MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TORNADO -SEVERAL BUILDINGS COLLAPSED AND DESTROYED IN THE
            SELMA AREA NEAR I-55 AND HIGHWAY AA

&&

FG

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:29 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jefferson

When: March 11, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Hillsboro
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.233, -90.567

Hail, Jefferson

When: March 11, 11:35 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, 4 mi W of Festus
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.233, -90.467

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 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, March 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: 5494986, 5494987.