Hail in Missouri, March 12 to 13, 2006

Name: Hail in Missouri, March 12 to 13, 2006
Start: 2006-03-12T23:57
End: 2006-03-13T00:05
Location: Missouri

March 12 to 13, 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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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 Mar 12, 8:45 PM CST, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 8:45 PM CST, 3 hours 12 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...MESOSCALE UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
845 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

.UPDATE...
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN MISSOURI ARE
BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED IN TERMS OF ROTATION AND SEVERITY. LATEST
RUC INFORMATION CONTINUES TO SHOW AN OVERALL INCREASE OF 0-1KM
HELICITY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI SINCE 7 PM...WITH A SUBSTANTIAL
INCREASE IN SHEAR AND TORNADIC PARAMETERS IN THE SAME AREAS. EXPECT
THE STORMS IN FAR WESTERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA TO
CONTINUE THEIR INTENSITY IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO AND MAY BECOME
TORNADIC IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. JLT

&&

.DISCUSSION...
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION AT 330 PM
VERY DEFINED CONVERGENT ZONE SEEN IN METAR OBSERVATIONS ACROSS
EASTERN KANSAS. DEWPOINTS AHEAD OF THE DRY LINE IN THE 60S OVER
SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. BEHIND THE DRY
LINE...DEWPOINTS ARE IN THE TEENS. THIS WILL BE THE FOCUS OF
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT FOR US THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
EXTRAPOLATION OF THE LINE PUTS IT OVER SPRINGFIELD BY 01Z. 18Z SGF
SOUNDING SHOWING A LOADED GUN PROFILE...CAPE VALUES OF 2164
J/KG...WBZ AT 8850 FEET AND -5.8 LIS. GETTING REPORTS OF TORNADOS
AND LARGE HAIL FROM STORMS IN KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI AND THEY
ARE HEADED THIS WAY.

GFS MOVES THE 850MB LOW THROUGH NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI BY 12Z MONDAY.
AHEAD OF THE LOW...925MB WINDS UP TO 50KTS COVER THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN
PART OF THE STATE.  WE ARE GOING TO SEE SEVERE WEATHER PROGRESSING
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SPC FORECASTING SQUALL LINE DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT
AS WELL AND HAVE THE TORNADO WATCH OUT THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING.
WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE THAT EXTENDED.

ONCE THE LOW MOVES EAST...850MB TEMPS DROP FROM 14C TODAY TO -4C
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BECOME MORE SEASONAL MONDAY
AND TUESDAY WITH TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 50S FOR HIGHS.

DID NOT MESS TOO MUCH WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST. DID INTRODUCE CHANCE
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY AS A SHORTWAVE MOVES
THROUGH NORTHERN MISSOURI DURING THE DAY. OTHERWISE...JUST FOCUSED
ON THE SHORT TERM. GCC
&&

.AVIATION...

00Z TAFS...DRY LINE STILL HANGING TOUGH OVER EASTERN KANSAS. LATEST
SOUNDING SHOWING THE SUBSIDENCE INVERSION STARTING TO BREAK DOWN. SO
CONVECTION SHOULD BEGIN ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI SHORTLY. STILL
LOOKS LIKE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AS COLD
FRONT DOES NOT MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH UNTIL 12Z TOMORROW.

GCC

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

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

WFO SGF

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 12, 6:25 PM CST, 5 hours 32 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
625 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-131500-
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-
625 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

 WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED: SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
 PRODUCING:

   HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS.
   DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH.
   TORNADOES...A FEW POTENTIALLY VIOLENT AND LONG LIVED.
   LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

 AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  ALL OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH THE
  EVENING. THE HIGHEST THREAT AREA WILL BE WEST OF A LINE FROM
  JOPLIN TO NEVADA EARLY THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. SPREADING
  EASTWARD OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI FROM BRANSON TO OSAGE BEACH AROUND
  MIDNIGHT. THEN OVER SOUTHEASTERN AND EASTERN MISSOURI AROUND 3 AM.

  DISCUSSION:

  THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOCUSED ALONG A WARM FRONT OVER NORTHERN
  MISSOURI AND ALONG A DRY LINE SITUATED OVER EASTERN KANSAS.
  CURRENTLY...THE DRY LINE IS LOCATED IN EASTERN KANSAS FROM TOPEKA
  SOUTH TO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORMING ALONG
  THIS LINE AND THE LINE WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST OVERNIGHT. SQUALL
  LINES ARE EXPECTED TO FORM OVER NIGHT AND THE ASSOCIATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE
  WINDS AND HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF PRODUCING SOME VIOLENT TORNADOES.

  THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PLEASE REVIEW
  SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES AND MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA AND NOAA
  WEATHER RADIO FOR WATCHES AND WARNING.

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

  ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE THURSDAY FOR AN
  INCREASED THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY 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)

GCC

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 12, 11:44 PM CST, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1144 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

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

1133 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S LINCOLN             38.36N 93.33W
03/12/2006                   BENTON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STORAGE BIN BLOWN ACROSS HIGHAY 65.

&&

GAGAN

Local storm report, Mar 12, 11:52 PM CST, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1152 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

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

1043 PM     TORNADO          BRANSON                 36.64N 93.22W
03/12/2006                   TANEY              MO   PUBLIC

            TORNADO REPORTED ALONG 248 JUST NORTH OF BRANSON

1050 PM     HAIL             SPRINGFIELD             37.20N 93.29W
03/12/2006  E2.75 INCH       GREENE             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

1050 PM     HAIL             SPRINGFIELD             37.20N 93.29W
03/12/2006  E2.75 INCH       GREENE             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            REPORTED AT GLENSTONE AND PRIMROSE

1053 PM     HAIL             SPRINGFIELD             37.20N 93.29W
03/12/2006  E1.75 INCH       GREENE             MO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            REPORTED AT GLENSTONE AND SUNSET

1100 PM     HAIL             SPRINGFIELD             37.20N 93.29W
03/12/2006  E2.75 INCH       GREENE             MO   PUBLIC

            REPORTED AT KIMBROUGH AND CHEROKEE

1115 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 N ASBURY              37.30N 94.61W
03/12/2006  E60 MPH          JASPER             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

JAS

Local storm report, Mar 12, 11:53 PM CST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1153 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

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

1111 PM     TORNADO          SPRINGFIELD             37.20N 93.29W
03/12/2006                   GREENE             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            DAMAGE NEAR JAMES RIVER POWER PLANT. DEBRIS FROM HOMES.
            POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.

&&

JAS

Local storm report, Mar 12, 11:55 PM CST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1155 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

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

1150 PM     TORNADO          MARSHFIELD              37.34N 92.91W
03/12/2006                   WEBSTER            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            NEAR HIGHWAY 38 IN MARSHFIELD...2 BARNS DESTROYED AND
            TREES 2 FT. IN DIAMETER BLOWN OVER. POSSIBLE TORNADO
            DAMAGE.

&&

JAS

Local storm report, Mar 12, 11:56 PM CST, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1156 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

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

1111 PM     HAIL             HOLLISTER               36.62N 93.22W
03/12/2006  E1.75 INCH       TANEY              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JAS

Local storm report, Mar 12, 11:57 PM CST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1157 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

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

1113 PM     TORNADO          SPRINGFIELD             37.20N 93.29W
03/12/2006                   GREENE             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            ALONG 413 SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60...NUMEROUS STRUCTURES
            DAMAGED. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE

&&

JAS

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:56 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ozark

When: March 12, 11:57 PM CST to March 13, 12:05 AM CST
Where: Ozark County, 1 mi S of Noble
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.733, -92.567

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, 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: 5494146.