Hail, Lawrence
- When
- May 25, 4:53 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, 2 mi SE of Pierce City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.933, -93.967
Hail in Missouri, May 25, 2006
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 May 25, 4:47 PM CST, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 4:47 PM CST, 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
547 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006
.DISCUSSION...
...MESOSCALE UPDATE...
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS QUICKLY DEVELOPED AFTER 4 PM JUST SOUTH OF
THE DEW POINT BOUNDARY WHICH WAS SLOWLY SAGGING SOUTHWARD INTO
SOUTHERN MISSOURI WHERE CAPES OF OVER 5000 J/KG WERE OCCURRING WITH
NO CONVECTIVE INHIBITION. STORMS WERE SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AND
SHOULD CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NICKEL TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS AS THEY MOVE INTO UNDISTURBED AIR MASS.
LINDENBERG
...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
18Z SGF SOUNDING CONFIRMS THE HIGH INSTABILITY IN PLACE OVER THE
SOUTHERN OZARKS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH 5600 J/KG CAPES AND NO
CINS. IF WE HAD A DECENT TRIGGERING MECHANISM SEVERE STORMS WOULD
HAVE NO TROUBLE DEVELOPING QUICKLY. FAIRLY SHARP DEWPOINT GRADIENT
FROM CENTRAL MISSOURI WHERE DEW POINTS WERE IN THE 50S TO THE
SOUTHERN MISSOURI OZARKS WHERE READINGS WERE IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOW
70S. HOWEVER...SOUTHWARD PUSH OF BOUNDARY LOOKS VERY LETHARGIC AT
THIS POINT WITH MINIMAL PRESSURE FALLS AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY.
WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FORCING PROBABLY ONLY LOOKING AT ISOLATED
CONVECTION OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI DURING THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING
HOURS. IF STORMS DO DEVELOP...SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE WITH
MAINLY LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WIND EXPECTED. CERTAINLY EXPECTING MORE
ORGANIZED ACTIVITY TO BE CONCENTRATED FURTHER EAST WHERE UPPER LEVEL
FEATURE WILL HAVE MORE INTERACTION.
UPPER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO UNDERGO SOME CHANGE OVER THE NEXT 24 TO
36 HOURS AS UPPER LOW SHIFTS WELL EAST OF THE REGION AND RIDGE
BEGINS TO BUILD IN. CONVECTION WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT IN THE HIGH
PLAINS WITH LOW LEVEL JET AND SURFACE BOUNDARY INTERACTION. THIS
ACTIVITY COULD PUSH INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
TOWARD MORNING AND AFFECT THE WESTERN OZARKS DURING THE MORNING
HOURS FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY COULD BE IMPACTED BY POSSIBLE
MCS REMNANTS AND WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED. HAVE CURRENTLY KEPT
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN QUITE WARM THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH UPPER
RIDGE IN PLACE AND 850 TEMPERATURES OF +20 TO +22 IMPACTING THE
CWA. EXPECTING TO BE FAIRLY CAPPED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND HAVE
KEPT CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION OUT OF THE FORECAST FOR NOW.
AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL LIKELY APPROACH RECORDS ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY...SEE CLIMATE SECTION BELOW.
UPPER RIDGE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE EAST OF THE CWA FOR MUCH OF THE
UPCOMING WEEK WITH MAIN FOCUS FOR CONVECTION TO THE WEST WITH
SURFACE BOUNDARY IN THE PLAINS. KEPT LOW POPS GOING THROUGH THE
PERIOD MAINLY FOR POSSIBLE AFTERNOON/EVENING INSTABILITY CONVECTION.
LINDENBERG
&&
.AVIATION...
FOR THE 00Z TAFS...CONVECTION HAS SHIFTED SOUTH OF THE TERMINAL
FORECAST POINTS AT JLN/SGF AND BOUNDARY WAS SHIFTING THROUGH THESE
LOCATIONS AS OF 2230Z. CONVECTION SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF THE
SOUTHWARD MOVING BOUNDARY THIS EVENING WITH CLEARING SKY BEHIND THE
BOUNDARY. STILL UNSURE ON EVOLUTION OF POTENTIAL MCS OVER THE HIGH
PLAINS THIS EVENING...BUT COULD SEE SOME CONVECTION TOWARDS MORNING
OVER EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. HAVE LEFT CONVECTION OUT
OF TERMINALS FOR NOW AND BROUGHT IN SOME MID LEVEL CLOUD COVER.
LINDENBERG
&&
.CLIMATE
UPPER RIDGE AND WARM 850 MB TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO NEAR RECORD
HIGHS OVER THE WEEKEND. HERE ARE THE CURRENT RECORDS FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS...
MAY 26 MAY 27 MAY 28
SPRINGFIELD 92/1953 88/1911 89/1911
JOPLIN 94/1953 89/1991 92/1983
WEST PLAINS 95/1953 90/1962 89/1962
ROLLA/VICHY 92/1953 90/1905 91/1962
MMT/LINDENBERG
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.
WFO SGFHazardous weather outlook, May 25, 3:46 PM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
446 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-261100-
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-
446 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME MAY PRODUCE:
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS OR LARGER.
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
AND HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING.
AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:
SCATTERED STORMS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A JOPLIN TO SPRINGFIELD
TO SALEM LINE THROUGH THE MID EVENING.
DISCUSSION:
SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND
AHEAD OF A SURFACE BOUNDARY SEPARATING DEW POINTS FROM THE
MID 50S TO THE LOW 70S. EXTREME INSTABILITY DEVELOPED OVER
THE SOUTHERN MISSOURI OZARKS THIS AFTERNOON WITH RECORD
BREAKING HIGH TEMPERATURES AND VERY HIGH DEWPOINTS. THE
DEW POINT GRADIENT WILL INTERACT WITH THE HIGH INSTABILITY
TO PRODUCE THE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THROUGH THE MID EVENING.
THE STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE
GIVEN THE VERY HIGH INSTABILITY OVER THE AREA. LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WIND WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OUT IN THE PLAINS TONIGHT
AND PUSH SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
LATE TONIGHT. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS BUT MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE
ON FRIDAY AS THE FRONT LIFTS BACK TO THE NORTH. AFTER A DRY
WEEKEND...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE
MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK...MAINLY DURING THE MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH THE MID EVENING OVER SOUTHERN
MISSOURI.
&&
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)
LINDENBERGIn the hours before
Local storm report, May 25, 4:17 PM CST, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
517 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0516 PM HAIL MARIONVILLE 37.00N 93.64W
05/25/2006 E0.75 INCH LAWRENCE MO AMATEUR RADIO
&&
SRUNNELSLocal storm report, May 25, 4:18 PM CST, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
518 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0449 PM HAIL 4 SE MOUNT VERNON 37.06N 93.77W
05/25/2006 E0.88 INCH LAWRENCE MO BROADCAST MEDIA
&&
AFOSTERLocal storm report, May 25, 4:23 PM CST, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
523 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0516 PM HAIL MARIONVILLE 37.00N 93.64W
05/25/2006 M0.88 INCH LAWRENCE MO AMATEUR RADIO
&&
SRUNNELSLocal storm report, May 25, 4:34 PM CST, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
534 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0533 PM HAIL 2 N OZARK 37.05N 93.21W
05/25/2006 E0.88 INCH CHRISTIAN MO AMATEUR RADIO
&&
SRUNNELSLocal storm report, May 25, 4:38 PM CST, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
538 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0533 PM HAIL BILLINGS 37.07N 93.55W
05/25/2006 E1.50 INCH CHRISTIAN MO AMATEUR RADIO
&&
SRUNNELSSpecial weather statement, May 25, 4:45 PM CST, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 545 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006 MOZ082-088-090>098-101>106-260045- TEXAS-JASPER-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN- DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUSTON...CABOOL...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE... SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE... MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...NIXA...OZARK...AVA... WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MONETT... CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH... GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON 545 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 396 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI HOWELL OREGON SHANNON TEXAS IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARRY CHRISTIAN DOUGLAS GREENE JASPER LAWRENCE MCDONALD NEWTON OZARK STONE TANEY WEBSTER WRIGHT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALTON...ANDERSON...AURORA...AVA... BRANSON...CABOOL...CARTHAGE...CASSVILLE...EMINENCE...FORSYTH... GAINESVILLE...GALENA...HOUSTON...JOPLIN...KIMBERLING CITY... MANSFIELD...MARSHFIELD...MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...MOUNTAIN GROVE... NEOSHO...NIXA...OZARK...PINEVILLE...REPUBLIC...ROGERSVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...THAYER...THEODOSIA...WEST PLAINS... WILLOW SPRINGS AND WINONA. FOSTER
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:52 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
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, May 25, 2006
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, May 25 to 26, 2006
- Tornado in Indiana, May 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 25 to 26, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 25, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 25, 2006
- Hail in Missouri, May 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 25, 2006
More
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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: 5508845.