Hail in Missouri, May 9, 2006

Name: Hail in Missouri, May 9, 2006
Start: 2006-05-09T17:50
End: 2006-05-09T17:50
Location: Missouri

May 9, 2006 · NWS SGF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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 May 9, 5:26 PM CST, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 5:26 PM CST, 24 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
626 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

...SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE...

.UPDATE...

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI ALONG A
RESIDUAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS TRACKING
ACROSS OZARK INTO HOWELL COUNTIES AT 625 PM. BACKGROUND HELICITIES
WERE AROUND 100 M2/S2 BUT HAVE TRENDED UPWARD THE PAST COUPLE OF
HOURS. ALTHOUGH THE TORNADO POTENTIAL ACROSS FAR SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSOURI APPEARS LOW IT CANNOT BE RULED OUT. AT THE VERY LEAST...
AMPLE DEEP LAYERED SHEAR IS IN PLACE TO SUPPORT ROTATING UPDRAFTS
WITH POTENTIAL OF VERY LARGE HAIL ACROSS FAR SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.
INTENSE RAINFALL RATES AND WET GROUND CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE SOME
LOCALIZED FLOODING. THE BOUNDARY AND ASSOCIATED CONVECTION WILL SAG
SOUTH INTO NORTHERN ARKANSAS THIS EVENING WITH A TEMPORARY BREAK
FROM THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI. ANOTHER ROUND OF
THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY MORNING
AS THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE SWEEPS INTO THE REGION.

FOSTER

&&

.DISCUSSION...

OUTFLOW BOUNDARY LEFT OVER FROM EARLY MORNING STORMS HAS DRIFTED
SOUTHWARD AND CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM NEOSHO TO NIXA TO HOUSTON.
EARLIER BREAKS IN CLOUD COVER ALLOWED THE AREA TO HEAT INTO THE MID
TO UPPER 70S WITH DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES RECOVERING INTO THE MID 60S
OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. CAPPING INVERSION IS GONE AND NOW WE ARE
PRETTY MUCH IN A WAIT AND SEE WHERE IT GOES MODE. LATEST RADAR SHOWS
A FEW ECHOES BUBBLING OVER EASTERN NEWTON COUNTY SO WE WILL CONTINUE
TO WATCH THIS AREA CLOSELY.

MAIN COLD FRONT HAS MADE SOME SOUTHWARD PROGRESS...AND EXTENDS
ROUGHLY FROM COLUMBIA TO CHANUTE. THE CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT
COMBINED WITH DISTURBED UPPER FLOW WILL KEEP PRECIP CHANCES GOING
THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITABLE WATER
REMAINS WELL ABOVE AN INCH...AND WITH THE ALREADY HEAVY RAINFALL
RECEIVED EARLIER TODAY AND POTENTIAL FOR MORE RAIN THROUGH
TONIGHT...A FLOOD WATCH WILL BE POSTED FOR ABOUT THE SOUTHERN 2/3RDS
OF THE FORECAST AREA.

OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH WILL TRACK ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS BEFORE CUTTING OFF AND STALLING OVER NORTHERN
INDIANA. THERE IS STILL A CHANCE FOR GLANCING LIGHT PRECIP OVER
CENTRAL MISSOURI IF CYCLONIC CIRCULATION BECOMES BROAD ENOUGH.
HOWEVER FOR NOW WILL CONTINUE WITH A DRY FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY
AS NORTHERLY SURFACE FLOW ADVECTS A DRY AND COOL AIRMASS OVER THE
REGION.

IN THE EXTENDED....MAINTAINED LOW CHANCES FOR SHOWERS/STORMS FROM
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS UPPER LOW MEANDERS WESTWARD
INTO EASTERN ILLINOIS AND WESTERN/CENTRAL KENTUCKY. OTHERWISE WILL
KEEP TEMPERATURES ON THE COOL SIDE AS UPPER LOW HELPS SPREAD
CANADIAN AIR INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

TERRY
&&

.AVIATION...

FOR THE 00Z TAFS...STORMS FORMING ALONG BOUNDARY TO THE SOUTH OF THE
KSGF AND KJLN TERMINALS SHOULD REMAIN TO THE SOUTH DURING THE
EVENING HOURS.  WILL KEEP VFR CONDITIONS IN TIL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM NOW MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL PUSH
CONVECTION NOW OVER TEXAS PANHANDLE INTO THE AREA.  EXPECT MVFR TO
IFR CONDITIONS AS CONVECTION AND TRAILING STRATIFORM RAIN MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA.  CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TO VFR AFTER 18Z
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE SURFACE FRONT.

GAEDE

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
THE OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS HAVE HAD NEARLY 150-200% ABOVE
NORMAL RAINFALL SINCE APRIL 25TH. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE REGION. THEREFORE...A FLOOD
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR OVERNIGHT. FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE VALUES
RECENTLY HAVE DECREASE TO LESS THAN ONE INCH (HOURLY VALUES) FOR A
GOOD PART OF THE OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. WITH 3/6 HOUR FLASH
FLOOD GUIDANCE VALUES BETWEEN 1.5 TO 3.0 INCHES. WITH THE AMOUNT OF
RAINFALL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...FLOODING IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY. EVEN
RIVER FLOODING MAY BECOME A PROBLEM IF WE GET AMOUNTS EXCEEDING
THREE INCHES OVERNIGHT. JLT

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

MO...AREAS SOUTH OF A NEVADA TO OSAGE BEACH TO VIENNA LINE FROM 6 PM
TO 6 AM.
KS...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD COUNTY FROM 6 PM TO 6 AM.

WFO SGF

Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 12:00 PM CST, 5 hours 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
100 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-101100-
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 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 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:

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING...
   LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS.
   DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
   ISOLATED TORNADOES.
   TORRENTIAL RAINFALL PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  THE ENTIRE OZARKS REGION AFTER 2 PM.

  DISCUSSION:

  AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT EXTENDS FROM FORT LEONARD WOOD TO JUST
  NORTH OF JOPLIN WILL BE FOCUS FOR STORM INITIATION THIS AFTERNOON.
  INSTABILITY IS INCREASING ALONG THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY...WITH A
  WEAK CAPPING INVERSION EXPECTED TO BREAK AFTER 2 PM.

  VERTICAL WIND PROFILES MAY SUPPORT AN ISOLATED TORNADO OVER
  EXTREME SOUTHWEST MO. HOWEVER...HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND
  SPORADIC WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH APPEAR TO BE THE MAIN STORM
  HAZARDS.

  A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION
  LATER TONIGHT...AND WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIFT FOR ANOTHER ROUND
  OF THUNDERSTORMS. LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARD WITH STORMS
  THAT DEVELOP OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

  THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING ON WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS
  THE EASTERN MISSOURI OZARKS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

&&

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)

TERRY

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 9, 4:29 PM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
529 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

MOZ096-092330-
DOUGLAS-
529 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

AT 528 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF
WILLOW SPRINGS TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF AVA...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

RUNNELS

Local storm report, May 9, 4:40 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
540 PM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

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

0530 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NE AVA                37.00N 92.60W
05/09/2006                   DOUGLAS            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LOW WATER CROSSING FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE ON COUNTY RD
            209 OFF HIGHWAY FF.

&&

SCHULTZ

Local storm report, May 9, 5:17 PM CST, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
617 PM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

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

0610 PM     HAIL             DORA                    36.78N 92.22W
05/09/2006  E0.75 INCH       OZARK              MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

            DIME SIZE HAIL

&&

SCHULTZ

Local storm report, May 9, 5:37 PM CST, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
637 PM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

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

0630 PM     HAIL             ZANONI                  36.69N 92.33W
05/09/2006  E1.00 INCH       OZARK              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NICKEL AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL

&&

SCHULTZ

Local storm report, May 9, 5:43 PM CST, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
643 PM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

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

0642 PM     HAIL             7 N GAINESVILLE         36.70N 92.43W
05/09/2006  E1.00 INCH       OZARK              MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            REPORTED NEAR TANEY MOUNTAIN...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF
            GAINESVILLE ON HIGHWAY 181

&&

SCHULTZ

Local storm report, May 9, 5:49 PM CST, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
649 PM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

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

0647 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 NW BAKERSFIELD        36.55N 92.18W
05/09/2006                   OZARK              MO   PUBLIC

            FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED FROM EE AND 101 NEAR
            BAKERSFIELD...LOOKING NORTH

&&

SCHULTZ

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:50 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Howell

When: May 9, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Howell County, Caulfield
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.617, -92.117

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, May 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: 5508735.