Hail in Missouri, September 22, 2006

Name: Hail in Missouri, September 22, 2006
Start: 2006-09-22T14:05
End: 2006-09-22T14:05
Location: Missouri

September 22, 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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Fire, smoke and dust
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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 Sep 22, 10:14 AM CST, 3 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 22, 10:14 AM CST, 3 hours 51 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1114 AM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

...MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION...
A FEW UPDRAFTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN TRIGGERED THIS MORNING IN RESPONSE
TO RAPID MOISTURE TRANSPORT BACK INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI.  RADAR
SUGGESTS THAT MOST OF THESE UPDRAFTS ARE BEING CAPPED OFF BY A MID
LEVEL SUBSIDENCE INVERSION NOTED FROM THE KSGF 12Z RAOB AT AROUND
15-18 KFT.  WITH INCREASE HEATING AND DEEPENING MOISTURE...THIS CAP
(SUBSIDENCE INVERSION) WILL PROBABLY BREAK WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR
SO.

THE ENVIRONMENT IS RIPE FOR TORNADOES...LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE
TORNADOES CAN NOT BE RULED OUT.  EFFECTIVE DEEP LAYER SHEAR ACROSS
THE REGION IS IMPRESSIVE WITH 60-70 KNOTS...0-1KM HELICITIES RANGING
FROM 150-300M2/S2.  A MODIFIED 12Z KSGF RAOB SUGGESTS THAT 1500-2000
J/KG OF ML CAPE EXISTS ACROSS A BROAD AREA OF SW MO...AND WILL ONLY
INCREASE WITH TIME

IN THE SHORT TERM...THE AREA OF MOST CONCERN IS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST
OF A LINE FROM GROVE OKLAHOMA TO LAKE OF THE OZARKS.

CRAMER

LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT - THURSDAY)...
THIS PERIOD APPEARS TO BE QUIET IN THE WAKE OF OUR ONGOING STORM
SYSTEM.  COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD THROUGH A CANADIAN AIRMASS THAT WILL
SCOUR MOISTURE FROM THE DEEP SOUTH AND INTO THE GULF.  THIS WILL
LIMIT ANY POTENTIAL FOR ACTIVE WEATHER THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.  THERE
MAY BE A COUPLE OF WEAK DISTURBANCES MIGRATING THROUGH THE NORTHWEST
FLOW DURING THESE PERIODS...BUT WEAK LIFT AND LOW MOISTURE MAY ONLY
YIELD CLOUD COVER.

THE GFS SUGGESTS THAT A STRONGER WAVE COULD IMPACT THE REGION BY
WEDNESDAY.  MOISTURE WILL STILL BE LACKING HOWEVER BETTER LIFT WITH
THIS SYSTEM JUSTIFIES SOME CHANCE POPS FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY.  FOLLOWED THE MEX POPS NUMBERS WITH THESE PERIODS.  FALL
LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL BE OBSERVED THROUGH THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK
WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S AND 80S...AND LOWS RANGING FROM THE 40S TO THE
MID 50S.

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

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

WFO SGF

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 22, 12:00 PM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
100 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-231100-
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 FRI SEP 22 2006

...PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION THIS AFTERNOON...
...TORNADIC STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING POTENTIALLY LONG TRACK
  TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH...AND HAIL IN
  EXCESS OF GOLF BALL SIZE.

AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  ALL OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH TONIGHT.
  THE HIGHEST RISK AREA WILL BE EAST OF HIGHWAY 65 THROUGH 9 PM.

  DISCUSSION:

  STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHWEST
  MISSOURI AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND MOVING
  QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 TO 50 MPH.

  EAST OF HIGHWAY 65...ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST
  FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALONG AND
  EAST OF AN OSAGE BEACH TO NEOSHO LINE.  LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
  BASEBALLS AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH WILL ALSO
  ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS.

  THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE GREATEST HAZARDS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE
  QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. AT THIS
  TIME...THE TORNADO THREAT APPEARS MINIMAL AFTER MIDNIGHT.

  HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE
  ACROSS ALL OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ON SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PERSONS EAST OF HIGHWAY 65 CAN EXPECT HAIL
  UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
  MPH. A TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

  HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THROUGH MID EVENING
  ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM NEOSHO TO OSAGE BEACH. SPOTTERS AND
  EMERGENCY MANAGERS ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
  SHOULD MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER
  EVENT CLOSELY.

&&

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

Local storm report, Sep 22, 12:52 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
152 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

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

0150 PM     HAIL             DIXON                   37.99N 92.09W
09/22/2006  E1.75 INCH       PULASKI            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

HATCH

Local storm report, Sep 22, 12:55 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
155 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

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

0150 PM     HAIL             HOUSTON                 37.33N 91.96W
09/22/2006  E0.88 INCH       TEXAS              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

HATCH

Local storm report, Sep 22, 1:12 PM CST, 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
212 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

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

0201 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE ROLLA              37.98N 91.73W
09/22/2006                   PHELPS             MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TWO LARGE TREES DOWN ONE BLOCKING HIGHWAY E.

0205 PM     HAIL             VICHY                   38.11N 91.76W
09/22/2006  E0.88 INCH       MARIES             MO   POST OFFICE

0206 PM     HAIL             4 NE ROLLA              37.99N 91.72W
09/22/2006  E2.75 INCH       PHELPS             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

HATCH

Local storm report, Sep 22, 1:13 PM CST, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
213 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

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

0212 PM     HAIL             ROLLA                   37.95N 91.77W
09/22/2006  E0.88 INCH       PHELPS             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AT THE ROLLA AIRPORT.

&&

HATCH

Local storm report, Sep 22, 1:29 PM CST, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
229 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

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

0229 PM     TORNADO          2 E ST. JAMES           38.00N 91.58W
09/22/2006                   PHELPS             MO   PUBLIC

            ALONG INTERSTATE 44.

&&

HATCH

Local storm report, Sep 22, 1:32 PM CST, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
232 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

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

0229 PM     TORNADO          2 E ST. JAMES           38.00N 91.58W
09/22/2006                   PHELPS             MO   PUBLIC

            UNCOMFIRMED REPORT,LOCATED ALONG INTERSTATE 44.

&&

HATCH

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:06 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Maries

When: September 22, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Maries County, Vichy
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: POST OFFICE
Coordinates: 38.117, -91.750

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, September 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: 5534745.