Hail in Missouri, May 3, 2010

Name: Hail in Missouri, May 3, 2010
Start: 2010-05-03T15:01
End: 2010-05-03T15:25
Location: Missouri

May 3, 2010 · NWS LSX · 3 events in 1 county or zone

A strong cold front moved through the region triggering showers and thunderstorms. Numerous reports of large hail and a few reports of damaging winds were received.

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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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 happened

The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.

A strong cold front moved through the region triggering showers and thunderstorms. Numerous reports of large hail and a few reports of damaging winds were received.

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 May 3, 12:57 PM CST, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 12:57 PM CST, 2 hours 4 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
157 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

.DISCUSSION...
/157 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010/

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AS SHORTWAVE INTERACTS WITH
AROUND 1000J/KG OF SURFACE BASED CAPE SOUTH OF AN OLD OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY LOCATED NORTH OF ST. LOUIS. SHOULD SEE THIS ACTIVITY WEAKEN
THIS EVENING WITH LOSS OF DIURNAL INSTABILITY.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH GOES UNTIL 8 PM CDT.

I STUCK TO A BLEND OF THE GFS/ECMWF FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH
ANOTHER SHORTWAVE/COLD FRONT SET TO PASS THROUGH THE CWA ON
WEDNESDAY. MAINTAINED CHANCES FOR TSRA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
WITH A STRONGER SHORTWAVE/COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE MIDWEST.

LOOKS LIKE A RELATIVELY COOL WEEKEND AHEAD AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
ACROSS THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO
MIDDLE 60S...AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.

THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EXTENDED WILL COME SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY WITH WARM ADVECTION.

CVKING

&&

.AVIATION...
/1226 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010/

ISOLATED AREA OF SHRA AT KUIN WILL MOVE E OF THE TERMINAL SHORTLY
AFTER ISSUANCE...LEAVING AFTN CONVECTION AS THE PRIMARY CONCERN FOR
THIS SET OF TAFS. A CDNFT WAS MOVING SEWD THROUGH MO/IL AT 17Z WITH
INCREASING INSTABILITY AHEAD OF THE FNT DUE TO FULL MAY SUNSHINE AND
COLD AIR ADVECTION ALOFT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING SHORTWAVE.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DVLP SOUTHEAST OF THE FNT LATER THIS
AFTN BUT CONFIDENCE IN TSRA AT THE TERMINALS IS LOW. WINDS WILL
TURN WLY TO NWLY AFTER FROPA...BECOME LGT/VAR OVERNIGHT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN TO THE REGION...THEN INCREASE OUT OF THE S TO SW
WITH MORNING MIXING.

SPECIFICS FOR KSTL...TSRA/SHRA EXPECTED TO DVLP THIS AFTN AHEAD OF
AN APPROACHING CDFNT AROUND 21Z-01Z BUT LOW CONFIDENCE IN TSRA AT
THE TERMINAL PRECLUDES MORE THAN VCTS/CB IN THE TAFS ATTM. WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND AMEND AS NEEDED. OTHERWISE...PLEASE SEE
ABOVE DISCUSSION.

KANOFSKY

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
IL...NONE.
&&

WFO LSX

Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 11:00 AM CST, 4 hours 1 minute before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1200 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-041200-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-
CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX MO-
LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-
AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-
ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO-
WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-
MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
1200 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME OF
THE STORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE AND BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY ALL SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST. LOUIS.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1

CVKING

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 3, 2:29 PM CST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
329 PM CDT MON MAY 03 2010

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

0329 PM     HAIL             2 SW SPARTA             38.13N  89.74W
05/03/2010  M0.50 INCH       RANDOLPH           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

CVKING

Local storm report, May 3, 2:33 PM CST, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
333 PM CDT MON MAY 03 2010

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

0333 PM     HAIL             EDEN                    38.12N  89.67W
05/03/2010  M1.00 INCH       RANDOLPH           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

CVKING

Special weather statement, May 3, 2:40 PM CST, 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
340 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

MOZ036-032130-
PIKE MO-
340 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
UNTIL 430 PM CDT...

AT 339 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NEW HARTFORD...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
BOWLING GREEN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  BOWLING GREEN...
  LOUISIANA...
  EOLIA...
  CLARKSVILLE...
  ASHLEY...
  ST. CLEMENT...
  CYRENE...
  EDGEWOOD...
  PAYNESVILLE...
  ANNADA...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

MILLER

Local storm report, May 3, 2:44 PM CST, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
344 PM CDT MON MAY 03 2010

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

0343 PM     HAIL             2 SE EDEN               38.10N  89.64W
05/03/2010  E0.88 INCH       RANDOLPH           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH

&&

TILLY

Local storm report, May 3, 2:45 PM CST, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
345 PM CDT MON MAY 03 2010

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

0345 PM     HAIL             5 SW VANDALIA           38.93N  89.17W
05/03/2010  M0.25 INCH       FAYETTE            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

CVKING

Local storm report, May 3, 2:52 PM CST, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
352 PM CDT MON MAY 03 2010

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

0350 PM     HAIL             3 WSW SILEX             39.11N  91.11W
05/03/2010  M0.25 INCH       LINCOLN            MO   PUBLIC

            FROM ST ALPHONSUS CHURCH

&&

SIPPRELL

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:00 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 3, 3:01 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, 6 mi N of Troy
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 39.067, -90.980

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 3, 3:16 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, 2.5 mi NE of Argentville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.054, -90.815

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 3, 3:24 PM CST to 3:25 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, 0.56 mi SE of Foley
Measured: 2 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.045, -90.742

Hail was covering the ground.

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 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, May 2010

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: 234793, 234794, 234795.