Hail, Vernon
- When
- June 1, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Vernon County, 1.29 mi ENE of Harwood
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 37.960, -94.150
Hail in Missouri, June 1, 2011
An isolated severe thunderstorm produced a report of golf ball size hail.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
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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 happened
The episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
An isolated severe thunderstorm produced a report of golf ball size hail.
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 Jun 1, 4:45 PM CST, 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 4:45 PM CST, 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 545 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...UPDATE TO AVIATION... .DISCUSSION... PRIMARY FOCUS FOR THIS FORECAST REMAINED CENTERED ON CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND HEAT AND HUMIDITY FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE WARM FRONT THAT WAS LIFTING SLOWLY NORTH ACROSS NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. CAPE VALUES AROUND 3000 J/KG ALONG WITH LITTLE REMAINING OF THE CAP LEFT. THERE WOULD BE THE POSSIBILITY OF DOWNBURST WINDS AND HAIL UP TO QUARTERS IN SIZE AS FREEZING LEVELS REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH. WARM AIR AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THE LIMITED FLOW THROUGH MUCH OF THE COLUMN PRODUCES STORM MOTIONS OF 270 AT 6KTS. THIS WOULD INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING AS WELL. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE REGION AND WARM AND HUMID AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING RATHER SUMMER LIKE CONDITIONS TO THE OZARKS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES CLIMBING INTO THE MIDDLE 90S AT TIMES THROUGH THE START OF NEXT WEEK. LIMITED MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ACT TO SUPPRESS CONVECTION THROUGH MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED PULSE TYPE STORM OF TWO OR SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION...BUT COVERAGE AND POTENTIAL ARE TOO LIMITED TO PUT IN THE FORECAST AT THIS POINT WITH NO SIGNIFICANT BOUNDARIES OR FORCING MECHANISMS EXPECTED. SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE DOES TRY TO MOVE OVER THE AREA LATE SUNDAY WHICH COULD PROVIDE FOR A LITTLE MORE CHANCE FOR CONVECTION...BUT WILL HOLD OF FOR NOW ON ADDING RAIN CHANCES. THE RIDGE DOES BEGIN TO MOVE ON MONDAY AS A UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM DIGS ACROSS THE WEST COAST TO START NEXT WEEK. THIS UPPER LOW..ALONG WITH A REINFORCING ONE LATE TUESDAY...WILL EVENTUALLY BEGIN TO FLATTEN THE RIDGE AND SHIFT THE PEAK OF THE RIDGE EAST OF THE OZARKS REGION. WHILE THIS WILL LIKELY NOT LOWER TEMPERATURES MUCH...IT WOULD PLACE THE REGION IN THE VICINITY OF SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AND THE NEXT BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS. HATCH && .AVIATION... /ISSUED 541 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011/ FOR THE 02/0000Z KSGF/KJLN/KBBG TAFS...ISOLD TSTMS OVER SW MO SHOULD WEAKEN WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...OTHERWISE A LOT OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS WILL AFFECT THE REGION OVERNIGHT. CAN'T RULE OUT SOME LIGHT MVFR FOG/HAZE AT AROUND SUNRISE 10Z-13Z...OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH A LIGHT S-SE WIND. DSA && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 11:36 AM CST, 5 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1236 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-021745- 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- 1236 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER RISK LEVEL IS...LIMITED. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... LIMITED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK. LIMITED HAIL RISK. LIMITED FLASH FLOODING RISK. LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK. LIMITED EXCESSIVE HEAT RISK. DISCUSSION... HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE MIDDLE 90S ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING MICROBURST WINDS TO 60 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. DUE TO THE EXPECTED SLOW MOVEMENT OF STORMS...THERE IS ALSO A LIMITED RISK FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON FROM LATE THIS WEEK INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE IS THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH 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) SCHAUMANN
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 1:19 PM CST, 4 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
219 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011
KSZ073-011945-
BOURBON KS-
219 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHEASTERN BOURBON COUNTY UNTIL
245 PM CDT...
AT 217 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FULTON...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF FORT SCOTT...
MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE FULTON AND HAMMOND.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3804 9479 3805 9464 3804 9462 3791 9461
3791 9462 3793 9481
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 190DEG 8KT 3801 9470
SCHAUMANNLocal storm report, Jun 1, 1:30 PM CST, 4 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
230 PM CDT WED JUN 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 PM HAIL FULTON 38.01N 94.72W
06/01/2011 E1.00 INCH BOURBON KS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
&&
JSSSpecial weather statement, Jun 1, 1:49 PM CST, 3 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
249 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011
KSZ073-MOZ066-012015-
BOURBON KS-VERNON MO-
249 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHEASTERN BOURBON AND
NORTHWESTERN VERNON COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT...
AT 246 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF STOTESBURY...OR 12 MILES
NORTH OF FORT SCOTT...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE FULTON...HAMMOND...RICHARDS AND
STOTESBURY.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3804 9475 3805 9464 3804 9463 3806 9462
3806 9448 3790 9455 3794 9477
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 194DEG 4KT 3801 9463
SCHAUMANNSpecial weather statement, Jun 1, 4:01 PM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
501 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011
KSZ073-MOZ066-012230-
BOURBON KS-VERNON MO-
501 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHEASTERN BOURBON AND
NORTHWESTERN VERNON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...
AT 456 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF FULTON...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PLEASANTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS
AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE FULTON.
HEAVY RAINS MAY QUICKLY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS CREEKS...
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS AS AUTOMOBILES CAN QUICKLY STALL.
LAT...LON 3805 9474 3805 9464 3804 9463 3806 9462
3806 9444 3802 9450 3798 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 219DEG 8KT 3805 9460
BOXELLSpecial weather statement, Jun 1, 5:04 PM CST, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
604 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011
MOZ066-012330-
VERNON MO-
604 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHERN VERNON COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM
CDT...
AT 600 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF WALKER...OR 6 MILES
NORTHEAST OF NEVADA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL...
AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE HARWOOD...HORTON...METZ...NEVADA...SCHELL
CITY AND WALKER.
PEOPLE IN NORTHERN VERNON COUNTY...INCLUDING WALKER...SHOULD MONITOR
THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.
LAT...LON 3807 9453 3806 9427 3804 9423 3806 9421
3805 9419 3806 9413 3804 9411 3804 9406
3797 9406 3786 9412 3783 9437 3803 9457
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 207DEG 17KT 3794 9429
BOXELLThe radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:28 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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Massachusetts, June 1, 2011
- Flooding in Nebraska, June 1 to 30, 2011
- Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 2011
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Kansas, June 1 to 4, 2011
- Wildfire in Arizona, June 1 to 30, 2011
- Rip Current in American Samoa, June 1 to 10, 2011
- Tornado and Flood in Nebraska, June 1, 2011
- Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 2011
- Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 2011
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, June 1 to 3, 2011
- Wildfire in Arizona, June 1 to 25, 2011
- Flood in Washington, June 1 to 18, 2011
More
Every storm in Missouri in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, June 2011
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: 298919.