Hail, Scotland
- When
- June 26, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Scotland County, 0.87 mi SW of Four Corners
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 40.520, -92.340
Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, June 26 to 27, 2011
A strong disturbance moved through central Iowa during the late afternoon and evening of June 26 brought showers and severe thunderstorms to portions of central and eastern Iowa. Widespread tree damage occurred across Van Buren County.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 DVN wrote it up.
A strong disturbance moved through central Iowa during the late afternoon and evening of June 26 brought showers and severe thunderstorms to portions of central and eastern Iowa. Widespread tree damage occurred across Van Buren County. One to one and a half inches of rain fell across northeastern Missouri and southeastern Iowa which lead to some flash flooding and flooding.
During the late evening of June 26 and early morning of June 27, another line of severe thunderstorms moved into parts of southeast Iowa, northeast Missouri, and west central Illinois, as a warm front lifted northward into the area. Winds in excess of 70 mph and torrential rains accompanied the storms. In addition to widespread tree damage, some buildings collapsed in Keokuk, IA. Rainfall totals of 1.5 to 3.5 inches fell along and south of a line from Fairfield, IA, to Galesburg, IL which resulted in some flash flooding and flooding. Some of the higher totals were 3.30 inches 1 mile south of Kahoka, MO, 3.31 inches in Memphis, MO and 3.50 inches 6 miles west northwest of Burlington, IA. Rainfall amounts quickly tapered off to between a trace and a third of an inch across areas to the north.
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 Quad Cities, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 26, 3:49 PM CST, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 3:49 PM CST, 3 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
449 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011
.UPDATE...
STORMS OVER SOUTHERN IOWA HAVE INTENSIFIED...AND ARE TRAINING EAST
OVER IOWA NOW. LOOKING AT CORFIDI VECTORS...THIS SHOULD CONTINUE
TO MOVE EAST...AND GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTHEAST WITH TIME...RIGHT INTO
OUR SATURATED SOUTH. THIS ALONG CARRIES A FLASH FLOOD THREAT...AND
WITH STORMS AGAIN EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...THIS
THREAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND 15Z MONDAY. PRODUCTS ISSUED ALREADY.
&&
.DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR DES MOINES-HENRY IA-
JEFFERSON-KEOKUK-LEE-LOUISA-VAN BUREN-WASHINGTON.
IL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR HANCOCK-HENDERSON-
MCDONOUGH-WARREN.
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR CLARK-SCOTLAND.
&&
ERVINHazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 3:14 AM CST, 15 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 414 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-270915- BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON- CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON- HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON- WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- 414 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM FAIRFIELD TO MACOMB TODAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. TONIGHT...THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY OVER MOST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY SEVERE...ESPECIALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM INDEPENDENCE TO KEWANEE WHERE THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS A SLIGHT RISK. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND...WITH LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE AS WELL. THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST IOWA...NORTHEAST MISSOURI...AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS THAT HAVE BEEN SATURATED FROM HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS OVER THE PAST WEEK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY FOR WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR INTENSIFY ALONG A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION LATE MONDAY MORNING AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. BY THE END OF THE WEEK HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA. AT THIS TIME FRIDAY LOOKS LIKE THE HOTTEST DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S AND HEAT INDICES NEAR OR ABOVE 100. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT. SHEETS/DLF
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 5:29 PM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
629 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011
IAZ087-088-098-099-ILZ034-MOZ009-010-270030-
CLARK-HANCOCK-HENRY-JEFFERSON-LEE-SCOTLAND-VAN BUREN-
629 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011
...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA...
AT 626 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LARGE STRONG THUNDERSTORM 30 MILES WEST OF MILTON...OR 22 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF OTTUMWA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
MILTON AROUND 705 PM CDT...
CANTRIL AROUND 715 PM CDT...
KEOSAUQUA AROUND 720 PM CDT...
BENTONSPORT/VERNON AROUND 725 PM CDT...
BONAPARTE AND 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF CROTON AROUND 730 PM CDT...
PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 45 MPH...HEAVY RAIN...
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. THIS STORM
SET THE STAGE FOR FLASH FLOODING THIS EVENING.
LAT...LON 4060 9236 4061 9219 4102 9218 4071 9123
4032 9135 4045 9236
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 281DEG 38KT 4078 9268
ERVINThe radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 178 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:02 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Scotland
- When
- June 26, 11:00 PM CST to June 27, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Scotland County, 0.81 mi SSE of Hitt to 1.58 mi ESE of Bible Grove
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 40.559, -92.246
Heavy rains on June 26 and the early morning of June 27 caused flash flooding across parts Scotland County Missouri on June 27. Several roads were closed throughout the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Scotland
- When
- June 26, 11:40 PM CST
- Where
- Scotland County, 0.69 mi S of Memphis
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 40.460, -92.170
Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down some trees in Memphis, MO around 1240 am CDT June 27.
Flash Flood, Clark
- When
- June 27, 1:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clark County, 9.03 mi W of Anson to 2.09 mi WNW of Wyaconda
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 40.600, -91.940
Heavy rains caused some flash flooding which washed out three water lines in Clark County #1 Water District during the morning of June 27. Boil orders were issued for the affected areas which included the County Road 45 and Highway NN area, areas north of Kahoka on Highway 81, areas north of Peaksville, and users on Highway C. WGEM also contributed to this report.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 26 to 27, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 26, 2011
- Flash Flood and Hail in Illinois, June 26 to 27, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 26, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, June 26 to 27, 2011
- Tornado and Flood in Missouri, June 26 to 27, 2011
- Wildfire in New Mexico, June 26 to 30, 2011
- Flash Flood and Flood in Iowa, June 26 to 27, 2011
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 26, 2011
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 26 to 27, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 26 to 30, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 26, 2011
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: 323660, 329427, 323661, 323677.