Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 26, 2011

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 26, 2011
Start: 2011-06-26T11:40
End: 2011-06-26T14:11
Location: Missouri

June 26, 2011 · NWS SGF · 7 events in 3 counties and zones

An area of strong to severe thunderstorms, some of which were initially super cellular, produced large hail and wind damage across portions of the Missouri Ozarks. The storms pushed out of Kansas and through southern Missouri during the afternoon hours forming a bow echo across central and south central Missouri.

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
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $8,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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.

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 26, 11:07 AM CST, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 11:07 AM CST, 33 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1207 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...UPDATE TO AVIATION...

.DISCUSSION...

SEVERAL FORECAST CHALLENGES THIS MORNING...INCLUDING SHORT TERM
RAIN/THUNDER POTENTIAL...FROPA ON MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY...AND SOME OF
THE WARMEST TEMPS OF THE SEASON THUS FAR FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING
WEEK.

OUT OF THE GATE THIS MORNING...MCS ACTIVITY ONGOING AS EXPECTED OVER
STL AREA TO POINTS EAST.  MAY SEE SOME BACKBUILDING INTO THE CWA
THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS TODAY AS THE LOW LEVEL JET CONTINUES
TO VEER...BUT CHANCES FOR RAIN APPEAR TO BE DWINDLING...ESPECIALLY
OVER SW MISSOURI AND EASTERN KS.

WARM FRONT CURRENTLY STRETCHING ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN CWA
HAS BEEN SLOWED AND REINFORCED BY MCS OUTFLOW OVER THE LAST 24
HOURS OR SO...BUT EXPECT THIS BOUNDARY TO AGAIN MAKE SOME PROGRESS
MIXING NORTH INTO NORTHERN MO TO CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY THIS EVENING.
SUSPECT WE'LL SEE DEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTION OVER
NEBRASKA...IOWA...FAR NORTHERN MISSOURI BY LATE
AFTERNOON/EVENING...WITH DEVELOPMENT (YET AGAIN) INTO AN MCS OVER
THE MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHERN MISSOURI RIVER VALLEYS.  HAVE A
SNEAKING SUSPICION THAT ALMOST...IF NOT ENTIRETY...OF THE CWA IS
GOING TO STAY DRY...AS A STRONG CAP BUILDS IN BEHIND THE WARM
FRONT.  ONLY POTENTIAL AREA TO BE CLIPPED BY AN MCS WILL BE THE FAR
EASTERN/NORTHEASTERN OZARKS TONIGHT.  ANY STORM THAT IS ABLE TO GET
INTO THE CWA WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH
HAIL AND WIND PRIMARY THREATS.  AGAIN...HOWEVER...CHANCES OF PRECIP
ALONE SIMPLY AREN'T GOOD.

REGION SHOULD BE SOLIDLY CAPPED SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY
MORNING...BEFORE A COLD FRONT BEGINS TO APPROACH THE REGION BY
MIDDAY MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.  POPS ALONG/AHEAD OF THE
FRONT REMAIN RATHER UNCLEAR...AS FRONT WILL BE RATHER STRONG...BUT
LACKING UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND MOVING INTO A HIGHLY CAPPED
ATMOSPHERE.  DON'T THINK A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE OUT OF
THE QUESTION ON MONDAY EVENING IF THE CAP IS ABLE TO BREAK.

WILL NEED TO WATCH HEAT HEADLINE POTENTIAL ON MONDAY...ESPECIALLY IF
CLOUD COVER IS SOMEWHAT SPARSE OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT.  MID 90S
TEMPS WILL CERTAINLY BE THERE...AND MOISTURE POOLING AHEAD OF THE
FRONT WILL BE A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY...PERHAPS RESULTING IN MID TO
EVEN UPPER 70S DEWPOINTS.  COMBINATION OF THE TWO WILL YIELD HEAT
INDICES PUSHING THE 105 MARK IN MANY LOCATIONS.

DOES LOOK LIKE THE FRONT WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE DOWN TO THE
ARKANSAS/MISSOURI STATE LINE...RESULTING IN A SHORT REPRIEVE FROM
THE HEAT I-44 NORTH ON TUESDAY...AND JUST A CHANCE FOR A FEW
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS OVER FAR SOUTHERN MO/NORTHERN ARKANSAS DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES BACK NORTH WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS A WARM
FRONT...WITH A DECIDEDLY IMPRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE SETTING UP OVER
THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE CONUS FOR THE END OF THE WORKWEEK.  WITH
850 TEMPS PROGGED TO BE PUSHING 30C BY THE END OF THE WEEK...UPPER
90S TO NEAR 100 WILL BE POSSIBLE.

BOXELL

&&

.AVIATION...
FOR THE 18Z TAFS...ELEVATED CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED EARLIER THIS
MORNING WITH THE AID OF A LOW LEVEL JET. CONVECTION FORMED A COLD
POOL WITH OUTFLOW BEGINNING TO DEVELOP MORE CONVECTION OVER WEST
CENTRAL MISSOURI WHICH IS ALSO IN THE VICINITY OF THE STATIONARY
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. FURTHER SOUTH THE CONVECTION IS STILL GOING AND
HEADING TOWARDS THE JLN FORECAST POINT BY 18Z FOR THE ONSET OF THE
NEW TAFS. WILL BRING DOWN THE VISIBILITIES WITH THUNDER TO A TEMPO
1SM THROUGH 19Z. SEEING A FEW MORE UPDRAFTS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP
OUT EAST AHEAD OF THE MCS BUT FOR NOW AM NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING TO
WARRANT MENTIONING TSRA AT SGF/BBG.

LINDENBERG

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 3:22 AM CST, 8 hours 18 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
422 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-270930-
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-
422 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER RISK LEVEL IS...ELEVATED.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  ELEVATED HAIL RISK.
  ELEVATED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK.
  LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK.
  LIMITED TO LOCALLY ELEVATED EXTREME HEAT RISK.
  LIMITED NON THUNDERSTORM HIGH WIND RISK.

DISCUSSION...

A FEW STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE FAR EASTERN OZARKS THIS
MORNING. THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD HAVE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
NICKELS. LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...A COMPLEX OF STORMS IS
EXPECTED TO FORM IN NORTHERN MISSOURI AND IOWA...AND PUSH
SOUTHEAST. WHILE MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN NORTH AND EAST
OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...A FEW STORMS COULD CLIP THE FAR EASTERN AND
NORTHEASTERN OZARKS. ANY STORMS THAT DO MOVE INTO THE OUTLOOK AREA
WILL BE CAPABLE OF THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND HAIL TO
THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING.

IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S AGAIN
ON SUNDAY. COMBINED WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW 70S...THIS WILL
RESULT IN HEAT INDICES IN THE UPPER 90S AND LOW 100S. THE HIGHEST
VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE OSAGE PLAINS OF EASTERN KANSAS
AND FAR WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. NON THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 35
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THIS AREA AS WELL DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
MONDAY NIGHT...AS WELL AS ON TUESDAY...AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES
SOUTH TO THE ARKANSAS STATE LINE. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME...WITH GUSTY WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREATS.

VERY WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT...WITH HEAT INDICES IN THE UPPER 90S AND LOW 100S
EXPECTED. ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S ACROSS THE REGION. HEAT INDICES AT OR
ABOVE 100 DEGREES WILL BE COMMON.

.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)

BOXELL

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 26, 9:11 AM CST, 2 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1011 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

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

1009 AM     HAIL             1 E SHERMAN             37.26N 95.04W
06/26/2011  E1.00 INCH       CHEROKEE           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

RKARDELL

Local storm report, Jun 26, 9:43 AM CST, 1 hour 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1043 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

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

1040 AM     HAIL             3 W MELROSE             37.03N 95.01W
06/26/2011  E1.25 INCH       CHEROKEE           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

KARDELL

Local storm report, Jun 26, 10:45 AM CST, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1145 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

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

1059 AM     HAIL             2 NNE TREECE            37.03N 94.83W
06/26/2011  E2.75 INCH       CHEROKEE           KS   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            BAXTER SPRINGS FIRE CHIEF REPORTED WINDSHIELD BROKEN AT
            THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 166 AND HIGHWAY 69.

&&

KARDELL

Local storm report, Jun 26, 11:02 AM CST, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1202 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

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

1150 AM     HAIL             1 S SKIDMORE            37.23N 94.83W
06/26/2011  E1.00 INCH       CHEROKEE           KS   PUBLIC

&&

KARDELL

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:41 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hickory

When: June 26, 11:40 AM CST
Where: Hickory County, 1.09 mi W of Pomme de Terre Res
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.870, -93.400

Hail, Wright

When: June 26, 1:05 PM CST
Where: Wright County, 1.3 mi ESE of Norwood
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 37.110, -92.410

Thunderstorm Wind, Wright

When: June 26, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Wright County, 2.82 mi SSE of Mountain Grove
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $8,000
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 37.090, -92.260

Significant damage was reported to a barn. Several power lines were also reported down.

Hail, Texas

When: June 26, 1:39 PM CST
Where: Texas County, 1.38 mi S of Cabool
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.110, -92.100

Quarter size hail was reported at the intersections of routes 60 and 181.

Hail, Texas

When: June 26, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Texas County, 0.69 mi S of Cabool
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.120, -92.100

Hail, Texas

When: June 26, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Texas County, 0.88 mi NE of Prescott
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 37.440, -91.920

Hail, Texas

When: June 26, 2:11 PM CST
Where: Texas County, 2.82 mi N of Prescott
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 37.470, -91.920

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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

Every storm in Missouri in 2011 Every state in 2011 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 306970, 306971, 306972, 306973, 306974, 306975, 306976.