Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 24, 2011

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 24, 2011
Start: 2011-05-24T11:35
End: 2011-05-24T12:15
Location: Missouri

May 24, 2011 · NWS EAX · 14 events in 4 counties and zones

A line of thunderstorms moved east along the Interstate 70 corridor, during the late morning and early afternoon hours of May 24, 2011. There were several reports of hail and high winds.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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 EAX wrote it up.

A line of thunderstorms moved east along the Interstate 70 corridor, during the late morning and early afternoon hours of May 24, 2011. There were several reports of hail and high winds.

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 Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 24, 5:07 AM CST, 6 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 5:07 AM CST, 6 hours 28 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
607 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION...

.DISCUSSION...

AN ACTIVE WEATHER DAY IS IN STORE FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS
THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AS A LARGE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES
THE REGION. A DEEP TROUGH WILL DIG SOUTHWARD INTO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN
REGION TODAY...WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING EASTWARD INTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS BY THIS EVENING.

AROUND 09Z THIS MORNING...THE SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM WAS SITUATED OVER THE OKLAHOMA/TEXAS PANHANDLES. WAA WILL SET
IN THIS MORNING AS THE WARM FRONT STRETCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS
AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. CANNOT RULE OUT THE POTENTIAL THAT SCATTERED
CONVECTION COULD POP UP DURING MID/LATE MORNING HOURS. ANY
CONVECTION THAT DOES OCCUR COULD EFFECT THE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS
FOR THE THE LARGER THUNDERSTORM OUTBREAK THAT IS EXPECTED TO BREW BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

MODELS CONTINUE TO POINT TOWARD A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER
OUTBREAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS AS THE SURFACE LOW PROGRESSES EASTWARD INTO KANSAS. A
STRONG DRYLINE WILL BE PUSHING EASTWARD TOWARD SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON...AND MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD
AGREEMENT THAT STORMS WILL INITIATE ALONG THIS DRY LINE IN THE
VICINITY OF A LINE STRETCHING FROM WICHITA TO OKLAHOMA CITY BETWEEN
22Z-00Z. WITH AT LEAST 3000-4000J/KG OF MUCAPE AND 45-50KTS OF 0-6KM
SHEAR IN PLACE OVER THAT REGION...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY
BECOME SEVERE. ONCE THESE STORMS BEGIN TO INITIATE...THEY WILL
LIKELY FORM INTO A SQUALL LINE OVER SOUTHERN KANSAS INTO CENTRAL
MISSOURI AND RAPIDLY TRACK EASTWARD TOWARD THE KS/MO
BORDER...ARRIVING BETWEEN 01Z-04Z. ALTHOUGH CAPE AND SHEAR VALUES
LIKELY WILL NOT BE AS IMPRESSIVE OVER OUR FORECAST AREA COMPARED TO
FURTHER WEST...CONDITIONS APPEAR TO SUPPORT STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...ESPECIALLY EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS AND
NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. AS THE LINE OF STORMS
APPROACHES THE KS/MO BORDER AND PROGRESSES EASTWARD INTO THE
FORECAST AREA...MODELS ARE SHOWING A LARGE AMOUNT OF DRY AIR BEING
ADVECTED INTO THE SYSTEM FROM THE SOUTHWEST...WHICH WILL PIVOT THE
TRACK OF STORMS FROM A NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTATION TO MORE OF A
NORTHWEST-SOUTHEAST ORIENTATION BY LATE EVENING OR OVERNIGHT. MAIN
SEVERE THREATS WITH THESE STORMS TUESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES.

BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BE SITUATED OVER
NORTHEAST KANSAS AND MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE REGION DURING THE
DAY...BRINGING ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE AREA. HOWEVER...THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WITH THESE STORMS
ON WEDNESDAY APPEAR TO BE LOW. THIS UPPER LOW WILL FINALLY MOVE EAST
OF THE REGION ON THURSDAY...RESULTING IN SHOWERS DIMINISHING FROM
WEST TO EAST DURING THE MORNING HOURS.

WITH THE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE BEEN
IMPACTING THE REGION FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS AND ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE DAYS...WE WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORING THE
RISK FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING AND STREAMS AND RIVERS TO BE ON THE
RISE AS PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA.

THERE WILL BE A BRIEF DRY PERIOD THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY BEFORE
ANOTHER UPPER LOW TRACKS EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...CLIPPING THE REGION WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHT. FROM THIS POINT ON IN THE FORECAST...MODELS ARE
STRUGGLING TO AGREE WITH THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN...SO HAVE KEPT THE
FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK DRY. AS FOR
TEMPERATURES...HIGHS WILL DROP DOWN INTO THE 60S BY THURSDAY AS THE
STORM SYSTEM PUSHES EASTWARD...BUT THEN WILL START MODERATING INTO
THE 80S BY THE WEEKEND.

ACH

&&

.AVIATION...

FOR THE 12Z...A WARM FRONT WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND WILL
GRADUALLY SHIFT NORTH THROUGH MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. MAY SEE
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOP ANYTIME TODAY...BUT THE CHANCES ARE LOW.
FOR THIS MORNING...THE MODEL GUIDANCE HAS RECENTLY BEEN TOO BULLISH
WITH IFR AND MVFR CEILING DEVELOPMENT IN THIS MOIST ATMOSPHERE. CURRENT
OBSERVATIONS IN EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI DO NO REFLECT THE
MODEL GUIDANCE. AS INSOLATION INCREASES THIS MORNING...CANNOT RULE
OUT A PERIOD OF MVFR CEILINGS AS CUMULUS AND STRATOCU DEVELOP. IF A
BROKEN DECK FORMS...CEILINGS WILL RISE TO VFR BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
NEXT CONCERN IS THE RISK OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SOMETIME
BETWEEN 00Z AND 06Z. GREATEST THREAT IS NEAR 06Z AS A STRONG STORM
APPROACHES. STORMS WILL ONLY LAST ABOUT 2 HOURS WITH MORE ISOLATED ACTIVITY
THEREAFTER.

DB

&&

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

Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 4:00 AM CST, 7 hours 35 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
500 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-251000-
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-
HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-
CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-
RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-
COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
500 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND
WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD POTENTIALLY DEVELOP ACROSS
THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS MORNING. HOWEVER THE MAIN FOCUS FOR SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE THIS EVENING AS A STORM SYSTEM
MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. STORMS WILL LIKELY INITIATE ALONG A
LINE APPROXIMATELY STRETCHING FROM WICHITA KS TO OKLAHOMA CITY OK
LATE THIS AFTERNOON...DEVELOP INTO A SQUALL LINE...AND MOVE EASTWARD INTO
EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI BY EARLY THIS EVENING. SOME OF
THESE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH THE PRIMARY THREATS
BEING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...ESPECIALLY NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI...DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA
THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR ANY SEVERE
WEATHER APPEARS TO BE LOW.

ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION EVENTS WILL BE SCATTERED AND NOT CONTINUOUS
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY IN
THUNDERSTORMS...WILL LIKELY DEVELOP. TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK MAY EXCEED SEVERAL INCHES IN SOME
LOCATIONS ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. THIS WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...AND WILL LIKELY PUSH SOME STREAMS AND
RIVERS INTO FLOOD THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

ACH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 24, 9:57 AM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1057 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

KSZ103-MOZ020-028-029-241630-
BUCHANAN MO-CLAY MO-LEAVENWORTH KS-PLATTE MO-
1057 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PLATTE...NORTHWESTERN CLAY...
SOUTHERN BUCHANAN AND NORTHEASTERN LEAVENWORTH COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM
CDT...

AT 1056 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LEAVENWORTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  WESTON...PLATTE CITY...SMITHVILLE...TRACY...CAMDEN POINT...
  DEARBORN...FORT LEAVENWORTH...STILLINGS...FARLEY...EAST
  LEAVENWORTH...BEVERLY...HOOVER AND RIDGELY.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...

  I-435 LOOP FROM MILE MARKERS 27 TO 33.
  I-29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 34.

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.

LAT...LON 3942 9500 3942 9497 3944 9498 3961 9477
      3947 9460 3946 9460 3945 9458 3941 9452
      3919 9497 3933 9510
TIME...MOT...LOC 1558Z 240DEG 42KT 3931 9493

HAWBLITZEL

Special weather statement, May 24, 10:00 AM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1100 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

KSZ025-102-241630-
ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN KS-
1100 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN DONIPHAN AND
ATCHISON COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM CDT...

AT 1056 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR EFFINGHAM...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
NORTONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  LANCASTER...DENTON...FARMINGTON...HURON...SEVERANCE AND DONIPHAN.

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.

LAT...LON 3966 9542 3966 9534 3973 9534 3981 9527
      3964 9504 3963 9506 3961 9505 3942 9538
      3953 9555
TIME...MOT...LOC 1600Z 220DEG 20KT 3952 9539

HAWBLITZEL

Local storm report, May 24, 10:21 AM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1121 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

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

1120 AM     HAIL             LANCASTER KS            39.57N 95.30W
05/24/2011  E1.75 INCH       ATCHISON           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

AJ

Special weather statement, May 24, 10:53 AM CST, 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1153 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

KSZ025-102-103-MOZ004-011>013-020-021-028-241745-
ANDREW MO-ATCHISON KS-BUCHANAN MO-CLINTON MO-DE KALB MO-DONIPHAN
KS-GENTRY MO-HOLT MO-LEAVENWORTH KS-PLATTE MO-
1153 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ANDREW...PLATTE...SOUTHEASTERN
HOLT...SOUTHWESTERN GENTRY...WESTERN DEKALB...WESTERN CLINTON...
BUCHANAN...DONIPHAN...EASTERN ATCHISON AND NORTHERN LEAVENWORTH
COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM CDT...

AT 1152 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM OREGON TO ATCHISON
TO OSKALOOSA...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  TROY...WATHENA...ELWOOD...ST. JOSEPH...SAVANNAH...COUNTRY CLUB
  VILLA...WESTON...LEAVENWORTH...LANSING...PLATTE CITY...GOWER...
  RUSHVILLE...FILLMORE...EASTON...AMAZONIA...AGENCY...DEARBORN...
  CAMDEN POINT...TRACY AND UNION STAR.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...

  I-435 LOOP FROM MILE MARKERS 25 TO 33.
  I-29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 14 AND 78.
  I-229 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 14.

THESE STORMS 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.

LAT...LON 3954 9526 4006 9526 4015 9447 3963 9447
      3926 9475 3921 9518 3941 9519 3942 9535
TIME...MOT...LOC 1653Z 262DEG 32KT 3998 9514 3956 9514
          3926 9536

HAWBLITZEL

Local storm report, May 24, 11:17 AM CST, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1217 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

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

1217 PM     HAIL             ST JOSEPH               39.76N 94.85W
05/24/2011  E0.50 INCH       BUCHANAN           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

AJ

Local storm report, May 24, 11:35 AM CST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1235 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

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

1235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PLATTE CITY             39.36N 94.78W
05/24/2011                   PLATTE             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1-2 INCH BRANCHES DOWN IN PLATTE CITY

&&

AJ

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:34 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

10 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Platte

When: May 24, 11:35 AM CST
Where: Platte County, 0.69 mi S of Platte City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.360, -94.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Platte

When: May 24, 11:35 AM CST
Where: Platte County, Platte City
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.370, -94.780

Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. One to two inch tree limbs were reported down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When: May 24, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Clinton County, 5.23 mi WSW of Converse
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.470, -94.370

Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.

Hail, Platte

When: May 24, 11:46 AM CST
Where: Platte County, 1.27 mi ENE of Lake Waukomis
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 39.240, -94.700

Hail, Clay

When: May 24, 11:48 AM CST
Where: Clay County, 1.75 mi SE of North Kansas City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 39.130, -94.560

Hail, Clay

When: May 24, 11:49 AM CST
Where: Clay County, 1.48 mi SSE of Smithville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 39.380, -94.570

Hail, Clay

When: May 24, 11:50 AM CST
Where: Clay County, 1.48 mi SSE of Smithville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.380, -94.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: May 24, 11:50 AM CST
Where: Clay County, 1.48 mi SSE of Smithville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.380, -94.570

Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: May 24, 11:57 AM CST
Where: Clay County, 1.28 mi ESE of North Kansas City
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 39.140, -94.560

Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.

Hail, Clay

When: May 24, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Clay County, 0.87 mi SE of Liberty
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 39.240, -94.420

Hail, Clay

When: May 24, 12:03 PM CST
Where: Clay County, 1.27 mi ENE of Linden
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 39.210, -94.560

Hail, Clay

When: May 24, 12:12 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Excelsior Spgs
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.350, -94.230

Hail, Ray

When: May 24, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Ray County, 1.48 mi SSE of Wood Hgts
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.310, -94.160

Hail, Clay

When: May 24, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Clay County, 0.69 mi S of Excelsior Spgs
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.340, -94.230

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, May 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: 308334, 308978, 308345, 308337, 308335, 308336, 308340, 308346, 308344, 308343, 308338, 308339, 308341, 308342.