Hail, Benton
- When
- November 17, 1:22 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, 2.07 mi N of Knobby
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 38.180, -93.100
Report of quarter size hail.
Hail in Missouri, November 17, 2025
Isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed in southwest Missouri during the late morning and early afternoon hours of November 17, 2025. Since these thunderstorms were more elevated in nature, large hail was the primary concern, with quarter to half dollar size hail reported in Benton and Morgan counties.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed in southwest Missouri during the late morning and early afternoon hours of November 17, 2025. Since these thunderstorms were more elevated in nature, large hail was the primary concern, with quarter to half dollar size hail reported in Benton and Morgan counties.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:22 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Morgan
- When
- November 17, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Morgan County, 1.28 mi WSW of Versailles
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 38.420, -92.850
Report of half dollar size hail one mile south of Versailles.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1297768, 1297769.