Hail in Saline County, Missouri
Hail March 31, 2023 · Saline County, Missouri
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A supercell produced 1.25 hail in Nelson in southeastern Saline County.
The wider storm
A highly-anticipated regional severe weather outbreak was forecast and occurred during the afternoon and evening of March 31st. Convective initiation initially occurred relatively early (7-9 am) in southeast Kansas and evolved into east central Kansas into west central Missouri. These storms were generally elevated, posing a hail threat while rapidly moving off to the northeast at 65 mph. A new line of scattered storms developed around midday and quickly matured into several long-lived supercells. Significant hail near 3.00' was reported near Fayette, MO.
Towards the end of the severe weather, very deep mixing occurred behind the dryline, leading to strong wind gusts at the surface. The gusts may have also been enhanced by virga/light showers, aiding downward momentum. Multiple non-thunderstorm wind gusts in excess of 58 mph, with multiple damage reports were received, including the KC Metro area.
Began near Nelson (38.9902, -93.0328).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1089718. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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