Hail in Greene County, Missouri

Hail April 15, 2023 · Greene County, Missouri

2 in

Hail diameter

$4.0M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tennis ball sized hail was reported in the western portion of Greene County stretching from northern sections of Republic into west Springfield and northward into Willard. More than 100 homes and dozens of cars suffered damage. This entry will include damages for all entries for Greene County for this event.

The wider storm

Storms developed along the southwest Missouri/southeast Kansas border during the early afternoon and tracked eastward across the area through the early to mid evening. Hail up to four inches in diameter was reported near the town of Arcola, in Dade County. Other reports of two inch hail or larger were received from Barton, Cedar, Dallas, Greene, Hickory, Polk, and Taney Counties. The Automated Surface Observation System (ASOS) at Vichy in Maries County recorded a wind gust of 97 mph. It was later confirmed that an EF-2 tornado moved over the area, resulting in 5 injuries to the residents of a house that was heavily damaged.

Began near Republic (37.1200, -93.5000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 Maries County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1091925. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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