Hail — Lafayette, Missouri

2023-06-30 · near Lexington, Lafayette, Missouri

Event narrative

Social media photo of a hail stone larger than 4 inches in diameter on the southeast side of Lexington.

Wider weather episode

On the morning of June 30th, a line of storms moved through far northern Missouri, producing 60 to 70 mph wind gusts. Then in the afternoon and evening of June 30th, storms brought large hail and damaging winds to much of Missouri, including softball sized hail in Lexington, MO.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1116018. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.