Hail — Franklin, Missouri

2025-05-16 · near Washington, Franklin, Missouri

Event narrative

A Washington School District official submitted a photo of half dollar size hail.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon of May 16th, numerous supercells developed ahead of a cold front and within a favorable environment for high-end severe weather. These produced widespread severe weather including 2 to 2.5 inch hail, wind damage, and two tornadoes. One of these tornadoes ripped through St. Louis County and City, resulting in over $1 billion in damages and taking the lives of 4 individuals. Another lost his life to strong winds outside of the same tornadic supercell.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1256913. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.