Hail in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri

Hail May 16, 2025 · Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri

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Hail diameter

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Ste Genevieve (37.9800, -90.0500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 St. Louis (c) County 4 dead EF2 Iron County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1262223. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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