Hail — Ripley, Missouri

2025-09-15 · near Tucker, Ripley, Missouri

Event narrative

Hail up to the size of quarters fell to the south of Gatewood near the Fourche Creek Conservation Area.

Wider weather episode

Enhanced moisture convergence near a surface low allowed a few storms to develop over the Ozark Foothills of southeast Missouri in the afternoon. With high pressure aloft centered north of the area, wind shear was very weak, but surface-based CAPE was around 2000 J/kg. As they moved southward in the late afternoon, one storm produced some hail near the Arkansas border south of Gatewood.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1294419. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.