Hail in Cole County, Missouri

Hail April 16, 2026 · Cole County, Missouri

2.5 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An emergency manager estimated hail size between golf balls and tennis balls. Photo provided was representative of tennis ball sized hail.

The wider storm

During the afternoon of April 16th, isolated to widely scattered multicell clusters developed in portions of south-central Missouri. As these thunderstorms progressed into central and southeast Missouri, they produced isolated large hail between 1.25 and 2.50 inches in diameter.

Began near Eugene (38.3500, -92.4000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1331460. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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