Thunderstorm Wind — Wright, Missouri

2001-04-03 · near Hartville, Wright, Missouri

Wider weather episode

Golfball to baseball sized hail was common across portions of Wright County. Almost every house in Hartville needed roof repair, plus over 200 vehicles were damaged. The heaviest concentration of damage was about two miles south of Hartville, to about five miles north. Insurance companies estimated that over three million dollars damage in the Hartville area alone, with an average of $7500 per home, and $5700 for each car. Hartville high school also suffered damage to its gym and buses. Along with the hail damage, localized straight line winds uprooted numerous trees and power lines around Hartville. Along with the three million dollars in Hartville, this storm created another million in damages as it tracked into Texas County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5240443. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.