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Springfield (MO) hail season 1997
9 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 6 storm days, max 2.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 1997 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (1997, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 17, 1997 | 2 | 1.75" | GREENE, POLK |
| May 26, 1997 | 2 | 2.50" | CHRISTIAN, GREENE |
| April 20, 1997 | 2 | 1.00" | CHRISTIAN, GREENE |
| May 13, 1997 | 1 | 1.00" | WEBSTER |
| May 2, 1997 | 1 | 1.00" | GREENE |
“A thunderstorm developed westward across the southern and eastern sections of the city bringing a widespread and prolonged period hail event to areas south of Sunshine and east of Kansas Expressway. Most of the hail was in the the nickel to quarter size range with a few golfball size hailstones mixed in. Damage was mainly limited to small dents in vehicles and roofs.”
— NWS event narrative, July 17, 1997 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Jan 1 · Apr 2 · May 4 · Jul 2
Wind context: the record also holds 7 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 1997 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Springfield (MO) anchor. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.