93.3 KWTO Keeping Watch Over the Ozarks
Hail up to the size of baseballs accompanied severe thunderstorms that moved across the Ozarks Saturday afternoon.
By 5:30 p.m., the remaining severe thunderstorm/tornado warnings had expired for the KWTO listening area, and only a few counties in the eastern Ozarks remained under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 7:00 p.m. Saturday.
We had baseball size hail reports in Bolivar, Urbana, and Arcola (Dade County), and tennis ball size hail in Republic as storms moved into the Springfield metro area.
In Barton County, teacup size hail (3.00 inch) was reported just after 2:00 p.m. in the Milford area of Barton County.
Here are some of the other large hail reports we received from the National Weather Service, ham radio operators, and emergency managers:
Highway 160 between Reeds Spring and Walnut Shade: Egg size hail (2.00 inch) reported at 4:05 p.m.
2 miles north of Republic: Tennis ball size hail (2.50 inch) reported at 3:43 p.m.
2 miles northeast of Springfield: Golf ball size hail (1.75 inch) reported at 4:04 p.m.
North of Urbana (Dallas County): Baseball size hail reported at 3:14 p.m.
Ping pong ball size hail reported on Highway 73 north of Tunas at 3:06 p.m.
Golf ball size hail reported in Urbana at 3:00 p.m.
Golf ball size hail reported four miles northeast of Bolivar at 2:53 p.m.
Ping pong ball size hail reported two miles northeast of Bolivar at 2:50 p.m.
Baseball size hail (2.75 inch) reported four miles east of Arcola at 2:22 p.m.
Egg size hail (2.00 inch) reported in Pittsburg (Hickory County) and Jerico Springs (Cedar County) at 2:20 p.m.
Tennis ball size hail reported seven miles north of Golden City (Barton County) at 1:58 p.m.
Half dollar size hail (1.25 inch) reported in Lamar at 1:39 p.m.
Golf ball size hail reported southwest of Boston (Barton County) at 1:31 p.m.
Golf ball size hail reported 2 miles northwest of Nashville (Barton County) at 1:15 p.m.