Hail in St. Louis on Monday, April 27, 2026
The Storm Prediction Center logged 62 hail reports in St. Louis on Monday, April 27, 2026, between 5:41 am and 7:33 pm CDT, in 11 of the metro's 12 counties. The largest was 2.50 inches at Jerseyville (Jersey, IL) at 6:00 pm. NOAA radar flagged 1,386 hail signatures inside the metro that day: 655 rated a 100% chance of hail and 541 with a maximum expected size of 1 inch or more.
Where hail was reported
Reports came from 38 places in Franklin, MO, Jefferson, MO, Jersey, IL, Lincoln, MO, Madison, IL, Monroe, IL, St. Charles, MO, St. Clair, IL, St. Louis City, MO, St. Louis, MO and Warren, MO, named as the National Weather Service described them.
- O'Fallon 5 reports, up to 1.25 in
- Bethalto 4 reports, up to 2.00 in
- University City 4 reports, up to 1.75 in
- Alton 3 reports, up to 1.75 in
- Jerseyville 3 reports, up to 2.50 in
- Carpenter 2 reports, up to 1.25 in
- Clarkson Valley 2 reports, up to 1.25 in
- Godfrey 2 reports, up to 1.00 in
- Gray Summit 2 reports, up to 1.75 in
- Harvester 2 reports, up to 1.00 in
- Hillsdale 2 reports, up to 1.25 in
- Pacific 2 reports, up to 2.00 in
- Saint Louis 2 reports, up to 1.50 in
- Sullivan 2 reports, up to 2.25 in
- Warrenton 2 reports, up to 1.00 in
- Belleville 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Bridgeton 1 report, up to 1.50 in
- Chesterfield 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Clayton 1 report, up to 1.50 in
- Columbia 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Dittmer 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Dorsey 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Gerald 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Glen Carbon 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Jennings 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Jonesburg 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Kuhn 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Leslie 1 report, up to 1.75 in
- Maplewood 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Moscow Mills 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Prairietown 1 report, up to 1.75 in
- Richwoods 1 report, up to 1.75 in
- Saint John 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Saint Peters 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Silex 1 report, up to 1.50 in
- Town And Country 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Winfield 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Wood River 1 report, up to 1.25 in
Every hail report logged that day
Times are Central Daylight Time. Sizes are in inches, as reported. The comment is the National Weather Service's text as published in the Storm Prediction Center's daily log.
| Time | Size | Place | County | NWS comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:41 am | 1.00 | 2 S Belleville | St. Clair, IL | Pea to quarter sized hail. Time estimate from radar. (LSX) |
| 6:15 am | 1.50 | 2 NNW Saint Louis | St. Louis City, MO | picture received on X from near Kings Highway and MLK Dr. (LSX) |
| 6:15 am | 1.75 | 1 E University City | St. Louis, MO | (LSX) |
| 6:15 am | 1.50 | 1 N University City | St. Louis, MO | (LSX) |
| 6:16 am | 1.50 | University City | St. Louis, MO | Estimated ping pong sized hail with photo and US quarter. Time estimated from radar. (LSX) |
| 6:16 am | 1.00 | 1 NW University City | St. Louis, MO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LSX) |
| 6:19 am | 1.00 | 2 W Saint Louis | St. Louis City, MO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LSX) |
| 6:20 am | 1.00 | 2 ENE Maplewood | St. Louis City, MO | (LSX) |
| 6:20 am | 1.50 | 1 E Clayton | St. Louis City, MO | (LSX) |
| 6:21 am | 1.00 | 2 SE Hillsdale | St. Louis City, MO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LSX) |
| 6:42 am | 1.25 | 2 SE Hillsdale | St. Louis City, MO | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (LSX) |
| 6:46 am | 1.25 | 1 W Jennings | St. Louis, MO | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (LSX) |
| 12:20 pm | 1.00 | 2 S Harvester | St. Charles, MO | Corrects previous hail report from 2 S Harvester. Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LSX) |
| 12:25 pm | 1.00 | 2 S Harvester | St. Charles, MO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LSX) |
| 1:34 pm | 1.50 | 1 SW Bridgeton | St. Louis, MO | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (LSX) |
| 1:35 pm | 1.00 | 1 N Chesterfield | St. Louis, MO | (LSX) |
| 1:36 pm | 1.00 | 2 WNW Town And Country | St. Louis, MO | (LSX) |
| 1:38 pm | 1.25 | 1 E Clarkson Valley | St. Louis, MO | (LSX) |
| 1:48 pm | 1.00 | 1 S Saint John | St. Louis, MO | At Midland and I-170. (LSX) |
| 2:21 pm | 1.00 | Glen Carbon | Madison, IL | (LSX) |
| 2:21 pm | 1.00 | 4 SE Jonesburg | Warren, MO | (LSX) |
| 2:56 pm | 1.00 | Moscow Mills | Lincoln, MO | (LSX) |
| 5:30 pm | 1.00 | 1 N Winfield | Lincoln, MO | (LSX) |
| 5:35 pm | 1.50 | Silex | Lincoln, MO | time estimated. (LSX) |
| 5:55 pm | 1.50 | Jerseyville | Jersey, IL | (LSX) |
| 5:58 pm | 1.00 | 1 N Jerseyville | Jersey, IL | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LSX) |
| 6:00 pm | 2.50 | Jerseyville | Jersey, IL | (LSX) |
| 6:15 pm | 1.25 | 1 SE Sullivan | Franklin, MO | pictures received. time and size estimated. (LSX) |
| 6:20 pm | 2.25 | Sullivan | Franklin, MO | (LSX) |
| 6:20 pm | 1.00 | Warrenton | Warren, MO | time estimated. (LSX) |
| 6:23 pm | 1.00 | Warrenton | Warren, MO | (LSX) |
| 6:25 pm | 1.75 | 3 NNW Leslie | Franklin, MO | (LSX) |
| 6:26 pm | 1.25 | 2 S Gerald | Franklin, MO | (LSX) |
| 6:30 pm | 1.00 | 2 E O'Fallon | St. Charles, MO | Near Mexico Road and Salt Lick. (LSX) |
| 6:35 pm | 1.00 | 2 WNW O'Fallon | St. Charles, MO | (LSX) |
| 6:35 pm | 1.25 | 1 NNE O'Fallon | St. Charles, MO | (LSX) |
| 6:36 pm | 1.25 | 3 NE O'Fallon | St. Charles, MO | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (LSX) |
| 6:37 pm | 1.00 | 4 NW Saint Peters | St. Charles, MO | (LSX) |
| 6:39 pm | 1.25 | 2 NNE O'Fallon | St. Charles, MO | (LSX) |
| 6:44 pm | 1.00 | 1 SW Pacific | Franklin, MO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LSX) |
| 6:45 pm | 1.75 | 5 NW Richwoods | Franklin, MO | time estimated. (LSX) |
| 6:46 pm | 1.75 | 1 ENE Gray Summit | Franklin, MO | (LSX) |
| 6:48 pm | 1.25 | 2 E Gray Summit | Franklin, MO | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (LSX) |
| 6:50 pm | 1.75 | Alton | Madison, IL | (LSX) |
| 6:52 pm | 1.00 | 2 S Godfrey | Madison, IL | Hail from the sizes of dimes to quarters. (LSX) |
| 6:54 pm | 2.00 | 4 N Pacific | Franklin, MO | Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.). (LSX) |
| 6:54 pm | 1.00 | 1 S Godfrey | Madison, IL | (LSX) |
| 6:55 pm | 1.50 | 2 NW Alton | Madison, IL | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (LSX) |
| 6:56 pm | 2.00 | 2 WNW Bethalto | Madison, IL | (LSX) |
| 6:58 pm | 1.00 | Dittmer | Jefferson, MO | Quarter size hail. (LSX) |
| 6:58 pm | 1.00 | 2 SW Clarkson Valley | St. Louis, MO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LSX) |
| 6:59 pm | 1.00 | 1 NE Alton | Madison, IL | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LSX) |
| 7:00 pm | 1.25 | 2 N Wood River | Madison, IL | (LSX) |
| 7:03 pm | 1.25 | Bethalto | Madison, IL | (LSX) |
| 7:07 pm | 1.75 | 1 NW Bethalto | Madison, IL | Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (LSX) |
| 7:10 pm | 1.25 | Bethalto | Madison, IL | (LSX) |
| 7:10 pm | 1.00 | Dorsey | Madison, IL | (LSX) |
| 7:11 pm | 1.00 | 3 W Carpenter | Madison, IL | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LSX) |
| 7:13 pm | 1.75 | 3 SSW Prairietown | Madison, IL | (LSX) |
| 7:15 pm | 1.25 | 3 W Carpenter | Madison, IL | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (LSX) |
| 7:25 pm | 1.00 | 1 NW Kuhn | Madison, IL | (LSX) |
| 7:33 pm | 1.00 | 3 SE Columbia | Monroe, IL | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LSX) |
What NEXRAD radar recorded inside the metro
1,386 signatures from 5 radars fell inside the metro's counties on this local date, counting every cell the algorithm rated from a 10% to a 100% chance of hail; 655 were rated 100% and 79 had a maximum expected size of 2 inches or more.
| Radar | Signatures | Rated 100% | 1 in or more | 2 in or more | Largest expected | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLSX | 493 | 187 | 179 | 30 | 4.00 in | 1:29 am | 8:28 pm |
| KILX | 481 | 229 | 165 | 18 | 4.00 in | 2:30 am | 8:27 pm |
| KPAH | 242 | 138 | 115 | 19 | 4.00 in | 12:57 am | 8:31 pm |
| KVWX | 161 | 98 | 80 | 12 | 3.75 in | 2:50 am | 8:28 pm |
| KSGF | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 in | 1:30 am | 6:49 pm |
Each radar that scans a storm writes its own signature about every 4 to 6 minutes, so one storm produces many rows and overlapping radars count it more than once. The raw rows for this day are in NOAA's Severe Weather Data Inventory.
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