The morning of April 7, 2015 brought some very marginal severe weather to parts of central Missouri, as a couple reports of hail approaching 1 inch were received by the office. Late in the evening of April 7, a strong storm formed near Bates County and eventually grew strong enough to produce some large hail, and even formed a brief and weak tornado just west of Butler. Along Interstate 70, a left-moving storm produced some severe hail, with reports approaching 1 inch.

Hail in BATES, MISSOURI
From 07-APR-15 20:20:00 to 07-APR-15 20:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: VIRGINIA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in LAFAYETTE, MISSOURI
From 07-APR-15 20:32:00 to 07-APR-15 20:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: ODESSA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

This report was gained via social media.

Hail in JOHNSON, MISSOURI
From 07-APR-15 20:41:00 to 07-APR-15 20:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: COLUMBUS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

This report was gained via social media.

Hail in LAFAYETTE, MISSOURI
From 07-APR-15 20:43:00 to 07-APR-15 20:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: ODESSA
Magnitude: 1.13 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

This hail was precisely measured at 1 1/8 inches.

Hail in BATES, MISSOURI
From 07-APR-15 20:44:00 to 07-APR-15 20:44:00 (CST-6)
Location: NYHART
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in LAFAYETTE, MISSOURI
From 07-APR-15 20:45:00 to 07-APR-15 20:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: ODESSA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in BATES, MISSOURI
From 07-APR-15 20:53:00 to 07-APR-15 20:56:00 (CST-6)
Location: VIRGINIA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in LAFAYETTE, MISSOURI
From 07-APR-15 20:56:00 to 07-APR-15 20:56:00 (CST-6)
Location: MAYVIEW
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in BATES, MISSOURI
From 07-APR-15 21:00:00 to 07-APR-15 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: BUTLER
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in BATES, MISSOURI
From 07-APR-15 21:14:00 to 07-APR-15 21:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: VIRGINIA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in CARROLL, MISSOURI
From 07-APR-15 21:30:00 to 07-APR-15 21:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: STANDISH
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in BATES, MISSOURI
From 07-APR-15 21:49:00 to 07-APR-15 21:49:00 (CST-6)
Location: ADRIAN
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in LIVINGSTON, MISSOURI
From 07-APR-15 05:02:00 to 07-APR-15 05:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHULA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

This report was gained via social media.

Hail in BATES, MISSOURI
From 07-APR-15 20:42:00 to 07-APR-15 20:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: AMORET
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Public

Hail in DAVIESS, MISSOURI
From 07-APR-15 03:12:00 to 07-APR-15 03:12:00 (CST-6)
Location: LOCK SPGS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

This report was gained via social media.

Tornado in BATES, MISSOURI
From 07-APR-15 20:53:00 to 07-APR-15 20:54:00 (CST-6)
Location: VIRGINIA
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A brief and weak tornado formed from a well-formed supercell in western Bates County. Only one structure was known to be hit, which was a large machine shop at a personal residence 5 miles southeast of Amoret, Missouri. No injuries were related to this tornado.