Hail history / St. Louis / May 16, 2025
Hail in Chesterfield, Saint Charles and Saint Louis, May 16, 2025
Radar put hail up to 3.81" over St. Louis on May 16, 2025. 434 square miles took 1-inch hail or larger, across 48 ZIP codes.
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10 ground reports to the Storm Prediction Center, largest 2.5". The National Weather Service issued 8 severe thunderstorm warnings and 1 tornado warning for Franklin [MO], Warren [MO], St. Charles [MO], Lincoln [MO], Gasconade [MO], Calhoun [IL].
Every ZIP code that took 1"+ hail
| ZIP | Town | Max hail | Share of ZIP 1"+ | Homes 1"+ (est.) | Median year built | Owner-occupied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63304 | Saint Charles, MO | 3.81" | 69% | 9,912 | 1991 | 88% |
| 63341 | Defiance, MO | 3.79" | 100% | 1,264 | 1996 | 95% |
| 63005 | Chesterfield, MO | 3.48" | 99% | 6,398 | 1993 | 90% |
| 63332 | Augusta, MO | 3.09" | 69% | 413 | 1991 | 97% |
| 63073 | Saint Albans, MO | 2.53" | 83% | 263 | 2000 | 100% |
| 63038 | Glencoe, MO | 2.5" | 50% | 1,172 | 1992 | 94% |
| 63146 | Saint Louis, MO | 2.45" | 85% | 7,151 | 1974 | 58% |
| 63141 | Saint Louis, MO | 2.43" | 100% | 5,925 | 1978 | 68% |
| 63043 | Maryland Heights, MO | 2.29" | 50% | 3,271 | 1972 | 70% |
| 63114 | Saint Louis, MO | 2.26" | 100% | 8,741 | 1954 | 58% |
| 63074 | Saint Ann, MO | 2.15" | 100% | 3,728 | 1958 | 53% |
| 63357 | Marthasville, MO | 2.06" | 40% | 768 | 1991 | 85% |
| 63090 | Washington, MO | 2" | 32% | 2,424 | 1983 | 76% |
| 63131 | Saint Louis, MO | 1.95" | 54% | 3,304 | 1975 | 94% |
| 63132 | Saint Louis, MO | 1.93" | 100% | 3,337 | 1959 | 56% |
| 63017 | Chesterfield, MO | 1.86" | 100% | 13,630 | 1980 | 76% |
| 63134 | Saint Louis, MO | 1.81" | 100% | 2,643 | 1957 | 54% |
| 63011 | Ballwin, MO | 1.76" | 48% | 5,716 | 1977 | 82% |
| 63124 | Saint Louis, MO | 1.76" | 66% | 2,415 | 1962 | 76% |
| 63303 | Saint Charles, MO | 1.53" | 39% | 5,965 | 1989 | 74% |
| 63130 | Saint Louis, MO | 1.52" | 100% | 7,919 | 1944 | 63% |
| 63133 | Saint Louis, MO | 1.44" | 100% | 1,431 | 1955 | 47% |
| 62298 | Waterloo, IL | 1.44" | 1% | 61 | 1991 | 85% |
| 63120 | Saint Louis, MO | 1.41" | 100% | 1,254 | 1945 | 46% |
| 63115 | Saint Louis, MO | 1.4" | 94% | 2,755 | 1938 | 42% |
| 62226 | Belleville, IL | 1.39" | 6% | 499 | 1975 | 67% |
| 63044 | Bridgeton, MO | 1.39" | 5% | 158 | 1977 | 68% |
| 63112 | Saint Louis, MO | 1.38" | 100% | 3,262 | 1938 | 36% |
| 62223 | Belleville, IL | 1.37" | 2% | 120 | 1965 | 76% |
| 63121 | Saint Louis, MO | 1.32" | 67% | 3,832 | 1953 | 52% |
| 63040 | Grover, MO | 1.32" | 33% | 906 | 1994 | 87% |
| 63105 | Saint Louis, MO | 1.31" | 89% | 3,523 | 1950 | 56% |
| 63117 | Saint Louis, MO | 1.26" | 38% | 903 | 1945 | 54% |
| 63013 | Beaufort, MO | 1.26" | 2% | 6 | 1995 | 98% |
| 63147 | Saint Louis, MO | 1.24" | 75% | 1,575 | 1947 | 58% |
| 63368 | O Fallon, MO | 1.23" | 15% | 2,064 | 2000 | 82% |
| 63135 | Saint Louis, MO | 1.21" | 21% | 903 | 1955 | 54% |
| 63140 | Saint Louis, MO | 1.21" | 100% | 41 | 1969 | 23% |
| 63365 | New Melle, MO | 1.2" | 100% | 16 | 1989 | 84% |
| 63113 | Saint Louis, MO | 1.19" | 44% | 1,090 | 1938 | 51% |
| 63021 | Ballwin, MO | 1.16" | 3% | 495 | 1983 | 81% |
| 62013 | Brussels, IL | 1.15" | 13% | 17 | 1968 | 83% |
| 62036 | Golden Eagle, IL | 1.13" | 5% | 8 | 1976 | 91% |
| 63107 | Saint Louis, MO | 1.08" | 11% | 185 | 1938 | 42% |
| 63379 | Troy, MO | 1.08" | 0% | 16 | 1998 | 78% |
| 63055 | Labadie, MO | 1.07" | 6% | 35 | 1992 | 86% |
| 63366 | O Fallon, MO | 1.06" | 1% | 216 | 1998 | 82% |
| 63108 | Saint Louis, MO | 1.05" | 22% | 678 | 1938 | 27% |
Median year built and owner-occupied share are Census figures for the whole ZIP.
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