A powerful hailstorm that swept across southwest Missouri killed a zoo animal, shattered car windshields, damaged buildings, and knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses, according to local officials and weather authorities.
The storm struck the Springfield and Greene County area on April 28, bringing hailstones reportedly as large as softballs as severe weather moved across parts of the central United States.
According to USA Today and the Springfield News-Leader, meteorologists with the National Weather Service measured hail up to four inches in diameter during the storm, with one report in Greene County reaching 4.75 inches. [Read more…] about Massive Missouri hailstorm kills zoo animal and smashes vehicles