Missouri hail
Every recorded hail report since 1955 · 115 counties with a record
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 20,443 hail reports in Missouri from 1955 through June 30, 2026, about 574 a year since 2000. The costliest was the April 10, 2001 hail ($1.4 billion in 2025 dollars). Missouri ranks 5th of 52 states and territories by count and 4th of 51 per square mile.
Hail in Missouri, 1955 to 2026
Hail records per year (NOAA Storm Events); 2026 to June 30, 2026. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996.
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $1 million
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- $1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1996: all 48 event types recorded from 1996
- Records
- 20,4431955 to June 30, 2026
- A year since 2000
- 574average
- Deaths
- 09 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $2.9Bas filed
- Busiest year
- 20031,281 records
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; deaths and damage as filed, damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
Are hail reports common in Missouri?
Missouri averages about 574 hail reports a year since 2000, 5th of 52 states and territories by count. The busiest year on record was 2003 (1,281). Per 10,000 square miles of land, Missouri records 2974 hail reports since 1955, 4th of 51 states and territories by that measure.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1955, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.
Which counties in Missouri have the most hail reports?
Per square mile, Clay County leads Missouri: 201 days with a hail report since 1955, 505.5 per 1,000 square miles of land. By raw count, Greene County has the most hail records (676 since 1955); large counties collect more records simply by covering more ground, so the ranking counts days with a record per unit of area (a storm filed for several forecast zones adds several records but one day).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, days with a record in the county since 1955 per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer); in brackets, the count of records.
When is hail season in Missouri?
52% of its hail reports since 1955 fell in April and May. The busiest month is May (5,508 records).
The values, month by month
Jan 220 · Feb 434 · Mar 2,623 · Apr 5,173 · May 5,508 · Jun 2,686 · Jul 1,217 · Aug 825 · Sep 805 · Oct 421 · Nov 328 · Dec 203 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1955.
The costliest hail reports in Missouri
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-04-10 | HailFlorissant, St. Louis County One storm episode: 5 records; the totals are the episode's. | 2.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | $1.4B |
| 2026-04-28 | HailRepublic, Greene County One storm episode: 38 records in 16 places; the totals are the episode's. | 4.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $790M |
| 2001-04-10 | HailSt Charles, St. Charles County One storm episode: 3 records; the totals are the episode's. | 2.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $333M |
| 2026-04-26 | HailBronaugh, Vernon County One storm episode: 35 records in 11 places, 2026-04-26 to 2026-04-27; the totals are the episode's. | 2.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | $59M |
| 2024-03-14 | HailForistell, St. Charles County One storm episode: 7 records in 6 places; the totals are the episode's. | 3.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $19M |
| 1994-06-25 | HailBurlington Junction, Nodaway County Every hail record filed in the state that day (8, in 6 places; before 1996 NOAA filed no storm episodes); the totals are the day's. | 2.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | $16M |
| 2024-05-26 | HailMarshfield, Webster County One storm episode: 12 records in 9 places; the totals are the episode's. | 3.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $12M |
| 1995-04-16 | HailHarrisonville, Cass County Every hail record filed in the state that day (4, in 2 places; before 1996 NOAA filed no storm episodes); the totals are the day's. | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $12M |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: property and crop damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.
Are hail reports becoming more frequent in Missouri?
Missouri's count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.
| Decade | Missouri | United States | Missouri's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-59 | 131 | 2,477 | 5.3% |
| 1960s | 455 | 7,651 | 5.9% |
| 1970s | 574 | 11,007 | 5.2% |
| 1980s | 1,157 | 26,555 | 4.4% |
| 1990s | 2,829 | 75,581 | 3.7% |
| 2000s | 7,423 | 137,396 | 5.4% |
| 2010s | 5,280 | 107,281 | 4.9% |
| 2020-26 | 2,594 | 56,491 | 4.6% |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
The most recent hail reports in Missouri
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | HailSt Peters, St. Charles County | 0.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-25 | HailJoplin, Jasper County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-25 | HailPleasant Hope, Polk County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-17 | HailAlexandria, Clark County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-11 | HailAppleton City, St. Clair County | 2.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | HailTopaz, Douglas County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-30 | HailChestnutridge, Christian County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-30 | HailRepublic, Greene County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-30 | HailAurora Meml Airport, Lawrence County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-18 | HailBurlington Jct, Nodaway County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-18 | HailGrant City, Worth County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-18 | HailSheridan, Worth County | 1.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.
Federal disaster declarations for hail reports in Missouri
FEMA files hail and wind disasters under the incident type Severe Storm: 48 declarations in Missouri, 46 of them major disasters; the latest on September 1, 2026.
| Declared | Number | Title | Areas named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | DR-4939 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 9 |
| 2026-08-03 | DR-4929 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 34 |
| 2026-06-30 | DR-4924 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 10 |
| 2025-07-22 | DR-4885 | Severe Storms and Flooding | 5 |
| 2025-06-09 | DR-4877 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 3 |
| 2025-06-09 | DR-4876 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 6 |
| 2025-05-21 | DR-4872 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 27 |
| 2025-05-21 | DR-4867 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Wildfires | 25 |
| 2025-01-01 | DR-4855 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 14 |
| 2024-07-23 | DR-4803 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 15 |
| 2023-09-21 | DR-4741 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 33 |
| 2022-01-10 | DR-4636 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes | 7 |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.
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