Hail events in Dallas County, Missouri The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 151 hail events on record for Dallas County, Missouri, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 28 Apr 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 15 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Apr 28 2026

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile E of OLIVE

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

4 miles ESE of OLIVE

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

4 miles ENE of WINDYVILLE

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile S of REDTOP

Apr 26 2026

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile S of BUFFALO. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile E of BUFFALO

Apr 16 2026

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile SSE of PUMPKIN CENTER

Apr 4 2025

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile SE of REDTOP

Aug 15 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles ESE of BUFFALO

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of BUFFALO. Damage estimate: $250

Apr 1 2024

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SSE of PUMPKIN CENTER

Jul 17 2023

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

4 miles E of WINDYVILLE. Damage estimate: $200 thousand

May 9 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile N of URBANA

Apr 15 2023

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

2 miles N of URBANA. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile ENE of TUNAS

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NNE of URBANA

Apr 11 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of OLIVE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SSE of FOOSE

May 26 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of URBANA

Mar 21 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of BUFFALO

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile E of BUFFALO

Oct 19 2016

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of BUFFALO

Apr 21 2015

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile N of FOOSE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of BUFFALO

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SW of BUFFALO ARPT

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Dallas County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1970s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1980s	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	6
1990s	0	2	0	0	2	2	7	3	8	0	24
2000s	2	5	5	10	5	6	10	2	11	4	60
2010s	4	13	6	8	1	6	1	3	0	0	42
2020s	0	0	2	5	3	1	7 (part of the year)				18

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan1 event
Feb10 events
Mar21 events
Apr45 events
May29 events
Jun16 events
Jul6 events
Aug11 events
Sep4 events
Oct1 event
Nov4 events
Dec3 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Dallas County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	63
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	61
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	24
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	3
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Dallas County beside the total of the counties of Missouri and of the United States
Measure	Dallas	All counties of Missouri	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	151	20,403	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	27.9	29.7	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	87.1	33.1	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Dallas County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
1 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Mar 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Mar 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Apr 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
23 Jul 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Jun 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
31 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 May 2013	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
20 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Apr 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Apr 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Sep 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Sep 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Sep 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Aug 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Aug 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Aug 2012	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
28 May 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 May 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Mar 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 Feb 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Feb 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Feb 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Feb 2011	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
27 Feb 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Feb 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
27 Feb 2011	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
27 Feb 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
24 Nov 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Mar 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Mar 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Dec 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Jun 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Apr 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Feb 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Aug 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Aug 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Aug 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Jun 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Jun 2008	Hail	2.75 in	$100 thousand	County
10 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 Mar 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Mar 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Mar 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 May 2006	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
1 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Mar 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Mar 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Mar 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Mar 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Mar 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 Nov 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 Nov 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Jun 2005	Hail	2.75 in	$10 thousand	County
6 Jun 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Apr 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Jan 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 May 2004	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 May 2004	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 May 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
23 May 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
29 Mar 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Aug 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 Aug 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Aug 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Jul 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 Jul 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
31 Jul 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Mar 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Mar 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Feb 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Dec 2002	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 Dec 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 May 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 2002	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
18 Apr 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Sep 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Jun 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Jun 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Apr 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Apr 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Mar 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Jun 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Jun 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Jun 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 Jun 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
23 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 May 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Apr 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Apr 1998	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
13 Jun 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 May 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 May 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 May 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Apr 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Apr 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Apr 1996	Hail	1.75 in	$500	County
14 Apr 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Nov 1995	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 May 1995	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
28 Apr 1994	Hail	1.75 in	$500	County
10 Apr 1994	Hail	0.75 in	$500	County
8 Apr 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Mar 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 May 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 May 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Apr 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 1986	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
22 Jul 1981	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 1980	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 May 1963	Hail	1.75 in	none	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Springfield, MO (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Dallas County, Missouri". https://countyhazards.com/county/mo/dallas/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Dallas County?: April has 45 of the 151 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Missouri?: NCEI has 20,443 hail events on record for Missouri from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Dallas County compare with the other counties of Missouri?: The counties of Missouri have 29.7 hail events for each 100 square miles. Dallas County has 27.9.
How large is the hail on record for Dallas County?: 27 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.