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Hail in Randolph County, Missouri
90 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Randolph County, Missouri, has 90 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 30 different years.
May is the busiest month, with 31 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 46 events against 32 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.4% of the 20,443 hail events recorded in Missouri; its 18.6 per 100 square miles compares with 29.7 statewide.
21 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 3.00 inches (tea cup size).
Compared with Missouri
| Measure | Randolph County | Missouri | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 90 | 20,443 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 18.6 | 29.7 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 36.3 | 33.1 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | May | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
1Feb
3Mar
5Apr
23May
31Jun
16Jul
3Aug
4Sep
3Oct
1Nov
0Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
All 90 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2023 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2019 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2018 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2008 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2008 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jan 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2004 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Oct 2000 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2000 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2000 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | $4K | $6K | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 1993 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1985 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 1984 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 1984 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 1984 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 1984 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 1984 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 1984 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1982 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1971 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1963 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 1961 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Randolph County had?
90 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Randolph County?
31 Mar 2023 (Hail, 2.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Randolph County?
The hail of 7 Jun 1995, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $4K and crop damage at $6K.
How does Randolph County compare with Missouri for hail?
18.6 events per 100 square miles against 29.7 statewide; the county holds 90 of the state's 20,443 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.