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Hail in Wayne County, Missouri
118 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.
Wayne County, Missouri, has 118 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 34 different years.
April is the busiest month, with 35 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 50 events against 64 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.6% of the 20,443 hail events recorded in Missouri; its 15.5 per 100 square miles compares with 29.7 statewide.
26 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 | Wayne County | Missouri | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 118 | 20,443 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 15.5 | 29.7 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 108.1 | 33.1 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
1Feb
4Mar
19Apr
35May
29Jun
3Jul
11Aug
9Sep
1Oct
4Nov
1Dec
1
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 118 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2025 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2021 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2021 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2020 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2020 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Nov 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2017 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 2007 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2006 | Hail | 3.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2001 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 1999 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1998 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jan 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 1993 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 1993 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1993 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1993 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1993 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 1992 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 1992 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 1991 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 1991 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1989 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1984 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 1980 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Dec 1978 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 1972 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Wayne County had?
118 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 Wayne County?
27 Apr 2026 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Wayne County?
The hail of 4 May 1996, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $100K.
How does Wayne County compare with Missouri for hail?
15.5 events per 100 square miles against 29.7 statewide; the county holds 118 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.