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Hail in Worth County, Missouri
80 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.
Worth County, Missouri, has 80 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 23 different years.
May is the busiest month, with 27 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 34 events against 44 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 30.0 per 100 square miles compares with 29.7 statewide.
14 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 2.75 inches (baseball size).
Compared with Missouri
| Measure | Worth County | Missouri | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 80 | 20,443 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 30.0 | 29.7 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 403.4 | 33.1 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | May | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
1Apr
16May
27Jun
26Jul
4Aug
3Sep
3Oct
0Nov
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 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2002 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2001 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2000 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 1995 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1984 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1981 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Worth County had?
80 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 Worth County?
18 May 2026 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Worth County?
NCEI records no damage estimate for events of this type in the county.
How does Worth County compare with Missouri for hail?
30.0 events per 100 square miles against 29.7 statewide; the county holds 80 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.