105
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$23K
Property damage
Hail in Adair County, Missouri: 105 recorded events between 1957 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,379 nationally and #83 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Adair County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Adair County is the 2010s, when 34 of the county's 105 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Adair County archive, hail makes up 35.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,379 for this hazard and #83 within Missouri, putting it in the 55.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Adair County with 25 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2002 | NOVINGER | 2.75 | 0 | 1 | $15K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2023 | KIRKSVILLE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 6, 2022 | PURE AIR | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | KIRKSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 24, 2020 | KIRKSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 24, 2020 | BULLION | 1 | $0 |
| May 15, 2020 | STAHL | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2019 | STAHL | 1 | $0 |
| Dec 4, 2017 | BULLION | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2016 | KIRKSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2016 | KIRKSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Adair County, Missouri?
105 hail events are recorded in Adair County between 1957 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Adair County?
The strongest hail on record in Adair County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Adair County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
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“Hail in Adair County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/adair-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.