Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Hail in Barton County, Missouri

222

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$88K

Property damage

Hail in Barton County, Missouri: 222 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #524 nationally and #28 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Hail in Barton County, Missouri: events per decade

Hail in Barton County, Missouri: recorded events per decade
Hail in Barton County, Missouri: recorded events per decade

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Barton County is the 2000s, when 88 of the county's 222 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 Barton County archive, hail makes up 36.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #524 for this hazard and #28 within Missouri, putting it in the 83.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

0Jan
3Feb
31Mar
48Apr
59May
29Jun
17Jul
3Aug
20Sep
4Oct
6Nov
2Dec

May is the peak month for hail in Barton County with 59 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.

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Apr 28, 2026LIBERAL1.75$0
Apr 26, 2026GOLDEN CITY1$0
May 8, 2024IANTHA1.75$0
May 8, 2024NEWPORT1$0
Sep 24, 2023LIBERAL1$0
Apr 15, 2023LAMAR1.25$0
Apr 15, 2023GOLDEN CITY1.25$0
Apr 15, 2023NEWPORT3$0
Apr 15, 2023NEWPORT2.5$0
Apr 15, 2023GOLDEN CITY0.88$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

How many hail events are on record in Barton County, Missouri?

222 hail events are recorded in Barton County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Barton County?

The strongest hail on record in Barton County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Barton 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 Barton County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/barton-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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