188
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$6.9M
Property damage
Hail in Bates County, Missouri: 188 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #686 nationally and #36 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Bates County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Bates County is the 2000s, when 84 of the county's 188 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 Bates County archive, hail makes up 51.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #686 for this hazard and #36 within Missouri, putting it in the 77.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Bates County with 51 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
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2025 | ADRIAN | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 4, 2025 | ADRIAN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | RICH HILL | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | BALLARD | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | RICH HILL | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | RICH HILL | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | SPRAGUE | 1 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | RICH HILL | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | RICH HILL | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | HUME | 1.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe thunderstorms produced golfball-size hail in parts of Bates County. A Kansas City television station reported golfball-size hail a mile north of Adrian. The Adrian Police Department reported golfball-size hail in Rich Hill.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Bates County, Missouri?
188 hail events are recorded in Bates County between 1963 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Bates County?
The strongest hail on record in Bates County measured 4.25.
Where does the hail data for Bates 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Bates County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/bates-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.