178
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$20K
Property damage
Hail in Buchanan County, Missouri: 178 recorded events between 1955 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #747 nationally and #39 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Buchanan County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Buchanan County is the 2000s, when 60 of the county's 178 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 Buchanan County archive, hail makes up 36.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #747 for this hazard and #39 within Missouri, putting it in the 76.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Buchanan County with 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2024 | FRAZIER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | FAUCETT FARRIS ARPT | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | FAUCETT | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | DE KALB | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | WINTHROP | 1 | $0 |
| May 15, 2019 | HALLS | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 15, 2019 | HALLS | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 15, 2019 | DE KALB | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2019 | AGENCY | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2019 | WILLOW BROOK | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Buchanan County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
04,1645CST,,,0,0,0,0,Hail (1.00) Thunderstorm Winds (G52) The Highway Patrol reported one-inch hail at Interstate 229 and 22nd Street on the south side of St Joseph. A Highway Patrol Officer also reported one-inch hail and 60 mph winds inside the city of St Joseph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Buchanan County, Missouri?
178 hail events are recorded in Buchanan County between 1955 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Buchanan County?
The strongest hail on record in Buchanan County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Buchanan 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 Buchanan County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/buchanan-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.