Hail in Dade County, Missouri

Hail in Dade County, Missouri: 163 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #836 nationally and #42 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Dade County is the 2000s, when 50 of the county's 163 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 Dade County archive, hail makes up 37.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #836 for this hazard and #42 within Missouri, putting it in the 73.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Dade County with 49 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 164
• Flash Flood 49

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

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Dade County?

The strongest hail on record in Dade County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Dade 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.