150
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$565K
Property damage
Hail in Daviess County, Missouri: 150 recorded events between 1963 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #924 nationally and #53 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Daviess County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Daviess County is the 2000s, when 71 of the county's 150 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 Daviess County archive, hail makes up 42.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #924 for this hazard and #53 within Missouri, putting it in the 70.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Daviess County with 46 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 15, 2026 | COFFEY | 1 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2009 | ALTAMONT | 4 | 0 | 1 | $500K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | COFFEY | 1 | $0 |
| May 24, 2024 | JAMESPORT | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | PATTONSBURG ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | PATTONSBURG | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 7, 2023 | COFFEY | 4 | $0 |
| May 7, 2023 | COFFEY | 4 | $0 |
| May 7, 2023 | PATTONSBURG | 2.75 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | BANCROFT | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | ALTA VISTA | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | GALLATIN | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Daviess County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe thunderstorms moved through the area with hail and damaging winds. A telephone pole was downed east of Gallatin, and several trees and power lines were downed in and around the Jamesport area. A tree was blown down onto a porch.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Daviess County, Missouri?
150 hail events are recorded in Daviess County between 1963 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Daviess County?
The strongest hail on record in Daviess County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Daviess 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 Daviess County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/daviess-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.