103
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$110K
Property damage
Hail in Howard County, Missouri: 103 recorded events between 1958 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,403 nationally and #86 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Howard County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Howard County is the 2000s, when 47 of the county's 103 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 Howard County archive, hail makes up 45.2% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,403 for this hazard and #86 within Missouri, putting it in the 54.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Howard County with 33 recorded events, while Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2023 | NEW FRANKLIN | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2023 | NORTH BOONVILLE | 2 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | BURTON | 3 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | FAYETTE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | BURTON | 2 | $0 |
| May 23, 2019 | NORTH BOONVILLE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 7, 2017 | NEW FRANKLIN | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | ESTILL | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 11, 2014 | ESTILL | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | NEW FRANKLIN | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Howard County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Tennis ball size hail broke several car windows and dented parked cars at a nearby lumber yard. The New Franklin Police Department and an area farmer reported 1.00-inch-diameter hail and smaller covering the ground as deep as 3 inches in and east of New Franklin.
Tennis ball size hail broke several car windows and dented parked cars at a nearby lumber yard. The New Franklin Police Department and an area farmer reported 1.00-inch-diameter hail and smaller covering the ground as deep as 3 inches in and east of New Franklin.
Tennis ball size hail broke several car windows and dented parked cars at a nearby lumber yard. The New Franklin Police Department and an area farmer reported 1.00-inch-diameter hail and smaller covering the ground as deep as 3 inches in and east of New Franklin.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Howard County, Missouri?
103 hail events are recorded in Howard County between 1958 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Howard County?
The strongest hail on record in Howard County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Howard 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 Howard County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/howard-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.