102
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Hail in Linn County, Missouri: 102 recorded events between 1956 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 6. That places the county #1,413 nationally and #88 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Linn County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Linn County is the 2000s, when 47 of the county's 102 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 Linn County archive, hail makes up 40.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,413 for this hazard and #88 within Missouri, putting it in the 54.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Linn County with 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2024 | PURDIN | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | PURDIN | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | ST CATHARINE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | BROOKFIELD | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | BROOKFIELD | 1 | $0 |
| May 15, 2020 | MEADVILLE | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 14, 2020 | BROOKFIELD | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2019 | BUCKLIN | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2019 | NEW BOSTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2017 | FOUNTAIN GROVE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Linn County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
This appears to be the largest hailstone ever measured officially in the state of Missouri. It was 6 inches in diameter and 16 1/2 inches in circumference. Hail did extensive damage to roofs and crops across Linn County, and the property damage total is reflective of all the hail damage reported in the county.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Linn County, Missouri?
102 hail events are recorded in Linn County between 1956 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Linn County?
The strongest hail on record in Linn County measured 6.
Where does the hail data for Linn 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 Linn County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/linn-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.