Hail in Marion County, Missouri

Hail in Marion County, Missouri: 111 recorded events between 1959 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,305 nationally and #78 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Marion County is the 2000s, when 48 of the county's 111 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 Marion County archive, hail makes up 37.2% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,305 for this hazard and #78 within Missouri, putting it in the 57.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Marion County with 34 recorded events, while Oct 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.

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

111 hail events are recorded in Marion County between 1959 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Marion County?

The strongest hail on record in Marion County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Marion 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.