Hail in Montgomery County, Missouri

Hail in Montgomery County, Missouri: 120 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,204 nationally and #69 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Montgomery County is the 2000s, when 44 of the county's 120 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 Montgomery County archive, hail makes up 41.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,204 for this hazard and #69 within Missouri, putting it in the 61.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Montgomery County with 36 recorded events, while Aug 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 Montgomery County, Missouri?

120 hail events are recorded in Montgomery County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Montgomery County?

The strongest hail on record in Montgomery County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Montgomery 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.