Hail in Newton County, Missouri

Hail in Newton County, Missouri: 343 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #232 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Newton County is the 2000s, when 118 of the county's 343 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 Newton County archive, hail makes up 37.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #232 for this hazard and #9 within Missouri, putting it in the 92.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Newton County with 121 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 267
• Flash Flood 189
• Tornado 54
• Flood 42

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

343 hail events are recorded in Newton County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Newton County?

The strongest hail on record in Newton County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Newton 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.