Hail in Oregon County, Missouri

Hail in Oregon County, Missouri: 116 recorded events between 1963 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #1,241 nationally and #72 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Oregon County is the 2000s, when 45 of the county's 116 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 Oregon County archive, hail makes up 33.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,241 for this hazard and #72 within Missouri, putting it in the 60.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Oregon County with 37 recorded events, while Dec 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 114
• Flash Flood 57

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

116 hail events are recorded in Oregon County between 1963 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Oregon County?

The strongest hail on record in Oregon County measured 4.25.

Where does the hail data for Oregon 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.