Hail in Ripley County, Missouri

Hail in Ripley County, Missouri: 105 recorded events between 1976 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,379 nationally and #83 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Ripley County is the 2000s, when 40 of the county's 105 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 Ripley County archive, hail makes up 34.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,379 for this hazard and #83 within Missouri, putting it in the 55.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Ripley County with 31 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.

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

105 hail events are recorded in Ripley County between 1976 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Ripley County?

The strongest hail on record in Ripley County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Ripley 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.