Hail in Shelby County, Missouri

Hail in Shelby County, Missouri: 60 recorded events between 1960 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 1.75. That places the county #2,043 nationally and #111 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Shelby County is the 2000s, when 22 of the county's 60 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 Shelby County archive, hail makes up 31.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,043 for this hazard and #111 within Missouri, putting it in the 34.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Shelby County with 15 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 Shelby County, Missouri?

60 hail events are recorded in Shelby County between 1960 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Shelby County?

The strongest hail on record in Shelby County measured 1.75.

Where does the hail data for Shelby 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.