273
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$498K
Property damage
Hail in Stone County, Missouri: 273 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #374 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Stone County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Stone County is the 2000s, when 108 of the county's 273 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 Stone County archive, hail makes up 40.2% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #374 for this hazard and #19 within Missouri, putting it in the 88.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Stone County with 79 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2025 | SILVER DOLLAR CITY | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | SILVER DOLLAR CITY | 2.5 | $0 |
| Mar 23, 2025 | CAPE FAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | REEDS SPG | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | REEDS SPG | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 4, 2024 | REEDS SPG | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 4, 2024 | REEDS SPG | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 4, 2024 | SILVER DOLLAR CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 4, 2024 | SILVER DOLLAR CITY | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 4, 2024 | CAPE FAIR | 3 | $25K |
Other hazards here
More from Stone County
- Thunderstorm Wind 227
- Flash Flood 97
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
One to two inch hail was reported at numerous locations across the region. Numerous automobiles were damaged by golf ball-size hail in Branson West. Severe thunderstorm winds also downed trees and limbs at Roaring River State Park.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Stone County, Missouri?
273 hail events are recorded in Stone County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Stone County?
The strongest hail on record in Stone County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Stone 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Stone County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/stone-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.