117
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$170K
Property damage
Hail in Wayne County, Missouri: 117 recorded events between 1972 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,227 nationally and #71 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Wayne County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Wayne County is the 2000s, when 40 of the county's 117 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 Wayne County archive, hail makes up 33.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,227 for this hazard and #71 within Missouri, putting it in the 60.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Wayne County with 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | WAPPAPELLO | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | MILL SPG | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | PIEDMONT | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | GREENVILLE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | WILLIAMSVILLE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | WILLIAMSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | PIEDMONT | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 15, 2023 | WILLIAMSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 15, 2023 | PIEDMONT | 1 | $0 |
| May 9, 2023 | CASCADE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Wayne County
- Thunderstorm Wind 83
- Flood 69
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A supercell thunderstorm dropped hail slightly larger than baseballs on Highway DD, about 4 miles northeast of Piedmont. In Piedmont, hail was the size of half dollars. Greenhouses were heavily damaged by hail that penetrated their heavy plastic sheeting.
Ping pong ball size hail was reported on HH Highway near Clearwater Lake. Quarter size hail fell in Leeper. This swath of large hail was associated with a supercell thunderstorm over Carter County that weakened as it moved through western Wayne County.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Wayne County, Missouri?
117 hail events are recorded in Wayne County between 1972 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Wayne County?
The strongest hail on record in Wayne County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Wayne 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 Wayne County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/wayne-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.