249
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$77.7M
Property damage
Hail in Webster County, Missouri: 249 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #441 nationally and #23 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Webster County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Webster County is the 2010s, when 85 of the county's 249 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 Webster County archive, hail makes up 29.1% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #441 for this hazard and #23 within Missouri, putting it in the 85.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Webster County with 76 recorded events, while Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | ELKLAND | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | ELKLAND | 2 | $65.1M |
| Apr 28, 2026 | ELKLAND | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | BEACH | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | ROGERSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | MARSHFIELD | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | SEYMOUR | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | SEYMOUR | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | ZENAR | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | ELKLAND | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Webster County
- Thunderstorm Wind 273
- Flash Flood 172
- Flood 82
- Tornado 40
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A hail swath from a mile to 2 miles wide began south of Elkland and continued to the northeast across northern Webster County. Hail from quarters to hen eggs in size fell along a path from south of Elkland to west of Rader and south of Conway as a left moving supercell moved to the northeast across the County. Along the storms path, numerous homes, vehicles, businesses, equipment, crops, livestock and other structures were damaged by hail before the storm passed into southwestern Laclede County.
Hail sizes between 2 to 4 inches were reported across areas that included Marshfield. 300 homes at an average of $32,000 suffered damages to siding, roofs and windows, and 350 cars were damaged, including many in commercial car lots that had their windows broken. Commercial properties were also impacted, with Marshfield Pizza Hut for example had skylight windows broken. This estimated damage summary includes reports from other locations in the Marshfield area during this event.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Webster County, Missouri?
249 hail events are recorded in Webster County between 1959 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Webster County?
The strongest hail on record in Webster County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Webster 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 Webster County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/webster-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.