208
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.7M
Property damage
Hail in Wright County, Missouri: 208 recorded events between 1964 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #575 nationally and #30 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Wright County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Wright County is the 2000s, when 80 of the county's 208 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 Wright County archive, hail makes up 27.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #575 for this hazard and #30 within Missouri, putting it in the 81.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Wright County with 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | NORWOOD | 1.75 | $400K |
| Apr 28, 2026 | MACOMB | 2 | $0 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | GROVESPRING | 1 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | MOUNTAIN GROVE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | MACOMB | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | MACOMB | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | MOUNTAIN GRVE MEM AR | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | MOUNTAIN GROVE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | MINGSVILLE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | BOYER | 2 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Wright County
- Thunderstorm Wind 201
- Flood 147
- Flash Flood 118
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A swath of hail from ping pong ball to tennis ball size was reported as a storm moved through Hartville to the east. Numerous vehicles, businesses and residential roofs sustained damage as the storm proceeded from just west of town to the east with the last report of hail occurring near the intersection of Highway 38 and Lawson Road.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Wright County, Missouri?
208 hail events are recorded in Wright County between 1964 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Wright County?
The strongest hail on record in Wright County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Wright 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 Wright County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/wright-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.