Hail in Andrew County, Missouri

Hail in Andrew County, Missouri: 114 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,265 nationally and #75 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Andrew County is the 2000s, when 56 of the county's 114 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 Andrew County archive, hail makes up 42.7% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,265 for this hazard and #75 within Missouri, putting it in the 59.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Andrew County with 32 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 Andrew County, Missouri?

114 hail events are recorded in Andrew County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Andrew County?

The strongest hail on record in Andrew County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Andrew 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.