110
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.6M
Property damage
Hail in Bollinger County, Missouri: 110 recorded events between 1971 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,317 nationally and #79 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Bollinger County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Bollinger County is the 2000s, when 43 of the county's 110 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 Bollinger County archive, hail makes up 33.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,317 for this hazard and #79 within Missouri, putting it in the 57.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Bollinger County with 41 recorded events, while Dec 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 16, 2025 | HURRICANE | 1 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | ARAB | 2.75 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | GRASSY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | SCHLATOZ | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 22, 2024 | SCOPUS | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 22, 2024 | PATTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 9, 2023 | LEOPOLD | 1 | $25K |
| May 9, 2023 | GRASSY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 16, 2023 | MARBLE HILL | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2022 | LEOPOLD | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Bollinger County
- Thunderstorm Wind 105
- Flash Flood 42
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Spotters reported golf ball size hail in Marble Hill, and baseball size hail in Leopold. Two car dealerships in Marble Hill reported their entire inventory of vehicles received damage. One insurance agent in Marble Hill received hail-damage claims on 10 homes and 60 vehicles. Of those 60 vehicles, 20 were declared total losses. Damage to homes consisted almost entirely of roof damage. Newspaper photos showed baseball size hail covering the ground on Highway 51, 2 miles south of the Marble Hill city limit.
Baseball size hail was reported in Zalma. Golf ball hail was reported elsewhere in southwest Bollinger County. Dozens of residents in southern portions of the county reported damage. A resident near Zalma reported extensive hail damage to his home, mainly to the west end of the house and garage. Holes were punched in the vinyl siding, and a skylight was busted. Several other houses in the vicinity were damaged. At least one vehicle was extensively damaged by hail.
A resident in the southeast part of the county reported hail dented the metal roof on his home. Dozens of residents in southern portions of the county reported hail damage. On Highway 51 near Highway W, the hail was deep enough to plow.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Bollinger County, Missouri?
110 hail events are recorded in Bollinger County between 1971 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Bollinger County?
The strongest hail on record in Bollinger County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Bollinger 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 Bollinger County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/bollinger-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.