108
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$153K
Property damage
Hail in Chariton County, Missouri: 108 recorded events between 1955 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 5. That places the county #1,350 nationally and #81 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Chariton County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Chariton County is the 2000s, when 39 of the county's 108 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 Chariton County archive, hail makes up 41.1% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,350 for this hazard and #81 within Missouri, putting it in the 56.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Chariton 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2023 | INDIAN GROVE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | CUNNINGHAM | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | SALISBURY | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | KEYTESVILLE | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 26, 2017 | PRAIRIE HILL | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2017 | CUNNINGHAM | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 1, 2017 | SALISBURY | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 1, 2017 | SALISBURY | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2016 | WESTVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2015 | SUMNER | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Chariton County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Large hail fell in an area seven miles wide and 15 miles long across the county in what some local residents claimed was the worst hail storm in 18 years. Farm vehicles and cars were heavily damaged with several roofs damaged beyond repair. High wind with the hail shattered windows, including 19 windows to one home alone, and destroyed thousands of acres of crops, leaving some fields completely wiped clean. A survey by the county's agricultural office indicated that 60,000 acres of crops were damaged overall with 40,000 completely destroyed. Several grain bins were also damaged.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Chariton County, Missouri?
108 hail events are recorded in Chariton County between 1955 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Chariton County?
The strongest hail on record in Chariton County measured 5.
Where does the hail data for Chariton 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 Chariton County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/chariton-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.