463
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$5.0M
Property damage
Hail in Clay County, Missouri: 463 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #112 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Clay County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Clay County is the 2010s, when 166 of the county's 463 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 Clay County archive, hail makes up 48.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #112 for this hazard and #4 within Missouri, putting it in the 96.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Clay County with 133 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 15, 2026 | KEARNEY | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | KEARNEY | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | KEARNEY | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | KEARNEY | 2 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | STOCKDALE | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | HOLT | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | LIBERTY MITCHELL ARP | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | KEARNEY | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | KEARNEY | 2.5 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | LIBERTY MITCHELL ARP | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Clay County
- Thunderstorm Wind 373
- Flash Flood 63
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe thunderstorms dumped hail from golf ball- to softball-size on parts of northern Kansas City and Gladstone. The storms then moved northeast to Kearney and Holt. Many homes received roof damage and at least four car dealerships received major damage to inventory. Baseball-size hail at the Metro North Mall smashed car windshields and broke windows.
Severe thunderstorms dumped hail from golf ball- to softball-size on parts of northern Kansas City and Gladstone. The storms then moved northeast to Kearney and Holt. Many homes received roof damage and at least four car dealerships received major damage to inventory. Baseball-size hail at the Metro North Mall smashed car windshields and broke windows.
Large hail, ranging from just under 1.00 inch to golf ball-size, produced substantial damage to automobiles on several dealership lots in Gladstone. Two-inch-diameter hail was reported near Lake Doniphan Road in Excelsior Springs.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Clay County, Missouri?
463 hail events are recorded in Clay County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Clay County?
The strongest hail on record in Clay County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Clay 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 Clay County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/clay-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.