Hail in Cooper County, Missouri

Hail in Cooper County, Missouri: 148 recorded events between 1970 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #942 nationally and #56 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Cooper County is the 2000s, when 69 of the county's 148 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 Cooper County archive, hail makes up 41.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #942 for this hazard and #56 within Missouri, putting it in the 69.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Cooper County with 38 recorded events, while Feb 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 Cooper County, Missouri?

148 hail events are recorded in Cooper County between 1970 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Cooper County?

The strongest hail on record in Cooper County measured 4.25.

Where does the hail data for Cooper 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.