Hail in Gentry County, Missouri

Hail in Gentry County, Missouri: 114 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. 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 Gentry County is the 2000s, when 50 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 Gentry County archive, hail makes up 49.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 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 Gentry County with 38 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 Gentry County, Missouri?

114 hail events are recorded in Gentry County between 1959 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Gentry County?

The strongest hail on record in Gentry County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Gentry 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.