Hail in Iron County, Missouri

Hail in Iron County, Missouri: 80 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,699 nationally and #102 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Iron County is the 2000s, when 29 of the county's 80 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 Iron County archive, hail makes up 36.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,699 for this hazard and #102 within Missouri, putting it in the 44.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Iron County with 24 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.

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How many hail events are on record in Iron County, Missouri?

80 hail events are recorded in Iron County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Iron County?

The strongest hail on record in Iron County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Iron 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.