207
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$23.3M
Property damage
Hail in McDonald County, Missouri: 207 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #579 nationally and #31 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in McDonald County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in McDonald County is the 2000s, when 63 of the county's 207 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 McDonald County archive, hail makes up 31.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #579 for this hazard and #31 within Missouri, putting it in the 81.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in McDonald County with 50 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | JANE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | PINEVILLE | 2 | $22.4M |
| Apr 28, 2026 | JANE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | MOUNTAIN | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2026 | TIFF CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 23, 2025 | GINGER BLUE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2024 | ROCKY COMFORT | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | PINEVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | NOEL | 1 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | CAVERNA | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from McDonald County
- Thunderstorm Wind 177
- Flash Flood 154
- Flood 59
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail from nickels to hen eggs in size fell along a path from Pineville to Rocky Comfort as a developing and intensifying left moving supercell move to the northeast across the County. Along the storms path numerous homes, vehicles, businesses, equipment, crops, livestock and other structures were damaged by hail.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in McDonald County, Missouri?
207 hail events are recorded in McDonald County between 1959 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in McDonald County?
The strongest hail on record in McDonald County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for McDonald 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 McDonald County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/mcdonald-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.