Hail in Mercer County, Missouri

Hail in Mercer County, Missouri: 89 recorded events between 1962 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,589 nationally and #99 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Mercer County is the 2000s, when 52 of the county's 89 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 Mercer County archive, hail makes up 47.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,589 for this hazard and #99 within Missouri, putting it in the 48.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Mercer County with 26 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 Mercer County, Missouri?

89 hail events are recorded in Mercer County between 1962 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Mercer County?

The strongest hail on record in Mercer County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Mercer 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.