69
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$6K
Property damage
Hail in New Madrid County, Missouri: 69 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.2. That places the county #1,879 nationally and #107 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in New Madrid County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in New Madrid County is the 2000s, when 23 of the county's 69 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 New Madrid County archive, hail makes up 23.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,879 for this hazard and #107 within Missouri, putting it in the 39.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in New Madrid County with 27 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2025 | CONRAN | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | HOWARDVILLE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | PORTAGEVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 9, 2024 | MATTHEWS | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2019 | LILBOURN | 1 | $0 |
| May 20, 2018 | PORTAGEVILLE | 1 | $4K |
| Mar 17, 2018 | CANALOU | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 28, 2017 | PARMA | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2017 | LILBOURN | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2017 | NEW MADRID | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from New Madrid County
- Thunderstorm Wind 104
- Flood 49
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A rotating supercell dropped very large, irregularly shaped hailstones. The maximum diameters of the largest hailstones were just over three inches, including the protrusions. The supercell that produced this hail contained strong rotation in the middle levels of the storm.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in New Madrid County, Missouri?
69 hail events are recorded in New Madrid County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in New Madrid County?
The strongest hail on record in New Madrid County measured 3.2.
Where does the hail data for New Madrid 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 New Madrid County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/new-madrid-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.