Hail in Phelps County, Missouri

Hail in Phelps County, Missouri: 203 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #603 nationally and #32 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Phelps County is the 2000s, when 73 of the county's 203 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 Phelps County archive, hail makes up 35.9% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #603 for this hazard and #32 within Missouri, putting it in the 80.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Phelps County with 63 recorded events, while Nov 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 178
• Flash Flood 71

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

203 hail events are recorded in Phelps County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Phelps County?

The strongest hail on record in Phelps County measured 4.25.

Where does the hail data for Phelps 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.