Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Hail in Pike County, Missouri

94

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$0

Property damage

Hail in Pike County, Missouri: 94 recorded events between 1970 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,508 nationally and #94 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Hail in Pike County, Missouri: events per decade

Hail in Pike County, Missouri: recorded events per decade
Hail in Pike County, Missouri: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for hail in Pike County is the 2000s, when 39 of the county's 94 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 Pike County archive, hail makes up 33.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,508 for this hazard and #94 within Missouri, putting it in the 51.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

1Jan
1Feb
9Mar
28Apr
26May
12Jun
6Jul
2Aug
2Sep
1Oct
2Nov
4Dec

Apr is the peak month for hail in Pike County with 28 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

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Apr 18, 2024NEW HARTFORD1$0
Apr 18, 2024LOUISIANA1.75$0
May 6, 2023FRANKFORD2$0
Mar 31, 2023FARMER1.75$0
May 13, 2022NEW HARTFORD1.25$0
Jun 19, 2021FRANKFORD1$0
Jul 20, 2018LOUISIANA1.75$0
May 11, 2016CYRENE1$0
Jun 29, 2015LOUISIANA0.88$0
Jun 28, 2015EDGEWOOD1.75$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

94 hail events are recorded in Pike County between 1970 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pike County?

The strongest hail on record in Pike County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Pike 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.

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“Hail in Pike County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/pike-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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