Hail in Ralls County, Missouri

Hail in Ralls County, Missouri: 73 recorded events between 1964 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,821 nationally and #105 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Ralls County is the 2000s, when 31 of the county's 73 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 Ralls County archive, hail makes up 32.6% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,821 for this hazard and #105 within Missouri, putting it in the 41.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Ralls County with 23 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 Ralls County, Missouri?

73 hail events are recorded in Ralls County between 1964 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Ralls County?

The strongest hail on record in Ralls County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Ralls 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.