108
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$116K
Property damage
Hail in Stoddard County, Missouri: 108 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #1,350 nationally and #81 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Stoddard County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Stoddard County is the 2000s, when 59 of the county's 108 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 Stoddard County archive, hail makes up 25.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,350 for this hazard and #81 within Missouri, putting it in the 56.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Stoddard County with 36 recorded events, while Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | DEXTER | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | ADVANCE | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | PAXICO | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | BERNIE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | DEXTER | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | DUDLEY | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 15, 2023 | LEORA | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 18, 2022 | PAXICO | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 9, 2021 | DUDLEY | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2021 | DUDLEY | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Stoddard County
- Thunderstorm Wind 170
- Tornado 48
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A severe thunderstorm continued east from Butler County, producing a swath of large hail from Dudley to Dexter. A report of softball size hail was received from the Dudley area, where vehicles were damaged on U.S. 60. Golf ball hail occurred near Dexter.
Golf-ball size hail fell in Bloomfield. Baseball-size hail fell on Highway 25 about two miles north of town. Photos of baseball-size hail, taken just northwest of Bloomfield, were published in the local newspaper. Little damage was reported at the residence where the hail occurred.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Stoddard County, Missouri?
108 hail events are recorded in Stoddard County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Stoddard County?
The strongest hail on record in Stoddard County measured 3.5.
Where does the hail data for Stoddard 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 Stoddard County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/stoddard-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.