Hail History

Hail history for Buchanan County, Missouri

Every NOAA hail report filed in Buchanan County since 1955, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · Buchanan County

Last hail
Oct 24, 2024
1.50 in, ping pong ball size
Hail days, last 5 years
3
since Nov 3, 2021 · 5 reports
Largest ever
2.75 in
baseball · Jun 21, 2015

178 reports on 97 days since 1955 · #40 of 116 Missouri counties

Hail map · Buchanan County

St. Joseph Faucett Agency 25 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
165 most recent reports with a location. Dot size and colour follow hail size. Open street map

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What the record says about Buchanan County

The latest hail report in Buchanan County is from October 24, 2024, 1.50 in (ping pong ball size). Since November 3, 2021 there have been 3 separate hail days; the biggest stones in that time were 1.75 in on April 4, 2023.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Buchanan County logged 78 reports on 31 hail days, about 3.9 reports a year. That is about the same as the median Missouri county (3.5 a year) and ranks #40 of 116 Missouri counties for all-time reports. Buchanan County holds 1% of all 20,478 hail reports in Missouri.

5% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 6% for the median Missouri county. The largest hail on record here is 2.75 in (baseball) on June 21, 2015 near 0.69 N De Kalb.

Reports were down 63% in 2016–2025 (21) compared with 2006–2015 (57). The busiest year was 2004, with 17 reports on 7 days. Hail here peaks in May (30% of reports); 68% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Buchanan County 3.9
  • Median Missouri county 3.5

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Buchanan County 31
  • Median Missouri county 42

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Buchanan County 5%
  • Median Missouri county 6%

Hail over time

05101520 1955: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1958: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in 1959: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1960: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1960 1962: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1964: 2 reports, largest 1.25 in 1966: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1967: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1968: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1970 1974: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1975: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1976: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1977: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1978: 3 reports, largest 2.75 in 1979: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1980 1981: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1983: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1984: 3 reports, largest 2.50 in 1986: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1987: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1989: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1990 1991: 3 reports, largest 1.25 in 1992: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in 1993: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 1994: 1 reports, largest 0.88 in 1995: 10 reports, largest 1.75 in 1996: 4 reports, largest 1.75 in 1998: 4 reports, largest 1.75 in 1999: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2000: 9 reports, largest 2.75 in 2000 2001: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2002: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2003: 10 reports, largest 1.00 in 2004: 17 reports, largest 2.50 in 2005: 4 reports, largest 1.00 in 2006: 7 reports, largest 1.75 in 2008: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in 2009: 8 reports, largest 1.50 in 2010: 10 reports, largest 1.75 in 2010 2011: 12 reports, largest 1.75 in 2012: 4 reports, largest 1.25 in 2013: 8 reports, largest 1.25 in 2014: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2015: 3 reports, largest 2.75 in 2016: 8 reports, largest 1.50 in 2018: 3 reports, largest 1.50 in 2019: 5 reports, largest 1.75 in 2020 2022: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2023: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in 2024: 1 reports, largest 1.50 in
Reports per year, 1955–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
0204060 Jan Feb March: 8 reports (4%) Mar April: 38 reports (21%) Apr May: 53 reports (30%) May June: 30 reports (17%) Jun July: 13 reports (7%) Jul August: 10 reports (6%) Aug September: 13 reports (7%) Sep October: 4 reports (2%) Oct November: 9 reports (5%) Nov Dec
All 178 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 0
2025 0
2024 1 1
2023 3 3
2022 1 1
2021 0
2020 0
2019 23 5
2018 3 3
2017 0

Hail days since Nov 3, 2021

DateReportsLargestStorm page
Oct 24, 2024 1 1.50 in —
Apr 4, 2023 3 1.75 in —
Apr 29, 2022 1 1.00 in —

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Buchanan County
Date Size Location Damage Time · source
Jun 21, 2015 2.75 inbaseball 0.69 N De Kalb — 11:45 local · NCEI
Sep 11, 2000 2.75 inbaseball St Joseph $10K 17:07 local · NCEI
Sep 16, 1978 2.75 inbaseball — — 18:00 local · NCEI
May 29, 2004 2.50 intennis ball 4 E Agency — 18:15 local · NCEI
Sep 10, 1984 2.50 intennis ball — — 04:58 local · NCEI

Sizes filed before 1996 are often rough estimates (round numbers like 7.00 or 8.00 in) without an exact spot; they are shown as NOAA filed them.

Size of every report

Most recent reports

Most recent hail reports in Buchanan County
Date Size Location Time · source
Oct 24, 2024 1.50 inping pong ball 4.64 NE Frazier 17:06 local · NCEI
Apr 4, 2023 1.75 ingolf ball 1.07 SSE Faucett Farris Arpt 20:44 local · NCEI
Apr 4, 2023 1.25 inhalf dollar 1.07 E Faucett 20:40 local · NCEI
Apr 4, 2023 1.00 inquarter 1.14 E De Kalb 20:33 local · NCEI
Apr 29, 2022 1.00 inquarter Winthrop 20:42 local · NCEI
May 14, 2019 1.25 inhalf dollar 1.27 ENE Halls 19:13 local · NCEI
May 14, 2019 1.25 inhalf dollar 2.11 NW De Kalb 19:00 local · NCEI
May 14, 2019 1.75 ingolf ball 1.27 ENE Halls 19:00 local · NCEI
Apr 17, 2019 1.25 inhalf dollar 2.14 NNW Agency 18:05 local · NCEI
Apr 17, 2019 1.25 inhalf dollar 2.11 NW Willow Brook 17:56 local · NCEI
May 26, 2018 1.50 inping pong ball 0.87 NW Rushville 16:05 local · NCEI
May 26, 2018 1.25 inhalf dollar 0.69 N Rushville 15:57 local · NCEI

Cities and towns in Buchanan County

PlaceReportsLargest
St. Joseph922.75 in
Faucett121.75 in
Agency111.25 in

Smaller places with fewer than 10 reports

These places have too few reports for a page of their own, so their record lives here.

PlaceReportsHail daysLatest
De Kalb88Apr 4, 2023
Easton74Nov 16, 2013
Rushville75May 26, 2018

Questions about hail in Buchanan County

How often does it hail in Buchanan County, Missouri?

178 hail reports have been logged in Buchanan County since 1955. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 3.9 reports a year. That ranks #40 of 116 Missouri counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Buchanan County?

Most reports come in May, April, June. May alone accounts for 30% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Buchanan County?

2.75 in (baseball size) on June 21, 2015 near 0.69 N De Kalb. 4% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Buchanan County?

The most recent report in this data is from October 24, 2024 (1.50 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

How many hail storms has Buchanan County had in the last five years?

3 separate days with hail reports since November 3, 2021, adding up to 5 reports. The most recent was October 24, 2024.

Where does this hail data come from?

Hail reports come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which the National Weather Service compiles from spotter, public, law enforcement and media reports. Recent days use preliminary NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet until NOAA publishes final data. Only reported hail is counted, so areas with fewer people tend to have fewer reports.