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Butler County, MO hail & severe wind history
140 storm reports on file for Butler County between 2010-03-10 and 2026-04-28 — 52 hail and 88 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 8.2 reports a year, and Apr is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Apr 16, 2026 — 1.5" (ping pong ball), 5 mi W of Poplar Bluff.
- Hail was reported on 38 days since 2010 — about 2.2 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 3" (teacup) on Apr 3, 2018.
- Butler County has more hail reports than 45% of the 115 Missouri counties we cover.
Search every Butler County report
Check a single date first, or filter the full record below — pick a year, narrow to a month, or drag the hail-size slider to see only the larger stones (1", quarter size, is the National Weather Service severe threshold).
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Worst storm days in Butler County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-04 | 5 | 1" (quarter) | 81 mph |
| 2026-04-28 | 5 | — | 70 mph |
| 2020-03-12 | 4 | 2.75" (baseball) | 75 mph |
| 2025-05-16 | 4 | 2" (hen egg) | 59 mph |
| 2021-04-09 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 70 mph |
| 2020-05-03 | 4 | — | 75 mph |
| 2011-08-07 | 4 | — | 64 mph |
| 2011-04-27 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 60 mph |
| 2026-04-16 | 3 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | — |
| 2024-05-26 | 3 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | 81 mph |
Reports by year
Report counts are driven partly by how many people were around to report a storm, so recent years tend to look busier than the early 2010s. Treat the trend as a reporting trend, not purely a weather trend.
Notable large-hail events (2" and up)
| Date | Size | Near | What was reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-16 | 2" hen egg | .66 mi W of Neelyville | Golf ball size hail was estimated north of Neelyville while emergency management reported a picture of hail measured at two inches from the northeast of Neelyville. |
| 2025-05-16 | 2" hen egg | 1.98 mi SW of Neelyville | Hail was estimated at 1-2 inches with wind gusts up to 50 mph in Neelyville. |
| 2025-03-30 | 2.75" baseball | .5 mi NE of Qulin | Baseball size hail fell just northwest and north of Qulin. |
| 2020-03-12 | 2.75" baseball | 4 mi NW of Poplar Bluff | There were two reports of baseball-size hail just north to northwest of Poplar Bluff. A photo of the hailstones was taken by one of the reporters. |
| 2018-04-03 | 3" teacup | 4 mi W of Poplar Bluff | A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of very large hail across the Poplar Bluff area. The hailstones ranged from 1.5 to 3 inches in diameter. The largest reported hailstones were in Poplar Bluff, where a photo of three-inch hail was posted on social media. |
When does hail hit Butler County?
Across 17 years of records, April produced the most reports (31), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 2.1% |
| February | 2 | 1.4% |
| March | 15 | 10.7% |
| April | 31 | 22.1% |
| May | 27 | 19.3% |
| June | 22 | 15.7% |
| July | 13 | 9.3% |
| August | 19 | 13.6% |
| September | 4 | 2.9% |
| October | 1 | 0.7% |
| November | 2 | 1.4% |
| December | 1 | 0.7% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Butler County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Dunklin County, MO | 136 | 2.75" |
| Stoddard County, MO | 109 | 2.75" |
| Ripley County, MO | 97 | 2.5" |
| Carter County, MO | 92 | 2.5" |
| Wayne County, MO | 83 | 2.75" |
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Common questions about hail in Butler County
- How often does it hail in Butler County?
- Hail was reported on 38 separate days between 2010 and 2026, about 2.2 days a year, with April the busiest month for storm reports. 39 reports were quarter size (1") or larger.
- Does a report here mean hail hit my street?
- Not necessarily. Each report is one observation tied to a nearby landmark, and a county can be large. Storms also go unreported where few people live. Use the date check above to see what was reported nearby, and treat it as a starting point.
- How big is a 1.75" hailstone?
- Forecasters describe hail by everyday objects: 1" is a quarter, 1.75" a golf ball, 2.75" a baseball. The sizes in these reports are estimates made by the person reporting, not lab measurements.
- Where do I get the official record?
- All reports here come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which you can search directly. For anything formal, use NOAA’s own records rather than this page.
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About these numbers
Every row above is a report filed with the National Weather Service and archived in the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (FIPS 29023). Reports are eyewitness, trained-spotter and damage-survey observations, so they cluster near roads and towns and miss storms over empty country. Hail sizes are estimates. Damage figures are preliminary as filed and are never revised in this archive. Use this page for background, not for an insurance claim, a legal filing, or a roof assessment — for those, get the official record from NOAA directly.