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Camden County, MO hail & severe wind history
192 storm reports on file for Camden County between 2010-03-10 and 2026-04-28 — 104 hail and 88 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 11.3 reports a year, and May is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Apr 28, 2026 — 1.75" (golf ball), 1.48 mi S of Decaturville.
- Hail was reported on 47 days since 2010 — about 2.8 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 4.25" (grapefruit) on May 12, 2011.
- Camden County has more hail reports than 82% of the 115 Missouri counties we cover.
Search every Camden 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 Camden County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-08 | 11 | 2" (hen egg) | — |
| 2016-07-13 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 60 mph |
| 2011-05-12 | 6 | 4.25" (grapefruit) | — |
| 2024-05-08 | 6 | 3" (teacup) | — |
| 2023-04-15 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2024-05-26 | 5 | 2" (hen egg) | — |
| 2017-03-09 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2019-05-18 | 5 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 60 mph |
| 2017-03-29 | 5 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 60 mph |
| 2017-05-27 | 5 | 1" (quarter) | 72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-15 | 3.25" teacup | 2.82 mi S of Camdenton Mem Arpt | A report with a picture of hail 3.25 inches in diameter was received. |
| 2024-05-26 | 2" hen egg | 1.76 mi NE of Damsel | Report of hen egg size hail. |
| 2024-05-08 | 2.75" baseball | .88 mi NE of Macks Creek | Report of baseball size hail on Carnahan Dr. |
| 2024-05-08 | 2.5" tennis ball | .54 mi E of Camdenton | Social media report of hail sizes ranging between golf balls and tennis balls. |
| 2024-05-08 | 3" teacup | 1.49 mi NNW of Camdenton | Report of hail 3 inches in diameter at the Lake Regional Clinic. |
| 2024-05-08 | 3" teacup | .88 mi NE of Linn Creek | Social media report of hail 3 inches in diameter. |
| 2023-05-08 | 2" hen egg | 0 mi N of Sunrise Beach | Hen egg sized hail was reported. Multiple vehicles, trailers and businesses suffered damage from hail. |
| 2011-05-12 | 4.25" grapefruit | 0 mi N of Sunrise Beach | Hail to the size of softballs fell damaging roofs of homes and businesses. The hail also broke windows out of cars and damaged other structures. |
When does hail hit Camden County?
Across 17 years of records, May produced the most reports (58), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 20 | 10.4% |
| April | 26 | 13.5% |
| May | 58 | 30.2% |
| June | 21 | 10.9% |
| July | 37 | 19.3% |
| August | 15 | 7.8% |
| September | 10 | 5.2% |
| October | 1 | 0.5% |
| November | 2 | 1.0% |
| December | 2 | 1.0% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Camden County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Laclede County, MO | 190 | 3" |
| Pulaski County, MO | 175 | 3" |
| Benton County, MO | 155 | 2.5" |
| Morgan County, MO | 150 | 3" |
| Dallas County, MO | 140 | 2.75" |
| Miller County, MO | 129 | 3" |
| Hickory County, MO | 122 | 3" |
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Common questions about hail in Camden County
- How often does it hail in Camden County?
- Hail was reported on 47 separate days between 2010 and 2026, about 2.8 days a year, with May the busiest month for storm reports. 87 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 29029). 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.