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Cedar County, MO hail & severe wind history
112 storm reports on file for Cedar County between 2010-04-07 and 2026-04-28 — 52 hail and 60 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 6.6 reports a year, and Apr is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Apr 28, 2026 — 1.75" (golf ball), 2.15 mi SE of Wagoner.
- Hail was reported on 34 days since 2010 — about 2.0 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 2.75" (baseball) on Apr 26, 2026.
- Cedar County has more hail reports than 45% of the 115 Missouri counties we cover.
Search every Cedar 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 Cedar County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-26 | 6 | 2.75" (baseball) | — |
| 2014-08-26 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2025-04-20 | 5 | — | 60 mph |
| 2024-04-01 | 4 | — | 81 mph |
| 2017-03-06 | 4 | — | 70 mph |
| 2023-04-15 | 3 | 2" (hen egg) | — |
| 2017-05-30 | 3 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | — |
| 2012-09-06 | 3 | 0.75" (penny) | 60 mph |
| 2024-04-28 | 3 | — | 60 mph |
| 2020-06-04 | 3 | — | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-26 | 2.75" baseball | 1.78 mi WNW of El Dorado Spgs | Hail from golf balls to baseballs in size fell for over 5 minutes across rural areas west of El Dorado Springs and into the western portions of El Dorado City limits. Damage was reported to multiple vehicles, roofs, siding, outbuildings, businesses and equipment. Several windshields were reported with significant dama… |
| 2026-04-26 | 2.75" baseball | 0 mi N of El Dorado Spgs | Hail to baseballs in size was reported with multiple homes and vehicles in town damaged. |
| 2026-04-26 | 2.75" baseball | 1.24 mi W of Claud | Hail to the size of baseballs was reported in a mainly rural portion of the county. Damage to roofs and siding on several homes, multiple vehicles, outbuildings and equipment was reported. |
| 2023-04-15 | 2" hen egg | .55 mi E of Jerico Spgs | Tennis ball sized hail was reported in town damaging roofs and vehicles. This damage figure includes all reports from Cedar County during this event. |
| 2013-05-31 | 2.5" tennis ball | 1.29 mi ESE of Caplinger Mills | Several houses had roof damage and cars had hail damage due to the large hail stones. |
When does hail hit Cedar County?
Across 17 years of records, April produced the most reports (37), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1.8% |
| February | 1 | 0.9% |
| March | 8 | 7.1% |
| April | 37 | 33.0% |
| May | 28 | 25.0% |
| June | 10 | 8.9% |
| July | 7 | 6.3% |
| August | 12 | 10.7% |
| September | 6 | 5.4% |
| October | 0 | 0.0% |
| November | 1 | 0.9% |
| December | 0 | 0.0% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Cedar County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Polk County, MO | 266 | 4" |
| Vernon County, MO | 177 | 2.75" |
| Dade County, MO | 142 | 4" |
| Barton County, MO | 138 | 3" |
| St. Clair County, MO | 128 | 3" |
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Common questions about hail in Cedar County
- How often does it hail in Cedar County?
- Hail was reported on 34 separate days between 2010 and 2026, about 2.0 days a year, with April the busiest month for storm reports. 40 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 29039). 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.