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Christian County, MO hail & severe wind history
403 storm reports on file for Christian County between 2010-04-24 and 2026-06-14 — 155 hail and 248 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 23.7 reports a year, and May is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: May 30, 2026 — 1" (quarter), 0.69 mi S of Chestnutridge.
- Hail was reported on 60 days since 2010 — about 3.5 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 2.75" (baseball) on Apr 28, 2026.
- Christian County has more hail reports than 96% of the 115 Missouri counties we cover.
Search every Christian 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 Christian County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-08 | 27 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | 60 mph |
| 2025-06-29 | 18 | — | 79 mph |
| 2025-04-29 | 14 | — | 87 mph |
| 2019-10-21 | 14 | — | 70 mph |
| 2025-03-14 | 12 | 2.75" (baseball) | — |
| 2024-07-04 | 11 | — | 70 mph |
| 2024-03-14 | 9 | — | 86 mph |
| 2023-07-30 | 9 | — | 60 mph |
| 2023-03-23 | 8 | 1" (quarter) | 64 mph |
| 2026-06-14 | 8 | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | 2.75" baseball | 3.03 mi SW of Billings | A hail swath from a mile to 2 miles wide continued from northeast of Marionville and continued to the northeast across far western Christian County. Hail from quarters to baseballs in size fell along a path from northeast of Marionville to north of Billings as a left moving supercell moved to the northeast across the… |
| 2025-03-14 | 2.75" baseball | .69 mi N of Highlandville | Baseball sized hail went through the Highlandville area in the evening of March 14th. Minor damage occurred to the siding of some homes from the wind driven hail. |
| 2024-05-08 | 2" hen egg | 1.77 mi NW of Riverdale | Report of hail 2 inches in diameter. |
| 2024-05-08 | 2" hen egg | 1.77 mi NW of Riverdale | Report of hail 2 inches in diameter. |
| 2024-05-08 | 2.25" hen egg | 1.3 mi WNW of Mc Cracken | Report of hen egg size hail. |
| 2024-05-08 | 2.5" tennis ball | 1.77 mi NW of Riverdale | Report of tennis ball size hail. |
| 2024-05-08 | 2" hen egg | .88 mi SE of Nixa | Social media report of hen egg size hail. |
| 2024-05-08 | 2.5" tennis ball | .69 mi S of Nixa | Social media report of tennis ball size hail. |
When does hail hit Christian County?
Across 17 years of records, May produced the most reports (72), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 15 | 3.7% |
| March | 60 | 14.9% |
| April | 62 | 15.4% |
| May | 72 | 17.9% |
| June | 62 | 15.4% |
| July | 44 | 10.9% |
| August | 37 | 9.2% |
| September | 19 | 4.7% |
| October | 20 | 5.0% |
| November | 1 | 0.2% |
| December | 11 | 2.7% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Christian County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Greene County, MO | 824 | 4.75" |
| Webster County, MO | 297 | 4" |
| Douglas County, MO | 295 | 4" |
| Taney County, MO | 294 | 2.75" |
| Stone County, MO | 252 | 3" |
| Lawrence County, MO | 243 | 4" |
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Common questions about hail in Christian County
- How often does it hail in Christian County?
- Hail was reported on 60 separate days between 2010 and 2026, about 3.5 days a year, with May the busiest month for storm reports. 112 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 29043). 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.