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Jasper County, MO hail & severe wind history
358 storm reports on file for Jasper County between 2010-03-10 and 2026-06-25 — 139 hail and 219 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 21.1 reports a year, and Apr is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Jun 25, 2026 — 1" (quarter), 1.1 mi W of Joplin.
- Hail was reported on 67 days since 2010 — about 3.9 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 3" (teacup) on Mar 9, 2017.
- Jasper County has more hail reports than 91% of the 115 Missouri counties we cover.
Search every Jasper 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 Jasper County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-09 | 20 | 3" (teacup) | — |
| 2025-04-20 | 13 | — | 60 mph |
| 2019-04-17 | 12 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 67 mph |
| 2025-04-29 | 10 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 70 mph |
| 2026-06-13 | 10 | — | 96 mph |
| 2024-05-06 | 10 | — | 81 mph |
| 2024-04-01 | 9 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | 100 mph |
| 2017-05-27 | 9 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | — |
| 2013-05-19 | 7 | 0.75" (penny) | 75 mph |
| 2023-07-30 | 6 | — | 64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | 2.5" tennis ball | .55 mi E of Maple Grove | Hail to the size of tennis balls was reported in a rural farm community. Damage occurred to a few homes and out buildings along with some farm and personal vehicles. |
| 2020-05-03 | 2.75" baseball | .9 mi W of Waco | Severe thunderstorms moved out of southeastern Kansas and produced a swath of hail across Jasper County from Waco to Avilla. Hail from quarter to baseball in size were reported along the path of the storms. In Waco, as the storm entered Missouri, half dollar hail was reported. In Purcell, golf ball to tennis ball hail… |
| 2017-05-27 | 2.5" tennis ball | .88 mi NW of Carthage | There was one minor injury reported at a drive-in theater on the west side of town due to broken glass from windows being knocked out from large hail. |
| 2017-05-27 | 2.5" tennis ball | .88 mi NE of Carthage | Tennis ball size hail knocked out law enforcement car windows and damage to other vehicles around Carthage. |
| 2017-05-27 | 2" hen egg | .55 mi E of Carthage | No narrative filed |
| 2017-03-09 | 2" hen egg | 1.3 mi ENE of Jasper | Hen egg size hail was report on social media with a picture. |
| 2017-03-09 | 2.75" baseball | 2.35 mi SSE of Jasper | Baseball size hail was report on social media with a picture. Hail damaged a few cars and homes in the town of Jasper. This report will include a damage estimate. |
| 2017-03-09 | 3" teacup | 2.14 mi SSE of Jasper | Tea cup size hail was reported south of Jasper. |
When does hail hit Jasper County?
Across 17 years of records, April produced the most reports (89), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 3 | 0.8% |
| March | 61 | 17.0% |
| April | 89 | 24.9% |
| May | 85 | 23.7% |
| June | 40 | 11.2% |
| July | 30 | 8.4% |
| August | 19 | 5.3% |
| September | 15 | 4.2% |
| October | 10 | 2.8% |
| November | 5 | 1.4% |
| December | 1 | 0.3% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Jasper County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Cherokee County, KS | 292 | 2.75" |
| Newton County, MO | 291 | 2.75" |
| Lawrence County, MO | 243 | 4" |
| Crawford County, KS | 235 | 2.75" |
| Dade County, MO | 142 | 4" |
| Barton County, MO | 138 | 3" |
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Common questions about hail in Jasper County
- How often does it hail in Jasper County?
- Hail was reported on 67 separate days between 2010 and 2026, about 3.9 days a year, with April the busiest month for storm reports. 100 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 29097). 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.