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Webster County, MO hail & severe wind history
297 storm reports on file for Webster County between 2010-03-10 and 2026-04-28 — 123 hail and 174 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 17.5 reports a year, and Apr is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Apr 28, 2026 — 1" (quarter), 0 mi N of Beach.
- Hail was reported on 54 days since 2010 — about 3.2 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 4" (grapefruit) on May 26, 2024.
- Webster County has more hail reports than 89% of the 115 Missouri counties we cover.
Search every Webster 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 Webster County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-16 | 11 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 60 mph |
| 2025-04-29 | 10 | — | 60 mph |
| 2011-04-22 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2024-05-26 | 7 | 4" (grapefruit) | — |
| 2018-05-19 | 7 | 2" (hen egg) | — |
| 2015-07-14 | 7 | — | 75 mph |
| 2012-09-07 | 7 | — | 60 mph |
| 2023-07-17 | 6 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | 71 mph |
| 2024-03-14 | 6 | 1" (quarter) | 71 mph |
| 2016-04-26 | 6 | 1" (quarter) | — |
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" hen egg | 3.97 mi WSW of Elkland | A hail swath from a mile to 2 miles wide began south of Elkland and continued to the northeast across northern Webster County. Hail from quarters to hen eggs in size fell along a path from south of Elkland to west of Rader and south of Conway as a left moving supercell moved to the northeast across the County. Along t… |
| 2024-05-26 | 3" teacup | .88 mi NW of Marshfield | Hail sizes between 2 to 4 inches were reported across areas that included Marshfield. 300 homes at an average of $32,000 suffered damages to siding, roofs and windows, and 350 cars were damaged, including many in commercial car lots that had their windows broken. Commercial properties were also impacted, with Marshfie… |
| 2024-05-26 | 3" teacup | 1.3 mi ENE of Marshfield | Large hail stones measuring 2 to 3 inches in diameter were reported. A neighboring house's steel roof was damaged due to the hail stones. |
| 2024-05-26 | 4" grapefruit | 2.3 mi ESE of Marshfield Bcknr Arp | Several photos of hail ranging between 3 to 4 inches in diameter just north of Marshfield. Damage estimates for the Marshield area during this evening are included elsewhere in this report. |
| 2024-05-26 | 2.75" baseball | 1.3 mi ENE of Marshfield | Report of baseball size hail. |
| 2024-05-08 | 4" grapefruit | 3.22 mi SSE of Crown | Social media report of softball size hail. |
| 2018-05-19 | 2" hen egg | .55 mi E of Rogersville | No narrative filed |
| 2011-04-10 | 2.75" baseball | 2.14 mi NNE of Fordland | No narrative filed |
When does hail hit Webster County?
Across 17 years of records, April produced the most reports (67), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 0.3% |
| February | 9 | 3.0% |
| March | 35 | 11.8% |
| April | 67 | 22.6% |
| May | 45 | 15.2% |
| June | 23 | 7.7% |
| July | 42 | 14.1% |
| August | 28 | 9.4% |
| September | 19 | 6.4% |
| October | 14 | 4.7% |
| November | 5 | 1.7% |
| December | 9 | 3.0% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Webster County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Greene County, MO | 824 | 4.75" |
| Christian County, MO | 403 | 2.75" |
| Douglas County, MO | 295 | 4" |
| Laclede County, MO | 190 | 3" |
| Wright County, MO | 186 | 2.75" |
| Dallas County, MO | 140 | 2.75" |
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Common questions about hail in Webster County
- How often does it hail in Webster County?
- Hail was reported on 54 separate days between 2010 and 2026, about 3.2 days a year, with April the busiest month for storm reports. 89 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 29225). 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.