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Hail dates in Wayne County, Missouri
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Wayne County on 19 days since 2016 (30 separate reports, 20 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.75" (baseball) on May 27, 2017; the most recent hail was April 27, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Wayne County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was measured west of Williamsville. |
| 2025-05-20 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Hail size estimated. The report was submitted via mPING. |
| 2025-05-16 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | A photo of ping-pong ball size hail was reported by the public on a broadcast media social media page. Mill Spring was in the heavy rain and hail portion of … |
| 2025-03-30 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Hail to the size of golf balls fell in and north of Williamsville. |
| 2023-07-17 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | — |
| 2023-05-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Quarter-size hail was reported in a swath from around Williamsville to just south of Greenville. |
| 2023-05-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter-size hail was covering the ground. |
| 2022-05-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2022-04-30 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 4 | Ping pong ball size hail was reported on HH Highway near Clearwater Lake. Quarter size hail fell in Leeper. This swath of large hail was associated with a su… |
| 2021-05-06 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2021-04-09 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | — |
| 2020-04-08 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Large hail ranging from quarter to golf-ball size accompanied a severe thunderstorm across the extreme northeast part of Wayne County. |
| 2020-03-02 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | The hail occurred at the intersection of P and TT Highways. |
| 2019-06-21 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2018-05-31 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2018-03-16 | 0.75" (penny) | 2 | — |
| 2017-11-02 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2017-05-27 | 2.75" (baseball) | 1 | Baseball-size hail was photographed and relayed via social media. |
| 2017-03-09 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Dime-size hail fell from this storm, which was the same storm that produced a tornado northwest and north of Poplar Bluff. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 2.75" (baseball) |
Damaging wind in Wayne County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 24 reports since 2016, strongest 90 mph. 5 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-11 | 90 mph | 1 | A large portion of the roof was blown off a big wooden barn. A window pane was blown out of a house, and a few shingles were blown off. N… |
| 2025-07-29 | 81 mph | 1 | Thunderstorm winds blew down two trees near Clearwater Lake southwest of Piedmont. |
| 2025-05-16 | 75 mph | 1 | Tree tops were broken off large trees in Williamsville which was in the hook echo portion of a supercell storm. |
| 2024-05-26 | 75 mph | 1 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Sam A. Baker State Park, with a tree falling onto a vehicle. |
| 2023-05-08 | 70 mph | 1 | A line of thunderstorms produced widespread tree damage across much of the county. The county dispatch center reported trees were blown d… |
| 2020-05-03 | 70 mph | 2 | Trees were blown down, including one that landed on a camper. The damaged camper was on Highway 172 east of U.S. Highway 67. |
| 2017-05-27 | 70 mph | 1 | Multiple trees were uprooted on D Highway a few miles southeast of Greenville. One vehicle was struck by a falling tree, with minor injur… |
| 2017-02-28 | 70 mph | 1 | A storage shed at a lumber yard was heavily damaged. Several trees and power lines were down. Scattered power outages occurred. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Wayne County?
April 27, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.75" (baseball) on May 27, 2017.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
Nearby counties
Carter County, MO (25 mi) · Butler County, MO (26 mi) · Bollinger County, MO (30 mi) · Stoddard County, MO (33 mi) · Ripley County, MO (37 mi) · Shannon County, MO (49 mi) · Clay County, AR (49 mi) · St. Francois County, MO (51 mi)
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