HailEvidence → hail history → Polo, MO
Polo, MO hail history
Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Polo city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2024 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2014 | 2 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.
Wind and tornado record
- 42 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 92 mph, most recent 2025-07-11.
- 8 tornado events, most recent 2018-10-09.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-11 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 8.5 mi |
| 2025-05-19 | Hail | 1.25" | 6.7 mi |
| 2025-05-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 3.5 mi |
| 2025-05-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 7.3 mi |
| 2025-03-14 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 1.4 mi |
| 2025-03-14 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 6.1 mi |
| 2024-10-24 | Hail | 1.00" | 7.4 mi |
| 2024-03-12 | Hail | 1.00" | 6.8 mi |
| 2023-07-29 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 5.8 mi |
| 2023-06-17 | Hail | 1.00" | 0.2 mi |
2025-07-11: “Downed wires near 228th Street near Elmira.”
2025-05-19: “Half dollar sized hail was reported in Elmira.”
2025-05-19: “Downed wires and power outages near Route 116 west of Polo.”
Disputing a claim at a Polo address?
This page covers the city. A claim dispute needs the record around your address: every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles, the disputed date highlighted, citations formatted for an insurance appeal.
Verify an address — $29source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12