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Wellington, 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 Wellington city centroid, 1950 to present.

87hail events since 1950
55≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
4.25"largest on record · 2023-06-30
2024-05-21most recent hail event

Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 0
2025 0
2024 5 2.00" (hen egg)
2023 5 4.25" (softball)
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 1 1.00" (quarter)
2018 1 1.00" (quarter)
2017 2 1.00" (quarter)
2016 4 1.75" (golf ball)
2015 8 1.75" (golf ball)
2014 1 1.75" (golf 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

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2025-09-18 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 5.3 mi
2025-09-18 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 6.8 mi
2025-07-11 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 9.8 mi
2025-07-11 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 10 mi
2025-07-11 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 8.3 mi
2025-07-11 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 4.2 mi
2025-07-11 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 7.6 mi
2025-07-11 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 8.1 mi
2025-07-11 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 9.6 mi
2025-06-03 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 10 mi

2025-09-18: “Social media report of downed tree limbs on U.S. Highway 24 near Napoleon. Utility company reported tree and wire damage in this area as well.”

2025-09-18: “Multiple reports of downed wires and power outages in the Lexington area.”

2025-07-11: “Downed wires near Route WW east of Odessa.”

Disputing a claim at a Wellington 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.

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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.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12