Hail and tornadoes in Clay County, MO

Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Clay County, MO on 56 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Sat, Sep 23, 2023. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 19 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since December 2020

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

2+ in

Sat, Sep 23, 2023

Largest reported

2.5 in

Mon, May 19, 2025

Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.

Radar-estimated hail on Sat, Sep 23, 2023 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Sat, Sep 23, 2023: radar-estimated hail around Clay County, MO, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 352 hail reports in Clay County, MO on 123 days, 28 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3.5 in, near Gladstone, on Sun, May 4, 2003.

By decade: 1990s: 24 · 2000s: 121 · 2010s: 166 · 2020s: 41

Tornadoes since 1950

18 tornadoes have touched Clay County, MO since 1950, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 13.

Strongest

Sun, May 4, 2003 · F4 · 5 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Gladstone · 13 injuries
Sun, May 4, 2003 · F4 · 1 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Gladstone
Fri, May 2, 2008 · EF3 · 0.92 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Liberty Mitchell Arp
Tue, May 28, 2019 · EF2 · 5.85 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Mosby
Mon, Mar 6, 2017 · EF2 · 3.29 mi long, 1,000 yd wide · near Smithville

Most recent

Tue, Apr 16, 2024 · EF1 · 2.36 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Paradise
Fri, Jun 11, 2021 · EF0 · 0.03 mi long, 15 yd wide · near Missouri City
Wed, Jul 29, 2020 · EF0 · 0.27 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Smithville
Tue, May 28, 2019 · EF2 · 5.85 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Mosby
Mon, Mar 6, 2017 · EF2 · 3.29 mi long, 1,000 yd wide · near Smithville
Mon, Jul 6, 2015 · EF0 · 1.23 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Glenaire
Mon, Jun 30, 2014 · EF1 · 0.8 mi long, 200 yd wide · near South Liberty
Wed, May 25, 2011 · EF0 · 0.05 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Kearney
Wed, May 25, 2011 · EF0 · 0.05 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Liberty
Fri, May 2, 2008 · EF2 · 1.39 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Gashland

By decade: 2000s: 9 · 2010s: 6 · 2020s: 3

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since December 2020

Tue, Oct 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (1 NW North Kansas City, MO)
Fri, Aug 14, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Aug 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 16, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 31, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (4 W Kearney, MO)
- 1 in (2 NE Avondale, MO)
Fri, May 29, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Apr 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Apr 15, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 NW Kearney, MO)
- 1 in (2 NNW Glenaire, MO)
Tue, Mar 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Holt, MO)
- 1 in (Excelsior Springs, MO)
- 2 in (5 NE Lake Waukomis, MO)
- 2 in (3 ENE Lake Waukomis, MO)
- 1.75 in (3 NE Lake Waukomis, MO)
Fri, Oct 17, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 6, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 26, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 24, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 11, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 11, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 2.5 in (1 NW Kearney, MO)
- 2 in (Kearney, MO)
- 1.25 in (2 N Smithville, MO)
- 1.5 in (1 NNW Oakview, MO)
Sun, May 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Mar 29, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (3 N Smithville, MO)
Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 27, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 NW North Kansas City, MO)
Fri, Aug 23, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 11, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 10, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 13, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (1 SSE Smithville, MO)
Wed, May 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 E Smithville, MO)
- 1.5 in (Oakview, MO)
Wed, Mar 13, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (1 SW Liberty, MO)
- 1.75 in (1 SE Holt, MO)
- 1 in (4 ESE Ferrelview, MO)
Tue, Mar 12, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Excelsior Springs, MO)
Sat, Sep 23, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 2.5 in (Liberty, MO)
- 1.75 in (2 WNW Missouri City, MO)
- 1.5 in (1 NW Missouri City, MO)
Mon, Jul 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 30, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 S Kearney, MO)
- 2 in (Holt, MO)
Sat, Jun 10, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Apr 19, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Apr 10, 2023
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 NW OAKWOOD PARK, MO)
Tue, Apr 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (KEARNEY, MO)
Wed, Jul 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 15, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 11, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (6 SSE SMITHVILLE, MO)
Sat, Mar 5, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 N EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO)
Mon, Jan 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Sep 20, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (LIBERTY, MO)
Thu, Aug 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 25, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 24, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (4 SSW KEARNEY, MO)

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Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.