Hail and tornadoes in Dallas County, MO
Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Dallas County, MO on 45 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Tue, Apr 28, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 8 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
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.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 140 hail reports in Dallas County, MO on 90 days, 6 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Urbana, on Sat, Apr 15, 2023.
By decade: 1990s: 20 · 2000s: 60 · 2010s: 42 · 2020s: 18
Tornadoes since 1950
16 tornadoes have touched Dallas County, MO since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 4 and injured 27.
Strongest
- Sun, May 4, 2003 · F3 · 14 mi long, 880 yd wide · near Louisburg · 2 deaths, 10 injuries
- Tue, Feb 28, 2012 · EF2 · 9 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Foose · 1 death, 12 injuries
- Fri, May 8, 2009 · EF2 · 4.25 mi long, 400 yd wide · near March · 1 death, 2 injuries
- Mon, Mar 31, 2008 · EF2 · 4.67 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Foose · 3 injuries
- Sun, May 5, 1996 · F1 · 3 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Conway
Most recent
- Sun, Apr 26, 2026 · EF0 · 0.01 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Wood Hill
- Sun, Apr 26, 2026 · EF0 · 0.88 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Buffalo
- Sun, May 26, 2024 · EF0 · 0.75 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Foose
- Mon, May 6, 2024 · EF0 · 0.97 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Olive
- Mon, Apr 1, 2024 · EF0 · 1.14 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Long Lane
- Tue, Apr 30, 2019 · EF0 · 1.5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Louisburg
- Wed, Mar 1, 2017 · EF0 · 1 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Buffalo Airport
- Sun, May 17, 2015 · EF0 · 0.1 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Wood Hill
- Tue, Feb 28, 2012 · EF2 · 9 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Foose · 1 death, 12 injuries
- Fri, May 8, 2009 · EF2 · 4.25 mi long, 400 yd wide · near March · 1 death, 2 injuries
By decade: 1990s: 1 · 2000s: 6 · 2010s: 4 · 2020s: 5
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since October 2020
- Mon, May 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Apr 28, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (3 NW Olive, MO)
- 1 in (4 W Olive, MO)
- 1.5 in (1 NNW Bennett Springs, MO)
- Mon, Apr 27, 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: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Apr 1, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Oct 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Sep 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Sep 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 10, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 29, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 3, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Apr 29, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Apr 4, 2025Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (3 NW Olive, MO)
- Sat, Mar 22, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 WSW Buffalo, MO)
- Tue, Aug 13, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 29, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 4, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 3, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 21, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 1, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (1 S Pumpkin Center, MO)
- Thu, Mar 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Mar 4, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 19, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 17, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 2 in (1 S Bennett Springs, MO)
- Sun, Jul 16, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 9, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (URBANA, MO)
- Sat, Apr 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (URBANA, MO)
- 2.75 in (1 NNW URBANA, MO)
- Sat, Jun 25, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Apr 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Apr 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 SSE FOOSE, MO)
- 1 in (2 W OLIVE, MO)
- Fri, Dec 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 8, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Mar 16, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
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.