◆ VAN BUREN, MO HAIL HISTORY · CARTER COUNTY
Van Buren, MO hail history & hail map
Van Buren, Missouri has had 13 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.50″ (Tennis Ball). Most recent: Aug 20, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
13Hail events in the past 5 years
2.50″Largest recorded hail · Tennis Ball
2.50″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.75″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Van Buren, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Van Buren
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | 2.00″ Golf Ball | 2 ground reports (max 2.00″) |
| Apr 28, 2026 | 0.70″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.70″) |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| Aug 19, 2025 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ · 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| May 16, 2025 | 2.50″ Tennis Ball | Radar 1.75″ · 1 ground report (max 2.50″) |
| May 1, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 0.88″ Nickel | 1 ground report (max 0.88″) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| May 27, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ · 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Apr 20, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Apr 17, 2022 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Dec 6, 2021 | 0.88″ Nickel | 1 ground report (max 0.88″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Van Buren (37.019, -91.039) or an NWS / CoCoRaHS hail report within 3 miles. Data window: NOAA MRMS radar hail swaths Oct 2021 – Nov 2026; NWS / NCEI Storm Events reports Nov 2024 – Jul 2026; CoCoRaHS volunteer reports Oct 2021 – present. Radar hail sizes are estimates, not ground truth; hail at any single address can differ.