◆ WEST PLAINS, MO HAIL HISTORY · HOWELL COUNTY
West Plains, MO hail history & hail map
West Plains, Missouri has had 8 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 3.00″ (Baseball). Most recent: Aug 6, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
8Hail events in the past 5 years
3.00″Largest recorded hail · Baseball
3.00″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.75″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over West Plains, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in West Plains
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | 3.00″ Baseball | Radar 1.75″ · 6 ground reports (max 3.00″) |
| Apr 28, 2026 | 2.00″ Golf Ball | 1 ground report (max 2.00″) |
| May 16, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| Mar 15, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.00″ · 3 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over West Plains (36.730, -91.850) 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.