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Hail dates in Butler County, Missouri
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Butler County on 19 days since 2016 (28 separate reports, 24 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 3.00" (tea cup) on April 3, 2018; the most recent hail was April 16, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Butler County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | Several spotters reported hail with a storm tracking eastward through Butler County. One estimated quarter size hail west of Poplar Bluff, another shared a p… |
| 2025-09-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail measured to quarter size was reported south of Qulin in extreme southeast Butler County. Time estimated from radar. |
| 2025-05-16 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 2 | Golf ball size hail was estimated north of Neelyville while emergency management reported a picture of hail measured at two inches from the northeast of Neel… |
| 2025-03-30 | 2.75" (baseball) | 1 | Baseball size hail fell just northwest and north of Qulin. |
| 2024-05-26 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Emergency management reported that they have received many reports of dime, quarter, and ping pong ball sized hail across the county was reported in many loc… |
| 2024-03-04 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Several hail observations were reported from Poplar Bluff including 1.5 inch hail near the Industrial Park on MO-142, golf ball and half-dollar size hail on … |
| 2023-04-15 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | The hail was reported at the intersection of U.S. Highway 67 and M Highway. |
| 2022-09-24 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2021-04-09 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | — |
| 2020-05-04 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2020-04-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-03-12 | 2.75" (baseball) | 3 | There were two reports of baseball-size hail just north to northwest of Poplar Bluff. A photo of the hailstones was taken by one of the reporters. |
| 2019-08-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-06-19 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | This hail was produced by the same supercell that passed through Poplar Bluff. |
| 2018-07-20 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2018-05-31 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2018-04-03 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 1 | A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of very large hail across the Poplar Bluff area. The hailstones ranged from 1.5 to 3 inches in diameter. The largest r… |
| 2018-03-16 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2017-05-27 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A swath of large hail accompanied a supercell thunderstorm across Butler County. Hailstones ranging from the size of ping-pong balls to golf balls were repor… |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Damaging wind in Butler County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 58 reports since 2016, strongest 90 mph. 12 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-22 | 90 mph | 1 | A National Weather Service damage survey revealed a microburst with estimated peak winds near 90 mph struck south central Butler County. … |
| 2024-05-26 | 81 mph | 2 | Straight-line wind damage brought down large tree branches, tore off some roofing on a barn, and damaged the roof of a home. |
| 2021-08-08 | 81 mph | 2 | A small grain bin was blown about one-quarter mile. |
| 2020-05-04 | 81 mph | 3 | A shop building was destroyed. The rather large metal building had a covered open storage area on the north side. Nearby grain bins were … |
| 2020-01-11 | 81 mph | 1 | A roof was partially blown off a house along County Road 257. |
| 2016-07-06 | 81 mph | 1 | Damaging winds struck the city of Poplar Bluff. A construction trailer was blown into a ditch. Trees were blown down, and power outages w… |
| 2020-05-03 | 75 mph | 4 | The roof was completely blown off a closed business a mile south of the U.S. Highway 67 junction with Route 142. In Neelyville, the roof … |
| 2020-03-12 | 75 mph | 1 | There was roof damage to a convenience store on the north side of Poplar Bluff. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Butler County?
April 16, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 3.00" (tea cup) on April 3, 2018.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. 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. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
Nearby counties
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