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Hail dates in Ripley County, Missouri
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Ripley County on 20 days since 2016 (31 separate reports, 24 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.50" (tennis ball) on April 28, 2026; the most recent hail was April 28, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Ripley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 6 | Hail estimated to tennis ball size fell near Handy as a surging portion of a storm line entered northwestern Ripley County. No damages were reported. |
| 2026-04-16 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Hail estimated to ping pong ball size fell in the community of Poynor as a supercell tracked eastward along the Missouri/Arkansas border. |
| 2025-09-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail up to the size of quarters fell to the south of Gatewood near the Fourche Creek Conservation Area. |
| 2025-05-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Hail measured to quarter size was reported on County Rd E-2, north of Currentview. |
| 2025-03-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail occurred in Doniphan. |
| 2023-07-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported at a school along Highway 142. |
| 2023-06-14 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | The hail occurred at a convenience store on Route A at the Arkansas border. |
| 2022-05-15 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2022-03-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Video shared on social media indicated one-inch diameter hail covered the ground near Poynor. |
| 2021-07-09 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Pea to nickel hail lasted about five minutes. |
| 2021-06-17 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2021-04-09 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | — |
| 2020-05-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-04-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-03-02 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | — |
| 2019-06-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-06-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-05-15 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Quarter to golf-ball size hail was reported from Fairdealing to three miles west of Fairdealing. |
| 2018-04-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-04-20 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 8 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
Damaging wind in Ripley County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 31 reports since 2016, strongest 100 mph. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | 100 mph | 2 | Destructive straight line winds impacted much of southeastern Ripley County, Missouri on the afternoon of Tuesday April 28, 2026 as a sur… |
| 2020-05-04 | 96 mph | 1 | A macroburst containing winds estimated up to 95 mph produced major damage across extreme northern Ripley County. The path in Ripley Coun… |
| 2024-05-26 | 85 mph | 1 | A swath of straight-line wind damage tracked from Oxly to Naylor, producing tree damage. A couple of the uprooted trees fell onto homes i… |
| 2024-05-08 | 75 mph | 2 | Widespread wind damage occurred in Ripley County as a thunderstorm moved northeastward through the area. Fire officials reported a tree s… |
| 2020-03-02 | 75 mph | 1 | A 50-by-100 foot pole barn was destroyed. A shed roof was damaged, and shingles were removed from a home. |
| 2019-10-21 | 75 mph | 3 | Part of a roof and porch were blown off a house between Doniphan and Gatewood. |
| 2019-02-07 | 75 mph | 1 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service revealed scattered damage caused by straight-line thunderstorm winds. Estimated… |
| 2026-04-27 | 70 mph | 1 | A thunderstorm moving eastward through northern Ripley County caused a very large live tree to snap. Numerous large branches were downed … |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Ripley County?
April 28, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.50" (tennis ball) on April 28, 2026.
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.
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