Hail Reports in Springfield, Missouri — Last 90 Days
NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 5 hail reports within 25 miles of Springfield across 1 storm day, most recently on August 6, 2026. Source: SPC Local Storm Reports (preliminary, may be revised).
Data as of October 24, 2026 (last successful NOAA check). The newest report in the feed is from Oct 23, 2026. The 90-day log is SPC preliminary data. The county history (2017 to June 2026) is the NOAA Storm Events archive, 2014–June 2026; it has no storms after it ends.
- 1.25 inlargest hail near the city, last 90 days (quarter size)
- 50days with hail 1 in or larger in the county, 2014–June 2026
- 109days with 58+ mph thunderstorm wind, 2014–June 2026
- #22 of 209among the cities we cover, by hail days of 1 in or more
Has hail hit my Springfield roof since it was installed?
County-level hail reports for Springfield from the NOAA archive this page uses; a county report is not proof of damage at your Springfield address.
When does hail hit Springfield?
NOAA NCEI Storm Events, county level, 2014–June 2026
If insurance covers it, what do I pay in Springfield?
Only if the claim is approved. The ACV math is a straight-line example over a 25-year life; insurers writing Springfield policies use their own schedules, so check your policy.
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Hail near Springfield in the last 90 days
- 1.25 inLargest hail in 90 days (quarter size)
- 1Hail day near Springfield
- 5SPC reports
- August 6, 2026Most recent event
Around Springfield, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 5 hail reports within 25 miles between August 6 and August 6, 2026, spread over 1 storm day. That day brought stones of 1″ or more, and 1 of the 5 Springfield reports with coordinates fell within 10 miles of the city center. In a typical year Springfield sees about 7 hail-producing storms, which is why insurers price separate wind-and-hail deductibles in this market.
Springfield's storm-climate context
Springfield sits in the Ozark Plateau at the southern edge of the Missouri severe weather corridor, where Gulf moisture collides with continental air masses to produce intense spring and early summer thunderstorms. The city averages 7 hail days per year and has been struck by significant tornadoes including an EF2 that hit the Republic area in 2012. The Ozark terrain funnels severe weather systems rather than breaking them up.
Bass Pro Shops headquarters and Missouri State University anchor Springfield's economy, providing a stable housing market that sustains a competitive local contractor ecosystem. The city has a large faith-based community with many church properties that require commercial-scale roofing services, and several Ozark contractors specialize in the institutional segment.
How close the hail came
Springfield's nearest hail report, one of 5, came 8.9 miles from the city center on August 6, 2026 (1.00″ at 3 ESE Galloway). August 6, 2026 was the heaviest day around Springfield, with 5 reports and a top stone of 1.25″. Stones of 1″ or more came on 1 of the 1 Springfield-area hail day.
| Distance from city center | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|
| Within 5 miles | 0 | — |
| Within 10 miles | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Within 25 miles | 5 | 1.25″ |
Distances are straight-line from the city center to each SPC report point; reports without coordinates are left out of the table.
Hail events near Springfield by date
August 6, 2026 5 reports, hail up to 1.25″ (quarter size)
| Time (UTC) | Hail size | Location | Distance from Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 1.25″ | 1 S Pleasant Hope, Polk County | 16.9 mi |
| 2012 | 1.00″ | 1 N Ash Grove, Greene County | 17.4 mi |
| 2037 | 1.00″ | 3 N Northview, Webster County | 18.9 mi |
| 2105 | 1.00″ | 3 ESE Galloway, Greene County | 8.9 mi |
| 2215 | 1.00″ | 4 E Halltown, Greene County | 14.5 mi |
The Springfield tables above list preliminary Local Storm Reports from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Sizes are reported hailstone diameters; times are UTC. Reports can be added or corrected for about a day after each event. A quiet log does not mean no hail: small or unreported events happen. The closest report in this window landed 8.9 miles from Springfield's center.
View the 5 Springfield-area reports on a map
On the Springfield map, circle positions are the NOAA SPC report coordinates; tap a circle for the date and hail size.
Hail size: < 1″ 1–1.75″ ≥ 2″ not recorded
How severe was it? The NWS yardstick, applied to Springfield's reports
The National Weather Service calls hail severe at 1″ (quarter size) and significant at 2″ (hen-egg size). Scoring Springfield's 5 area reports (filed in Greene, Polk, Webster Counties) against that scale: 5 of the Springfield reports met the severe 1″+ criterion — the size at which asphalt shingles start taking granule loss and bruising that shows up as leaks a season later. At these sizes, damage on a Springfield roof is rarely visible from the ground, and homeowners policies typically cover it when it is documented promptly.
Hail history in Springfield: the long picture
County-level NOAA records for the county behind Springfield, 2014–June 2026. Each figure shows its source. Storms after the archive ends are not in these numbers. Ranks count from 1, the highest.
Springfield against the 209 cities we cover
- #22of 209Days with hail 1 in or larger in Springfield: top quarter
- #33of 209Days with hail 1.75 in or larger (golf ball) in Springfield: top quarter
- #11of 209Days with 58+ mph thunderstorm wind in Springfield: top quarter
- #40of 209Tornadoes in Springfield: top quarter
- #7of 209Reported storm property damage in Springfield: top quarter
- #79of 209Share of homes built before 1980 in Springfield: middle
Hail events by year
| 2017 | 33 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 28 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2026* | 14 |
Years with no record show as 0. In its busiest full year (2017) Springfield's county logged 33 events; the whole span, 2017 to June 2026, holds 152.
2026 covers only January to June: NOAA's file ends there, so it is not counted as the worst year or in the yearly average.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, county level, 2017–2026Hail history at a glance
- 152Hail events in the county, since 2017 (NOAA)
- 4.75 inLargest hailstone on record
- May 30, 2026Last recorded event in the archive
For Springfield's county, NOAA records a most severe stone of 4.75″ and 152 hail events since 2017, close to 16 every year. Set against that baseline, the 1 hail day near Springfield in the 90-day window above runs below the long-term average rate. Check your own Springfield address on the hail risk lookup.
Compared to the Missouri county median of 20 hail events since 2017, Springfield's county runs 7.6× above average.
Three ways a storm reaches a roof
Hail
Springfield's county days with at least one report at that size. Largest stone: 4.75 in.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, 2014–June 2026Thunderstorm wind
109 Springfield's county days with 58+ mph
58 mph is the NWS severe threshold. Strongest gust on record in Springfield's county: 100 mph on Aug 8, 2015.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, 2014–June 2026Tornadoes
19 in Springfield's county
Strongest tornado in Springfield's county: EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, 2014–June 2026Costliest storm day
Apr 28, 2026
7 reports that day (4 wind, 3 hail); reported property damage $315,060,000; county FIPS 29077, 2014–June 2026.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Peak storm month
April
In Springfield's county, 145 of 624 hail, wind and tornado reports (23%) fell in April.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Older homes
57.3% of Springfield homes built before 1980
About 48,000 of Springfield's 83,980 housing units (share times units, rounded). Median year built: 1976. Housing units, not roofs: many Springfield homes have been re-roofed since.
Source: Census ACS (Springfield city), 2019–2023Year-by-year table with the largest stone
| Year | Recorded hail events | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|
| 2026* largest stone | 14 | 4.75″ |
| 2025 | 16 | 1.25″ |
| 2024 | 12 | 3.00″ |
| 2023 | 28 | 2.00″ |
| 2022 | 5 | 1.25″ |
| 2021 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| 2020 | 20 | 2.25″ |
| 2019 | 8 | 1.75″ |
| 2018 | 14 | 1.75″ |
| 2017 busiest | 33 | 1.75″ |
NOAA Storm Events archive, Springfield's county. Years missing from the table have no record in the archive. * 2026 covers only January to June: NOAA's file ends there, so it is not counted as the worst year or in the yearly average.
In the archive for Springfield's county, 2017 was the busiest hail year (33 recorded events); the largest stone on record, 4.75″, fell in 2026. A Springfield roof older than 2017 with no documented inspection has probably taken at least one unexamined hit.
In a market with repeat hail, impact-resistant Class 4 shingles often pay for themselves through insurer premium discounts — worth discussing with a Springfield roofer if a recent event tips you into a replacement.
Greene County fact sheet for Springfield homeowners
Housing age, federal disaster declarations and your state's claim deadlines in one place. All three come from public records, county level.
How old are the roofs? Homes in Greene County by decade built
| pre-1940 | 10.1% |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 3.4% |
| 1950s | 7.4% |
| 1960s | 8.8% |
| 1970s | 17.1% |
| 1980s | 13.3% |
| 1990s | 15.4% |
| 2000s | 15.3% |
| 2010s | 8.7% |
| 2020+ | 0.6% |
137,930 homes, median built in 1982. 46.7% date from before 1980 and 9.4% from 2010 on; 56.9% are owner-occupied. The most common decade is the 1970s.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · data as of ACS 5-yearFederal disaster declarations naming Greene County
Greene County appears in 7 FEMA declarations since 2014 (4 storm, 3 flood, 0 winter, 0 fire). NOAA logs in Greene County 50 days of hail at 1 in or more, in 12 of 12 full years. The latest in Greene County was 77 days ago.
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries · data as of declarations since 2014What to do if your roof was in the hail path
- Walk the ground, not the roof. 8.9 miles from the Springfield city center (3 ESE Galloway, August 6, 2026) is where the nearest report fell in the last 90 days. Look at your Springfield downspouts for granules and at gutters, vents and screens for dents.
- Photograph and date everything before repairs. For Springfield the worst day is August 6, 2026 with 5 reports and a top stone of 1.25 in. Dated photos, a coin beside a hailstone and this NOAA log tie your loss to one storm day.
- Out-of-town crews will knock; take your time. Near Springfield, the single hail day reached 1 inch or more, and storm crews canvass within days of storms like that. In Springfield, do not sign a contract or an Assignment of Benefits at the door; get a written scope from a roofer you picked.
- Watch two deadlines: the policy's and the insurer's. 80 days ago: that is how long since the newest hail day near Springfield. Your window to report a Springfield loss sits in the policy; the insurer's answer clocks are state law, linked below.
- Bring the written scope to the adjuster. Hand over the scope in writing: an adjuster working a Springfield claim then has the contractor's numbers. Step-by-step: the roof insurance claim guide.
Insurer clocks for Springfield homeowners: rule text, quotes and links on the Missouri claim-deadlines page (checked 2026-10-09). Not legal advice.
Hail in Springfield — questions homeowners ask
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Has Greene County had federal disaster declarations?
Check your own ZIP in Springfield
The county figures above average over everything inside the county line. For a score tied to your Springfield address, run your ZIP through the hail risk lookup — Springfield ZIP codes include 65801, 65802, 65804, 65806, 65807.
Springfield neighborhoods — hail exposure varies by area
Hail paths track with storm cell movement, not city limits. If you're in Commercial Club, Woodland Heights, Grant Beach, Republic, Nixa or Ozark, check your specific street against the report locations above — distance from Springfield's center is listed for each report.
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Sources: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Local Storm Reports (last 90 days, preliminary) and the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county of the city, 2014–June 2026); U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (housing). The Storm Events archive used here ends in 2026, so storms between that date and the start of the 90-day log are not shown. How we collect data. Are you a roofer in Springfield? See how requests reach contractors.
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