Data current as of 2026-10-16 · Sourced from NOAA Storm Events
Over the past five years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recorded 47 hail storms within 25 miles of Jefferson City, MO. Of those, 45 produced hail at least quarter-size — the threshold most insurance carriers consider potentially damaging to asphalt shingles. The largest reported hail in this window was egg-sized, which can fracture shingle mat and dent metal flashing on contact. 2026 was the most active year on record locally, with 24 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Jefferson City| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Destructive | 7 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 12 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 26 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 1 event | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Minor | 1 event | Pea-size, unlikely to damage modern shingles |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 events |
| 2025 | 1 event |
| 2024 | 12 events |
| 2023 | 9 events |
| 2022 | 1 event |
2026 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Jefferson City, with 24 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Jefferson City typically peaks in spring and early summer, when the jet stream pushes Gulf moisture into the area and supercell thunderstorms become more frequent.
| Date | Location | Severity | Size | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | 2 SSE Loose Creek, MO | Significant | 1.00" | 40 mph wind with quarter sized hail. |
| 2026-05-04 | 1 S Fulton, MO | Minor | 0.25" | — |
| 2026-04-27 | 2 ENE Eldon, MO | Severe | 1.75" | Quarter and golf ball size hail. |
| 2026-04-27 | 3 NE Meta, MO | Destructive | 2.50" | — |
| 2026-04-27 | Marys Home, MO | Severe | 1.75" | windows broken. |
| 2026-04-27 | California, MO | Moderate | 0.70" | — |
| 2026-04-27 | New Bloomfield, MO | Severe | 1.75" | — |
| 2026-04-27 | NEW BLOOMFIELD, MO | Severe | 1.75" | — |
| 2026-04-17 | SAPP, MO | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-04-17 | 6 S Columbia, MO | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-04-16 | OLEAN, MO | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| 2026-04-16 | Olean, MO | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-04-16 | EUGENE, MO | Significant | 1.25" | — |
| 2026-04-16 | 2 E Etterville, MO | Significant | 1.00" | Report from mPING of Quarter size hail. |
| 2026-04-16 | SPRING GARDEN, MO | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| 2026-04-16 | Eugene, MO | Destructive | 2.50" | Delayed report, time estimated from radar. Emergency management estimated hail between golf ball and tennis ball size, though photo was representative of tennis ball sized hail. |
| 2026-04-16 | EUGENE, MO | Destructive | 2.50" | An emergency manager estimated hail size between golf balls and tennis balls. Photo provided was representative of tennis ball sized hail. |
| 2026-04-16 | Etterville, MO | Severe | 1.75" | Multiple reports of Golf Ball size hail reported by the public, relayed by Regional Skywarn HAM Operator. |
| 2026-04-16 | 3 ESE Etterville, MO | Destructive | 2.50" | Pictures of tennis ball size hail near Eugene. |
| 2026-04-16 | SPRING GARDEN, MO | Destructive | 2.50" | Tennis ball sized hail was reported. multiple homes, out buildings, vehicles and businesses received damage. |
NOAA has recorded 65 high-wind events within 25 miles of Jefferson City, MO in the past five years. Of those, 64 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 81 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 42 events |
| Significant | 22 events |
| Moderate | 1 event |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | 4 NE Ashland, MO | 58 | Significant | Gust measured by KCOU ASOS. |
| 2026-07-04 | 2 SSW Wainwright, MO | 80 | Severe | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 2 SSW Wainwright. UPR weather station measured multiple 80 mph wind gusts between 2:47 and 2:50 pm, and sustained wind as high as 72 mph. Station is located within an area of extensive wind damage. |
| 2026-07-04 | 1 NE Taos, MO | 77 | Severe | Delayed Report: Spotters anemometer measured 77 mph gust in Taos on 7/4. |
| 2026-07-04 | 2 NE Jefferson City, MO | 61 | Significant | Peak wind gust of 61 mph at KJEF. |
| 2026-06-01 | TAOS, MO | 64 | Severe | Thunderstorm winds snapped and uprooted numerous trees around Taos. |
| 2026-05-18 | 3 NE Ashland, MO | 71 | Severe | Delayed report. Measured wind gust from Columbia Regional Airport. |
| 2026-04-18 | 2 NE Jefferson City, MO | 43 | Moderate | Jefferson City airport. |
| 2026-04-17 | ORTIZ, MO | 75 | Severe | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in a forest on Heckemeyer Road. Additional tree damage was reported on Dawson Road. The storm continued northeast where it downed several large trees near Falcon Lane and Route M in Wardsville. |
| 2026-04-17 | COLE JCT, MO | 58 | Significant | Thunderstorm winds downed tree branches which littered a road. |
| 2026-04-17 | CARRINGTON, MO | 81 | Severe | Strong straight-line winds accompanied a brief tornado that approached Fulton from the southwest. These downed and damaged numerous trees between CR-325 and northwest Fulton. Winds ripped off the front part of a trailer near Carrington. In Fulton, the stoplights at Bluff and Industrial Ave were damaged, as was the Sonic restaurant sign on North Bluff Street. Numerous street lights sustained damage throughout town, and 2 utility poles were downed. The old KFAL radio tower was knocked down. Finally, large and healthy trees were uprooted on the Warson Woods University campus. Here, metal bleachers were blown over and debris was found in trees. |
| 2026-03-06 | SAPP, MO | 68 | Severe | The Boone County emergency manager reported thunderstorm wind damage in Columbia and to its south. Three trees were reportedly downed across roadways, one being 10 inches in diameter. An electric pole was also downed on a roadway northeast of Columbia. |
| 2026-03-06 | HARG, MO | 68 | Severe | A Bradford Farm Missouri Mesonet weather station measured wind gust. |
| 2025-09-15 | ASHLAND, MO | 60 | Significant | Thunderstorm winds snapped off the uprights and crossbar of the southern football goalpost at Southern Boone High School. The same thunderstorm downed several large trees and large tree limbs throughout the town of Ashland, including one tree blocking the roadway at Old Highway 63 and South and East Bullard Road. A member of the public estimated 60 mph winds with the thunderstorm. |
| 2025-09-15 | MILLERSBURG, MO | 58 | Significant | Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees just east of Millersburg. |
| 2025-09-14 | SCRUGGS, MO | 58 | Significant | Photos on Facebook show a healthy tree uprooted by thunderstorm winds in a neighborhood near the Cole County Fairgrounds. |
| 2025-07-06 | CALIFORNIA, MO | 64 | Severe | Thunderstorm winds snapped healthy tree branches of up to 6 inches in diameter. |
| 2025-05-19 | ST MARTIN, MO | 63 | Significant | Cole County Dispatch reported several trees with limbs down in rural Cole County. |
| 2025-04-20 | CALIFORNIA, MO | 61 | Significant | A mesonet station measured a 61 mph wind gust near California. |
| 2025-04-20 | HARG, MO | 66 | Severe | The Columbia-Bradford Missouri Agricultural site measured a 66 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| 2025-04-20 | (COU)COLUMBIA RGNL A, MO | 58 | Significant | The KCOU ASOS measured a 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Jefferson City was on July 10, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Jefferson City averages roughly 9 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 45 of the 47 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Jefferson City in the last five years was egg-sized. Most Jefferson City-area hail falls in the marble-to-quarter range, with destructive storms (egg-size or larger) appearing roughly once every few years.
Most homeowners insurance policies in MO cover hail damage to roofs, siding, and gutters under the dwelling and other-structures coverage. Coverage typically requires the damage to be tied to a verifiable storm date — which is where the NOAA hail history above (and a HAAG-style test square validation) becomes important for the claim file.
Use the HailCheck address search to enter any street address in or near Jefferson City. HailCheck returns every NOAA hail event within a configurable radius, along with severity bands, dates, and storm narratives for Pro members.
If your property in or near Jefferson City took on hail during one of the storms above, the standard process for documenting damage is a 10×10 foot test square inspection. A HAAG-trained reviewer counts impact indicators — granule displacement, mat fractures, and bruising — within the marked square and produces a PASS or FAIL document for the claim file.
HailCheck offers a $99 photo-based HAAG-style test square validation. You submit photos from the field, our reviewer evaluates the impact indicators and cross-references the NOAA storm dates listed above, and a written PASS/FAIL determination is returned within one business day. We do not send anyone to the roof — the validation is built around the photos you submit.
Learn About $99 HAAG-Style ValidationJefferson City sits inside the central United States hail belt, where warm Gulf moisture collides with cold continental air to produce supercell thunderstorms capable of dropping the hail documented above. Properties in this zone typically see at least one significant hail event every two to four years.