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 84 hail storms within 25 miles of Rolla, MO. Of those, 76 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 baseball-sized or larger, which can fracture shingle mat and dent metal flashing on contact. 2024 was the most active year on record locally, with 24 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Rolla| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Catastrophic | 1 event | Baseball+ size, structural roof damage likely |
| Destructive | 4 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 17 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 54 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 7 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Minor | 1 event | Pea-size, unlikely to damage modern shingles |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 events |
| 2025 | 17 events |
| 2024 | 24 events |
| 2023 | 22 events |
| 2022 | 10 events |
2024 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Rolla, with 24 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Rolla 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | ROLLA, MO | Significant | 1.00" | Hail up to quarters in size were reported. |
| 2026-04-27 | DILLON, MO | Significant | 1.00" | Hail up to quarters in size was reported. |
| 2026-04-27 | 1 WSW Rolla, MO | Significant | 1.25" | — |
| 2026-04-27 | 3 SE Northwye, MO | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-04-27 | 1 SE Rolla, MO | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-04-27 | ROLLA, MO | Significant | 1.25" | Hail up to half dollars in size were reported. |
| 2026-04-27 | MARTINSBURG, MO | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-04-16 | 5 ESE Brinktown, MO | Severe | 1.75" | Hail from Quarters to golf balls in size fell for more than 25 minutes. |
| 2026-03-15 | Cuba, MO | Minor | 0.25" | Pea-size hail in Cuba. |
| 2026-03-07 | Cuba, MO | Significant | 1.03" | — |
| 2026-03-04 | Salem, MO | Moderate | 0.75" | mPING report of 0.75 inch hail. |
| 2025-06-08 | SALEM, MO | Significant | 1.00" | Hail to the size of quarters fell near Salem. |
| 2025-05-16 | DEVILS ELBOW, MO | Severe | 1.50" | Report of ping pong ball size hail. |
| 2025-05-16 | WAYNESVILLE, MO | Destructive | 2.00" | Report of two inch size hail. |
| 2025-05-16 | ROBERT, MO | Severe | 1.75" | Report of golf ball size hail. |
| 2025-05-16 | GOSPEL RIDGE, MO | Catastrophic | 3.00" | Report of three inch hail. |
| 2025-05-16 | ROBERT, MO | Severe | 1.50" | Report of ping pong ball size hail. |
| 2025-05-16 | VICHY, MO | Significant | 1.00" | Report of quarter size hail. |
| 2025-04-20 | SALEM, MO | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| 2025-03-30 | SALEM, MO | Significant | 1.00" | Hail to the size of quarters fell just south of Salem. |
NOAA has recorded 81 high-wind events within 25 miles of Rolla, MO in the past five years. Of those, 81 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 81 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 12 events |
| Significant | 69 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-04 | 1 NNW Vichy, MO | 75 | Severe | — |
| 2026-05-31 | HOOKER, MO | 60 | Significant | A few trees were reported to be down near Highway 28 and Highway PP. |
| 2026-05-31 | HOOKER, MO | 60 | Significant | A tree was down on Highway Z near Trophy Lane. |
| 2026-05-31 | DIXON, MO | 60 | Significant | A few trees were reported to be down on Highway 133 west of Dixon. |
| 2026-04-27 | DIXON, MO | 58 | Significant | A tree was down on Highway 28. |
| 2026-04-27 | VILEAN, MO | 58 | Significant | A tree was down on the road. |
| 2026-04-27 | VILEAN, MO | 58 | Significant | A tree was down blocking the road. |
| 2026-04-18 | 2 NNW Vichy, MO | 51 | Significant | ASOS station KVIH Vichy Rolla ASOS. |
| 2026-04-15 | NORTHWYE, MO | 58 | Significant | A tree was uprooted and fell on Highway Y blocking traffic. |
| 2026-04-15 | ROLLA, MO | 60 | Significant | A tree was reported down and blocking a road in town. |
| 2026-04-15 | ROLLA, MO | 60 | Significant | A large tree was reported down. |
| 2026-03-15 | ST JAMES, MO | 60 | Significant | Thunderstorm winds snapped off a few limbs southwest of Saint James. |
| 2025-08-18 | DIXON, MO | 60 | Significant | A state official reported that a tree fell down on a home in Dixon. |
| 2025-08-17 | DEVILS ELBOW, MO | 60 | Significant | Report of multiple trees down. |
| 2025-05-19 | ZION HILL, MO | 60 | Significant | A tree was down on Highway 8. |
| 2025-05-19 | CUBA, MO | 69 | Severe | Thunderstorm winds downed a powerline on the south side of Cuba. To the southwest, thunderstorm winds damaged and uprooted numerous large trees in Davisville. |
| 2025-05-16 | NORTHWYE, MO | 64 | Severe | A state official reported a power line down on Eastwood Street in Rolla. |
| 2024-07-08 | ROBERT, MO | 60 | Significant | Report of trees uprooted or snapped. |
| 2024-07-08 | ROBERT, MO | 63 | Significant | Report of tree branches down and shingles broken. A mailbox was detached and thrown across the street. |
| 2024-06-25 | BELLE, MO | 60 | Significant | A large tree fell down on a house near Belle. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Rolla was on April 27, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Rolla averages roughly 17 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 76 of the 84 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Rolla in the last five years was baseball-sized or larger. Most Rolla-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 Rolla. 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 Rolla 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 ValidationRolla 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.