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Springfield (MO) hail season 2012
18 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 7 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2012 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2012, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 16, 2012 | 6 | 1.75" | GREENE, WEBSTER |
| September 26, 2012 | 4 | 1.75" | CHRISTIAN, STONE |
| September 21, 2012 | 3 | 1.00" | GREENE |
| June 11, 2012 | 2 | 1.00" | CHRISTIAN, GREENE |
| October 12, 2012 | 1 | 1.00" | GREENE |
“Mostly dime sized hail with a few up to the size of quarters were reported. NWS employee automated backyard AcuRite weather station reported a 46 mph wind gust and nearly 2 inches of rainfall in one hour. Minor street flooding was reported due to the heavy rainfall.”
— NWS event narrative, August 16, 2012 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 1 · May 1 · Jun 2 · Aug 6 · Sep 7 · Oct 1
Wind context: the record also holds 106 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2012 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Springfield (MO) anchor. 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. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.