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Springfield (MO) hail season 2018

23 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 7 storm days, max 2.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2018 claim volume.

Biggest storm days (2018, final record)

“Golf ball size hail was reported lasting for 5 minutes at the broadcast station. Minor damage occurred to some cars and roofs in the vicinity.”

— NWS event narrative, June 14, 2018 (NCEI Storm Events)

When it fell

May 11 · Jun 7 · Jul 1 · Aug 4

Wind context: the record also holds 91 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2018 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.

Working a Springfield (MO) claim from 2018?

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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.