Hail Risk in Missouri

All Missouri counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hail score

Hail risk — ice stones from severe thunderstorms that damage property and crops — is rated for 115 of 115 Missouri counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. St. Louis County carries the state's highest hail score at 99.7, with $38M in expected annual hail losses.

4 Missouri counties are rated High or Very High for hail, and expected annual losses from hail total roughly $123M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Hail

#CountyHail ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 St. Louis County
99.7
Very High 5.26 / yr $38M
2 Jackson County
99.4
Very High 8.17 / yr $21M
3 St. Charles County
97.6
High 5.29 / yr $9M
4 Clay County
97.4
High 8.47 / yr $7M
5 Jefferson County
93.9
Medium 5.17 / yr $3M
6 Greene County
93.2
Medium 7.25 / yr $3M
7 Cass County
92.9
Medium 8.17 / yr $3M
8 Jasper County
90.7
Medium 7.47 / yr $2M
9 Buchanan County
90.2
Medium 8.61 / yr $2M
10 Platte County
90.0
Medium 8.89 / yr $3M
11 Franklin County
88.7
Medium 5.28 / yr $2M
12 St. Louis City
87.1
Medium 5.29 / yr $1M
13 Newton County
82.5
Medium 7.85 / yr $954K
14 Clinton County
81.2
Medium 8.26 / yr $1M
15 St. Francois County
78.4
Medium 4.46 / yr $736K
16 Camden County
77.6
Medium 5.77 / yr $643K
17 Lincoln County
77.6
Medium 5.25 / yr $937K
18 Warren County
73.6
Medium 5.37 / yr $977K
19 Cape Girardeau County
73.3
Medium 3.46 / yr $764K
20 Nodaway County
72.9
Low 5.91 / yr $742K
21 Boone County
71.7
Low 4.17 / yr $780K
22 Callaway County
71.5
Low 4.53 / yr $569K
23 Pettis County
70.4
Low 5.72 / yr $567K
24 Henry County
69.5
Low 6.51 / yr $427K
25 Polk County
68.3
Low 6.88 / yr $444K
26 Johnson County
67.4
Low 6.68 / yr $669K
27 Taney County
67.3
Low 6.59 / yr $397K
28 Marion County
67.1
Low 3.44 / yr $548K
29 Christian County
66.3
Low 7.10 / yr $675K
30 Audrain County
66.2
Low 4.10 / yr $376K
31 Lafayette County
65.8
Low 6.60 / yr $547K
32 Bates County
65.2
Low 7.29 / yr $402K
33 Barry County
64.9
Low 7.73 / yr $393K
34 Scotland County
64.0
Low 3.40 / yr $256K
35 Ray County
63.6
Low 6.89 / yr $408K
36 Lawrence County
63.1
Low 7.76 / yr $364K
37 Stone County
62.6
Low 7.51 / yr $342K
38 Gentry County
62.6
Low 5.78 / yr $333K
39 Montgomery County
62.2
Low 4.76 / yr $332K
40 Vernon County
61.6
Low 6.70 / yr $391K
41 Pike County
61.4
Low 4.25 / yr $407K
42 Macon County
61.4
Low 3.40 / yr $361K
43 Atchison County
60.3
Low 6.57 / yr $345K
44 Lewis County
59.1
Low 3.43 / yr $326K
45 Adair County
58.8
Low 3.39 / yr $440K
46 Daviess County
58.3
Low 5.13 / yr $270K
47 Scott County
56.3
Low 3.22 / yr $294K
48 Benton County
56.1
Low 5.85 / yr $217K
49 Harrison County
55.9
Low 4.65 / yr $249K
50 Clark County
54.0
Low 3.49 / yr $270K
51 Morgan County
53.0
Low 5.28 / yr $185K
52 Ste. Genevieve County
52.8
Low 4.71 / yr $367K
53 Barton County
52.6
Low 7.15 / yr $245K
54 Andrew County
52.6
Low 6.70 / yr $426K
55 Washington County
52.4
Low 4.69 / yr $215K
56 Laclede County
51.7
Low 6.05 / yr $256K
57 Crawford County
51.0
Low 4.60 / yr $274K
58 Chariton County
51.0
Low 4.15 / yr $241K
59 Linn County
49.9
Low 3.67 / yr $214K
60 DeKalb County
49.5
Low 6.40 / yr $314K
61 Holt County
49.0
Low 6.91 / yr $272K
62 Cole County
48.3
Low 4.75 / yr $323K
63 Cedar County
47.8
Low 6.79 / yr $203K
64 Grundy County
47.7
Low 4.08 / yr $199K
65 Webster County
47.2
Low 6.82 / yr $280K
66 Dade County
46.2
Low 7.54 / yr $186K
67 Perry County
45.9
Low 3.99 / yr $284K
68 Caldwell County
44.2
Low 6.59 / yr $177K
69 St. Clair County
43.6
Low 6.55 / yr $146K
70 Saline County
43.4
Low 5.22 / yr $189K
71 Gasconade County
43.3
Low 5.03 / yr $235K
72 Miller County
43.1
Low 5.16 / yr $195K
73 Dallas County
43.1
Low 6.50 / yr $162K
74 Hickory County
43.1
Low 6.40 / yr $136K
75 Sullivan County
42.6
Low 3.66 / yr $175K
76 Mercer County
42.5
Low 4.08 / yr $145K
77 Knox County
41.7
Low 3.33 / yr $149K
78 Livingston County
41.3
Low 4.67 / yr $221K
79 Putnam County
40.0
Low 3.67 / yr $144K
80 Pulaski County
39.9
Low 5.44 / yr $240K
81 Stoddard County
38.9
Low 3.04 / yr $149K
82 Randolph County
38.7
Low 3.72 / yr $186K
83 Ralls County
37.6
Low 3.86 / yr $234K
84 Monroe County
36.8
Low 3.70 / yr $146K
85 McDonald County
36.5
Low 7.79 / yr $166K
86 Shelby County
36.2
Low 3.39 / yr $164K
87 Osage County
36.0
Low 4.91 / yr $166K
88 Wright County
35.2
Low 6.02 / yr $100K
89 Phelps County
34.4
Low 4.56 / yr $151K
90 Carroll County
33.4
Very Low 5.56 / yr $123K
91 Butler County
33.0
Very Low 3.09 / yr $124K
92 Texas County
32.3
Very Low 4.73 / yr $95K
93 Howell County
31.8
Very Low 4.21 / yr $103K
94 Madison County
29.8
Very Low 3.76 / yr $106K
95 Iron County
28.8
Very Low 3.86 / yr $90K
96 Schuyler County
28.5
Very Low 3.45 / yr $85K
97 Mississippi County
28.4
Very Low 2.97 / yr $89K
98 New Madrid County
25.1
Very Low 3.07 / yr $86K
99 Wayne County
24.4
Very Low 3.18 / yr $53K
100 Moniteau County
23.4
Very Low 4.76 / yr $82K
101 Worth County
22.6
Very Low 5.31 / yr $81K
102 Bollinger County
22.3
Very Low 3.46 / yr $88K
103 Douglas County
18.0
Very Low 6.14 / yr $51K
104 Reynolds County
15.1
Very Low 3.55 / yr $44K
105 Howard County
14.3
Very Low 4.24 / yr $56K
106 Dent County
14.1
Very Low 4.11 / yr $44K
107 Dunklin County
13.7
Very Low 3.08 / yr $32K
108 Ripley County
12.9
Very Low 3.38 / yr $32K
109 Maries County
12.9
Very Low 4.89 / yr $43K
110 Cooper County
12.8
Very Low 4.63 / yr $65K
111 Oregon County
12.6
Very Low 3.81 / yr $29K
112 Ozark County
10.8
Very Low 5.64 / yr $21K
113 Pemiscot County
9.9
Very Low 3.17 / yr $20K
114 Carter County
9.9
Very Low 3.38 / yr $19K
115 Shannon County
9.4
Very Low 3.75 / yr $18K

115 Missouri counties with measurable hail risk. See the national hail ranking or all Missouri counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Missouri county has the highest hail risk?

St. Louis County has the highest FEMA hail risk score in Missouri at 99.7 (Very High), with $38M in expected annual losses and about 5.26 events per year.

How many Missouri counties face significant hail risk?

115 Missouri counties record measurable hail risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 4 of them are rated High or Very High.

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