Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Douglas County, Missouri has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 4 tornado reports among 42 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 19 hail reports with hail up to 2.5" and 19 high-wind reports with gusts up to 50 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Douglas County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
3 SPC verified storm reports
“Trees down on powerlines near West highway 14 and county road 557. (SGF)”
“A large tree was reported down on the road at Highways P and N. (SGF)”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 656 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Mansfield to near Ava to near Sparta. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 629 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles west of West Plains, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
3 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25", 2 tornado reports
“Reports of tree damage received near Mt Zion Church. This was within an area where a video from the public showed a funnel cloud near the ground and radar depicted like (SGF)”
“A National Weather Service ground survey determined that an EF-1 tornado with estimated peak winds of 95 mph occurred a mile southwest of Mount Zion in Douglas County.. (SGF)”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 355 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mansfield, or 11 miles north of Ava, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Mountain Grove, Seymour, Mansfield, Norwood, Hartville, Duncan, and Odin.”
“At 256 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Springfield to near Sparta to near Taneyville. Movement was east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1113 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles southwest of Willow Springs, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“Large tree down on east Broadway in Ava. Time estimated by radar. (SGF)”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 734 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles southeast of Sparta, or 13 miles west of Ava, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Ava, Goodhope, Rome, Dogwood, and Squires.”
2 SPC verified storm reports — 2 tornado reports
“A tornado caused EF1 damage about a mile and a half southeast of Tigris near county road 531 and Highway 14. The most notable damage was to a farm outbuilding... where (SGF)”
“A tornado touched down in far western Douglas county around 8:53 pm the evening of Sunday June 7th... initially causing EF0 damage in the form of downed branches and mi (SGF)”
1 SPC verified storm report · 4 NWS warnings — hail up to 1.75"
“Report of golf ball sized hail at Highway 76 and Highway EE. Time estimated from radar. (SGF)”
“At 356 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms across south-central Missouri, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 SPC verified storm reports
“A report of tree down 95 hwy just north of Gentryville in Douglas county. Road blocked. (SGF)”
“Douglas County has had a report of a tree on C hwy north of Skyline school... about 4 miles. (SGF)”
3 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 2.5"
“Spotter reporting 1 inch hail in Ava near Hwy 14 and FF. (SGF)”
“At 626 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles west of Ava, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Mountain Grove, Ava, Goodhope, Drury, Vanzant, and Brushyknob.”
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1.75"
“Report from mPING Golf Ball 1.75 inch. (SGF)”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree down over the road. Delayed report... time estimated by radar. (SGF)”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Corrects time from previous report from 3 WNW Siloam Springs. Tree down over the road. Delayed report... time estimated by radar. (SGF)”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of southeast Kansas and central, east central, south central, southwest, and west central Missouri. WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT this morning. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of southeast Kansas and central, east central, south central, southwest, and west central Missouri. WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 AM CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“At 241 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Sparta, or 15 miles southeast of Ozark, moving northeast at 60 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 302 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Norwood to 19 miles southeast of Ava to near Gainesville to near Price Place. Movement was east at 60 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 406 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mountain Grove, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Mountain Grove, Cabool, Simmons, and Elk Creek.”
“At 444 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles south of Norwood, or 11 miles east of Ava, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1016 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Bland to near Houston to Ozark Isle. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 218 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles south of Norwood, or 11 miles east of Ava, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Vanzant and Brushyknob.”
“At 146 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Ava, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Ava, Rome, and Squires.”
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 42 severe weather events in Douglas County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 19 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2.5" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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