Polk County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Polk County, Missouri recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 21 hail reports with hail up to 2", among 35 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 14 high-wind reports with gusts up to 50 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Polk County
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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.
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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.
Friday, August 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 647 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pleasant Hope, or 12 miles northwest of Strafford, moving east at 15 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...”
- Hail 0.88" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.25"
“Hail from quarters to half dollars in size was reported. (SGF)”
“A milk barn was reported to have suffered significant damage from high winds. (SGF)”
- Hail 1.25" 1 S Pleasant Hope SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 SSE Pleasant Hope SPC verified report
Thursday, July 9, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 636 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fair Grove, or 9 miles northwest of Strafford, moving east at 25 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...”
“Two large trees down in a residents yard. Time estimated via radar. (SGF)”
- Hail 0.75" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Bolivar SPC verified report
Friday, June 26, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 542 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Buffalo, moving east at 15 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... Buffalo, Halfway, Louisburg, Goodson, Plad, and Pumpkin Center.”
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 25, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 1", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 359 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Everton, or 8 miles east of Greenfield, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Stockton Lake, Ash Grove, Walnut Grove, Everton, Dadeville, Aldrich, Cave Springs, Eudora, and Bona.”
“At 357 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pleasant Hope, or 14 miles northwest of Strafford, moving north 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... Fair Grove, Pleasant Hope, Morrisville, Olive, Sacville, Ebenezer, and Brighton.”
- Wind 50 mph Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 1" Pleasant Hope SPC verified report
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 NNE Pleasant Hope SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1029 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Morrisville, or 9 miles southwest of Bolivar, moving southeast 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Trees down on Highway V and O in Flemington. (SGF)”
- Wind Unknown 1 S Flemington SPC verified report
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 243 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wheatland to near Fair Play. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...”
- Hail 0.75" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 458 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fair Play, or near Bolivar, moving east at 15 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
- Hail 1" 4 W Olive SPC verified report
Saturday, April 25, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 2"
“Report from mPING - Hen Egg (2.00 in.). (SGF)”
- Hail 2" 4 SW Pittsburg SPC verified report
- Hail 2" Humansville SPC verified report
- Hail 1.75" Morrisville SPC verified report
Friday, April 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 120 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Greenfield to near Everton to near Marionville to 6 miles east of Purdy. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 3, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1033 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lowry City to 7 miles south of Osceola to 7 miles northwest of Humansville to Stockton. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
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.”
- Wind 50 mph Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
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 107 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Buffalo, moving northeast at 45 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 119 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Urbana, or 8 miles northwest of Buffalo, moving 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 5, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown Humansville SPC verified report
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 808 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Walnut Grove to Ash Grove to 6 miles northwest of Republic. Movement was east at 50 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...”
“At 701 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ash Grove to 6 miles northwest of Miller to near Carterville. Movement was northeast at 40 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.”
- Hail 0.88" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, November 20, 2025
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 400 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pleasant Hope, or 11 miles southeast of Bolivar, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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...”
“At 313 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Greenfield, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Stockton Lake, Dadeville, Aldrich, Eudora, and Bona.”
- Hail 0.88" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1239 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Miller, or 8 miles south of Greenfield, moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 749 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pleasant Hope, or 9 miles east of Bolivar, moving east at 30 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1"
“Hail up to the size of quarters was reported. (SGF)”
“Delayed report from Wednesday afternoon. Large tree limbs down and shingles off a building. (SGF)”
- Hail 1" 1 SSW Aldrich SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Morrisville SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Polk County, MO?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 35 severe weather events in Polk County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Polk County recently?
Yes — 21 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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