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Hail — Barry, Missouri

April 28, 2026 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths

Direct injuries

Property damage

$94.5M

Magnitude

Area

Barry

Event narrative (NOAA)

A hail swath from a mile to 3 miles wide began near Wheaton and continued to the northeast across Barry County. Hail from quarters to 3 inches in size fell along a path from Wheaton to Purdy to Pleasant Ridge as an intensifying left moving supercell moved to the northeast across the County. Along the storms path, numerous homes, vehicles, businesses, equipment, crops, livestock and other structures were damaged by hail before the storm passed into southeastern Lawrence County.

Other notable hail events in Missouri

St. Louis · April 10, 2001$400.0M Greene · April 28, 2026$314.9M St. Louis · April 10, 2001$300.0M Lawrence · April 28, 2026$118.0M St. Louis · April 10, 2001$100.0M St. Charles · April 10, 2001$100.0M

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.