Cape Girardeau, MO Hail & Wind Storm History
Severe weather within ~25 miles of Cape Girardeau, Missouri over the last 12 months — NWS warnings, observed storm reports, and official records, deduplicated.
Cape Girardeau, Missouri storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Cape Girardeau — home to roughly 40,000 residents in Cape Girardeau County — draws on StormAuditor's deduplicated public record: 33 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Cape Girardeau in the trailing 12 months — 18 wind events and 15 hail events, including a maximum observed wind gust of 68 mph. Cape Girardeau County as a whole recorded 79 events (44 wind · 35 hail). Events fuse NWS warnings, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements, and official NCEI records, deduplicated so one storm is counted once.
Biggest storm days near Cape Girardeau
- August 19, 2026 — 9 recorded events · 4 wind · 5 hail
- May 31, 2026 — 7 recorded events · 7 wind
- April 16, 2026 — 5 recorded events · 5 hail
- June 27, 2026 — 3 recorded events · 3 wind
- November 18, 2025 — 2 recorded events · 2 hail
Cape Girardeau hail map and wind map
Researching hail in Cape Girardeau or severe wind in Cape Girardeau? Radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths for Missouri — including the Cape Girardeau metro — are on the Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and wind gust bands tracked through Cape Girardeau County. County-level activity is on the impact heatmap, and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar.
Free Cape Girardeau weather report by address
Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection needs what happened at the property. Start with a free weather report check: the Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated damaging wind (45+ mph) and damage-capable hail (0.75 in. or larger) at any Cape Girardeau address, and the Address Lookup adds free Cape Girardeau wind history and free Cape Girardeau hail history context — NWS warnings, storm reports, and NOAA observations — at no charge. When you need the full document, a complete Weather Report is $2.99 and covers every qualifying storm date at one address. All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology — research documentation, not certified weather records (see Limitations).
Free Cape Girardeau storm data download
The Cape Girardeau dataset on this page — every deduplicated wind and hail event within about 25 miles from the last 12 months, with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts, and hail sizes — downloads free, reusable with attribution under the data license: download CSV · download JSON. Because the radius can cross county and state lines, these counts can legitimately differ from the Cape Girardeau County totals above. Statewide files are on the Missouri storm data page.
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About this page: built by Storm Auditor LLC from public NOAA/NWS records — deduplicated warnings, storm reports, station measurements, and official records on a rolling 12-month window, under the published methodology. See the StormAuditor Editorial Team for how content is produced.
Data last refreshed August 23, 2026. Counts cover severe and sub-severe wind and hail; flood activity and Special Weather Statements are tracked separately on the dashboard.