Hail & Wind Storms in Independence, MO — Latest Dates and Sizes

Hail and wind activity within ~25 miles of Independence, Missouri or recorded for its county: the last 12 months from NWS warnings, storm reports, and station measurements, plus official NOAA records back to 2010.

Latest hail and wind near Independence

  • Last reported hail (0.75 in.+, screening): August 21, 2026 — 1.00 in. reported 23.5 mi SW of Independence (2 NW Stanley, Kansas), SPC storm report.
  • Last wind gust 45 mph+ (screening): September 6, 2026 — 60 mph reported 3.1 mi W of Independence, NWS Local Storm Report.
  • 2026 so far: 10 hail days and 19 wind days within 25 miles (days with a storm report or station gust at the screening thresholds; warnings alone never count).
Recent storm days near Independence, newest first (hail 0.75 in.+ or wind 45 mph+, screening; a linked date has a storm-date page; pages are published for the most significant days that met NWS severe criteria, so some severe days have no page)
DateLargest reported hailStrongest gust
September 6, 2026—60 mph reported
August 21, 20261.00 in. reported (Kansas)—
August 19, 20261.75 in. reported (Kansas)51 mph measured
August 18, 20261.75 in. reported—
August 6, 2026—100 mph reported
August 5, 20261.00 in. reported—
July 31, 2026—54 mph measured
June 13, 2026—79 mph measured
June 9, 2026—60 mph reported
June 1, 20261.00 in. reported81 mph measured

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Independence, MO hail and wind storm history — Jackson County on a Missouri map card

Independence storm facts

  • StormAuditor's analysis of NOAA and National Weather Service records found 325 wind and hail events, NWS warning products included, within 25 miles of Independence, Missouri (including the parts of Kansas inside that circle) or recorded for Jackson County in the 12 months ending October 7, 2026 (144 wind, 181 hail).
  • The strongest gust within 25 miles of Independence in the last 12 months was 100 mph, reported 17.6 mi S of Independence (3 NNE Raymore) on August 6, 2026 (NWS Local Storm Report; storm reports and station gusts only, warnings excluded).
  • The largest hail reported within 25 miles of Independence in the last 12 months was 3.00 in., 22.2 mi W of Independence (2 SW Beverly Hills, Kansas) on March 10, 2026 (NWS Local Storm Report).
  • The busiest day by event count near Independence was March 10, 2026, with 73 events.
  • Jackson County alone recorded 139 of those wind and hail events (69 wind, 70 hail); the Missouri page ranks counties by events of every type, floods and Special Weather Statements included.

Independence, Missouri storm history at a glance (last 12 months)

This free weather history for Independence — home to about 120,000 residents — draws on StormAuditor's consolidated public record: 325 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Independence (including the parts of Kansas inside that circle) or recorded for Jackson County in the trailing 12 months — 144 wind and 181 hail.

Events combine NWS warning products, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements and official NCEI records in one event table. Because they include warnings, and wind covers thunderstorm and non-thunderstorm wind alike, they measure something different from the NCEI entry counts in the history section below; the two are not comparable year to year.

Busiest days near Independence by event count

Ranked by the number of 12-month events, NWS warnings included, so a day with many warnings can outrank a day with larger hail.

Storm-day records for Independence

Storm-date pages for the biggest days near Independence: a report or station gust within 25 miles met NWS severe criteria (hail 1.00 in.+ or wind 58 mph+), with at least two separate observations. Not every storm day in the table above has a page. Each page lists the reports, station gusts and a free way to check one address:

How these numbers are counted

The storm numbers on this page are counted in four different ways, plus the free address check. Each answers a different question with its own size cutoffs, area and time span, so compare numbers within one group, not across groups.

  • Storm days (latest hail and wind): A day in the last 12 months when at least one report within 25 miles of Independence showed hail 0.75 in. or larger or wind of 45 mph or more (StormAuditor screening thresholds). Reports are NWS storm reports from spotters, the public and officials, plus weather-station gusts, which count from 50 mph. A warning on its own never makes a storm day. The latest and largest hail, the latest and strongest gust, and the storm-day table all use this record. The 25-mile circle around Independence reaches into Kansas. Values marked with that state's name come from there: they count for Independence but not on the Missouri state page, which counts reports inside Missouri only.
  • Storm-date pages (NWS severe): A storm-date page is published only when at least one report or station gust within 25 miles of a city met the National Weather Service severe criteria (hail 1.00 in. or larger, or wind 58 mph or more), at least two separate observations were logged, and the day ranks among the most significant. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. Not every storm day gets a page; when one does, the page and the storm-day table show the same largest hail and strongest gust.
  • Events (12-month counts): Events count NWS warnings, storm reports (wind 50 mph+, hail 0.75 in.+), station gusts (50 mph+) and NCEI entries within 25 miles of Independence or recorded for Jackson County, tornado entries counted as wind. One event is one place on one day, counted separately for hail and for wind. A weather station or storm-report point counts once a day, at that day's highest reading, however many readings it filed; a place with hail and wind on the same day is two events. NWS warnings count once per county per day, and each NCEI entry once per place per day. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. The same report arriving through another feed (SPC or NCEI) is one record. Events measure how busy the area was, not whether a storm hit: one storm can bring warnings and reports from many places, so the busiest days by event count can differ from the storm days.
  • NOAA history (since 2010): The official NOAA storm record (NCEI Storm Events) within 25 miles of Independence or in Jackson County from January 1, 2010 to the day before the 12-month window starts: hail 0.50 in.+, thunderstorm wind 40 mph+ and tornadoes. It is a separate, older record with its own "storm days" (days with any entry), so its counts are not compared with the 12-month numbers.
  • Free Report Snapshot: A free YES/NO estimate for one address, from radar and wind analysis at the property rather than area reports, at the same screening thresholds: hail 0.75 in. or wind 45 mph.

Full method: Methodology and Data Sources.

Independence hail and wind history in NOAA NCEI records, 2010–Oct. 2025

This section covers January 1, 2010 through October 6, 2025. Storms from October 7, 2025 on are in the 12-month summary above, so no date is counted in both.

Bar chart of storm days per year near Independence for 2010–Oct. 2025 in NOAA NCEI Storm Events records; the busiest year was 2010 with 30 storm days.
Independence storm days by year, 2010–Oct. 2025 (NOAA NCEI Storm Events).

Thunderstorm wind outnumbers hail here: 968 wind reports against 771 hail reports. In all: 1,787 NCEI Storm Events entries within 25 miles of Independence or in Jackson County, spread over 242 storm days.

On September 18, 2010, 5.50 in. (larger than softball size) hail was reported in Jackson County — the largest in these records for this area. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 11 different years of this record, the latest being 2025 through Oct. 6. The strongest measured thunderstorm gust was 84 mph on May 25, 2024 in Johnson County, Kansas. NCEI also lists 48 tornado entries for the area — one entry per county a tornado crossed.

Hail peaks in May (28% of all hail reports), while thunderstorm wind reports cluster in June. December through February accounts for 5 storm days.

The most storm days came in 2010, with 30; the fewest in a full year was 8, in 2013. Across 2022–2024, the area averaged 13 storm days a year, below the 15-year average of 15. Storm days fell from an average of 18 a year in 2010–2014 to 13 in 2020–2024.

Independence storm entries by year, 2010–Oct. 2025 (NOAA NCEI Storm Events)
YearHail reportsThunderstorm wind reportsTornado entriesStorm daysLargest hailStrongest measured gust
2010105630305.50 in.75 mph
2011106505233.00 in.75 mph
201221162101.25 in.60 mph
20132527081.75 in.68 mph
201454344182.50 in.70 mph
201534557152.25 in.68 mph
2016106530153.00 in.72 mph
2017591035152.00 in.81 mph
201827295162.75 in.64 mph
201958295162.50 in.74 mph
202012362111.00 in.75 mph
202132432131.75 in.82 mph
2022820391.25 in.72 mph
202328320103.00 in.76 mph
2024541315202.00 in.84 mph
2025 through Oct. 6422473132.50 in.72 mph

Download this history: CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-history/mo/independence.json (free, open license, cite StormAuditor).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (thunderstorm wind, hail, and tornado entries; hail 0.50 in. or larger, wind 40 mph or more; wind converted from knots).

Independence storm history questions, 2010–Oct. 2025

How big did hail get in Independence, 2010–Oct. 2025?

5.50 in., larger than softball size, reported on September 18, 2010 in Jackson County, per NCEI. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 11 years of this record in all, most recently 2023, 2024 and 2025 through Oct. 6.

Which year had the most storm days near Independence, 2010–Oct. 2025?

2010, with 30 storm days (105 hail reports, 63 thunderstorm wind reports). The 15-year average is 15 storm days.

How many hail reports does Independence see in a typical year?

About 49 hail reports a year (2010–2024 average), with 1-inch or larger hail reported every year. Thunderstorm wind averages 48 reports a year.

What month has the most hail near Independence?

May has the most hail reports (214, 2010–Oct. 2025), followed by April (178) and June (89).

What is the strongest measured thunderstorm gust near Independence, 2010–Oct. 2025?

84 mph, measured on May 25, 2024 in Johnson County, Kansas. Only gusts NCEI lists as measured count here; gusts measured on a date and county with a tornado entry, and entries of 120 knots or more (known entry errors), are left out.

Independence hail map and wind map

Researching hail or wind in Independence? The Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer map radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths across Missouri, including the Independence metro: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and gust bands tracked through Jackson County. Both explorers are included with Pro+ and Organization plans.

County-level activity is on the Impact Heatmap (free with an account), and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar (Pro plans and higher).

Free Independence weather report by address

Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection turns on what happened at the property. Three ways to check one Independence address:

All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology (see Limitations).

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Sources: NWS alerts (api.weather.gov) · NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · ASOS/AWOS station gusts via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database · every StormAuditor data source.

Free Independence storm data download

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Data last refreshed October 7, 2026. Event counts cover wind and hail (warning products, and storm reports from 50 mph or 0.75 in.); flood activity and Special Weather Statements are not counted here.