Springfield, Missouri Hail Report and Map: August 6, 2026

Published October 15, 2026 by StormLens · Storm date (Eastern time) August 6, 2026

Was there hail in Springfield, MO on August 6, 2026? Radar estimated hail up to 1.59 inches inside the town limits of Springfield on August 6, 2026 (Eastern time). Radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch covered 29% of the town. Across the report area, the maximum radar estimate was 2.54 inches. The strongest part of the swath was about 16 miles west of Springfield, MO. Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 2:25 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. CT on August 6, 2026.

Radar-estimated hail swath in Springfield, MO on August 6, 2026; colors show estimated hail sizes

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Hail estimates at a glance

Storm date (Eastern time)	August 6, 2026 (Thursday)
Maximum radar estimate across the area	2.54 inches; strongest part of the swath about 16 miles west of Springfield, MO
Maximum radar estimate inside Springfield	1.59 inches
Share of Springfield with radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch	29%
Approximate radar timing	Between about 2:25 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. CT on August 6, 2026 (Central time)
County coverage includes (0.5 inch or larger)	Greene County (299 sq mi), Webster County (235 sq mi), Douglas County (213 sq mi), Christian County (207 sq mi), Polk County (106 sq mi) and Lawrence County (65 sq mi)
Area with radar estimates of 0.5 inch or larger	about 1,280 square miles
Area with radar estimates of 1 inch or larger	about 288 square miles
Source	NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH)

Which towns had hail on August 6, 2026?

Radar estimated hail of at least 0.5 inch inside these town limits, using U.S. Census boundaries. Each percentage is the share of town area with those estimates.

Town	County	Maximum radar estimate inside town limits	Town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch
Rogersville, MO	Webster County	1.82 inches	88%
Springfield, MO	Greene County	1.59 inches	29%
Ozark, MO	Christian County	1.45 inches	99%
Highlandville, MO	Christian County	1.41 inches	77%
Morrisville, MO		1.41 inches	100%
Ash Grove, MO	Greene County	1.1 inches	87%
Halltown, MO		1.07 inches	100%
Mount Vernon, MO	Lawrence County	1.06 inches	22%
Fair Grove, MO	Greene County	0.96 inch	95%
Strafford, MO	Greene County	0.84 inch	94%
Pleasant Hope, MO	Polk County	0.84 inch	100%
Ava, MO	Douglas County	0.83 inch	96%
Republic, MO	Greene County	0.82 inch	9%
Saddlebrooke, MO		0.75 inch	10%

How big was the hail in Springfield?

Radar estimated hail up to 1.59 inches inside the town limits of Springfield. Among the listed towns, the highest estimate was 1.82 inches inside the limits of Rogersville. The maximum estimates in Republic, Mount Vernon and Ava were 1.06 inches or less. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Check the swath for estimates around an address.

What time did radar detect hail?

Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 2:25 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. CT on August 6, 2026. We used 102 NOAA radar hail detections in this area to estimate the window. We trim outlying detection times when enough are available, then round down to five-minute marks. It doesn't give an arrival time at an address.

Data source and limits

We use NOAA's MRMS radar product MESH (Maximum Estimated Size of Hail) for hail-size estimates. Each town's figure is the maximum inside its Census town limits. The percentage is the town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Each storm date covers one calendar day in Eastern time. A late-evening storm west of the Eastern time zone can appear under two dates. Radar estimates don't confirm hail on the ground or roof damage. Hail of 0.5 to 0.75 inch can damage roofs, especially older roofs. An estimate below 1 inch doesn't rule out damage. Read how we calculate sizes and times.