Liberty, MO · Clay County
Roof inspections in Liberty.
The Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey puts the median year Liberty’s housing was built at 1986, so about half of it dates to 1986 or earlier.
The short answer
Liberty requires contractors to be licensed with the city before it issues a permit, and re-roofing a home in a local historic district needs a Certificate of Appropriateness.
Since 2016, National Weather Service reports show hail 1 inch or larger within 5 miles of central Liberty on 11 days and gusts of 58 mph or more on 19 days. The largest hail reported there was 2.5 inches on September 23, 2023.
A free, no-obligation inspection comes from an independent roofing partner that serves Liberty, and checking storm history doesn’t file an insurance claim.
A home’s age doesn’t tell you how old its roof is, or what shape it’s in.
Liberty, the Clay County seat since 1822, is home to William Jewell College and a Courthouse Square district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Roof Inspectors shows how many significant storms are on record near your Liberty address and explains it plainly. Being near a storm isn’t the same as roof damage, so if you want a closer look, we arrange a free inspection with one local roofing partner.
Storm record for Liberty since 2016
NOAA/NWS storm reports through November 10, 2026.
These are records for the wider area, not for your address. A storm on record doesn’t mean your roof was damaged, and it doesn’t mean your insurance company will accept that storm or date. That’s why an inspection is worth having: a roofing professional looks at the roof itself.
- Hail-report days
- 11
- 1 in+, since 2016
- Wind-report days
- 19
- 58 mph+, since 2016
- Radar hail days
- 8
- 1 in+, since 2021
Severe-weather days per year
- Days with hail 1 in+
- Days with only wind 58 mph+
* Year to date, through November 10, 2026.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Hail days | Wind days | Radar days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026to Nov 10preliminary | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Hail days: Weather Service reports of 1 inch or larger. Wind days: gusts of 58 mph or more. Radar days: radar estimates of 1 inch or larger, from 2021.
Biggest storm days within 5 miles of central Liberty
Ranked by the largest hail reported, then the strongest wind.
September 23, 2023
Hail 2.5 in (tennis ball)Wind 63 mph5 severe reports
September 27, 2019
Hail 2.5 in (tennis ball)3 severe reports
November 2, 2016
Hail 2.0 in (hen egg)7 severe reports
May 19, 2025
Hail 1.5 in (ping pong ball)Wind 60 mph7 severe reports
June 15, 2017
Hail 1.5 in (ping pong ball)2 severe reports
How we count. A hail day is a day with at least one National Weather Service hail report of 1 inch or larger within 5 miles of central Liberty; a wind day has a measured or estimated gust of 58 mph or more. Data through November 10, 2026.
The full method and source
Several reports on the same day count once.
Our storm records come from NOAA radar estimates and National Weather Service reports. Radar can miss or misjudge hail, and a report marks a single spot, so records can be incomplete. Treat them as a starting point, not a verdict about your roof.
Radar hail days use NOAA’s radar estimates (MRMS) of 1 inch or larger over the same area, counted only when the Weather Service also logged hail within 15 miles that day. 2026 numbers come from preliminary reports and can change.
Source: NOAA / National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center storm reports and NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates, retrieved November 11, 2026. Data through November 10, 2026; 2026 reports are preliminary and can still change. Compiled by Roof Inspectors from public-domain NOAA data. How storm data works.
On our hail-by-place comparison (5-mile circles, 2016–2025), Liberty is in the higher band.
Your own street can differ. Check the storm history for your address or see Kansas City hail history by year.
Was hail recorded near your street?
Hail falls in narrow swaths — see what the records show at or near your address.
- Doesn’t file an insurance claim
- One local partner, never a pile-on
Storms in and around Liberty
- NOAA Storm Events record, Sept. 23, 2023 (opens in a new tab)
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists tennis-ball-size (2.5-inch) hail reported in Liberty, followed three minutes later by an estimated 55-knot (about 63 mph) gust there that NOAA attributes to a microburst.
Within the hour, NOAA lists more Clay County hail: ping-pong-ball-size hail south of Liberty and a couple of golf-ball-size (1.75-inch) stones between Liberty and Missouri City.
- NOAA Storm Events record, Sept. 27, 2019 (opens in a new tab)
That evening, NOAA recorded hail up to 2.5 inches about 1.75 miles northeast of Liberty, and 1.5-inch hail just under a mile northeast, both in the same minute.
Minutes earlier, 2-inch hail was reported about 5 miles northwest of central Liberty.
NOAA’s storm summary describes very large hail, up to tennis-ball size, in and around the Kansas City metro that night.
- NOAA Storm Events record, May 4, 2003 (opens in a new tab)
NOAA’s record describes an F2 tornado reported on the ground near Missouri Route 291, south of Route 152. It moved northeast to downtown Liberty, then tracked east along Route H into rural Clay County.
The record notes substantial damage near the square and to William Jewell College, along a path 8.5 miles long and 300 yards wide.
It was part of the Kansas City area’s most significant tornado outbreak since 1977, according to NOAA’s storm summary.
Storms we’ve written up near Liberty
- April 26–27, 2026: Hail up to 2.5 inches in Cass County, golf-ball hail near Olathe and Shawnee, and four brief tornadoes
3 reports on the storm page’s map fall within 5 miles of central Liberty; the closest is about 2 miles away.
- March 10, 2026: Hail up to 4.5 inches reported in the Kansas City Northland
1 report on the storm page’s map is about 5 miles from central Liberty.
Before you hire a roofer in Liberty
- Missouri doesn’t license roofers statewide, so licensing, registration, and permit rules are set by each city. That makes it worth asking a roofer which city requirements apply to your project. MO
- According to the City of Liberty, all contractors must be licensed with the city before a permit will be issued. Ask your roofer whether they’re licensed with Liberty, and confirm permit requirements for your project with the city’s Building Division. MO
- Liberty’s monthly building permit reports include a “Residential Building – Reroof” permit type. Ask your roofer whether they’ll pull a permit for your roof replacement. MO
- Liberty’s historic district design guidelines say re-roofing with new shingles requires a Certificate of Appropriateness, while replacing a few shingles with matching ones doesn’t. If your home is in one of Liberty’s local historic districts, build that review into your timeline. MO
- Liberty’s residential code (the 2018 International Residential Code, adopted by Ordinance 11358) marks ice barrier underlayment as required in its climate design table. Ask whether your roofer’s quote includes it. MO
- City of Liberty — Building permit information (opens in a new tab)MO
- City of Liberty — Monthly building permit reports (opens in a new tab)MO
- City of Liberty — Historic district design guidelines: Roofs (opens in a new tab)MO
- City of Liberty — Adopted 2018 building codes (Ordinance 11358) (opens in a new tab)MO
Rules change; confirm current requirements with the city before work begins. This isn’t legal advice.
ZIP codes we serve in Liberty
- 64068
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Liberty roof inspection questions
Does a roof replacement in Liberty need a permit?
Are there extra roofing rules in Liberty’s historic districts?
What does a roof inspection cost a Liberty homeowner?
If you file a claim, even after an inspection, your insurance company decides what’s covered and what it pays. Roof Inspectors and our roofing partners can’t make that decision or promise an outcome.
Nearby communities
Liberty is in our service area, which covers homes within about 60 miles of Overland Park, Kansas. For every community we serve in Kansas and Missouri, see roof inspection in the Kansas City area.
See the storms on record near your Liberty home.
Start with a free storm count for your address. It takes about 30 seconds.
Checking storm history doesn’t file an insurance claim, and no roofer gets your details unless you book an inspection.