MAJOR HAIL EVENTS BY STATE, 2011 (1)
| 1 |
Texas |
741 |
| 2 |
Kansas |
720 |
| 3 |
Missouri |
603 |
| 4 |
Nebraska |
575 |
| 5 |
Oklahoma |
524 |
| 6 |
Arkansas |
374 |
| 7 |
South Dakota |
361 |
| 8 |
North Carolina |
347 |
| 9 |
Ohio |
322 |
| 10 |
Illinois |
304 |
| 11 |
Virginia |
297 |
| 12 |
Iowa |
287 |
| 13 |
Georgia |
286 |
| 14 |
Mississippi |
265 |
| 15 |
Tennessee |
247 |
| 16 |
Kentucky |
239 |
| 17 |
Indiana |
236 |
| 18 |
South Carolina |
225 |
| 19 |
Alabama |
217 |
| 20 |
Colorado |
202 |
| 21 |
New York |
197 |
| 22 |
Minnesota |
192 |
| 23 |
Wisconsin |
185 |
| 24 |
Montana |
174 |
| 25 |
Pennsylvania |
157 |
| 26 |
North Dakota |
154 |
| 27 |
Michigan |
129 |
| 28 |
West Virginia |
129 |
| 29 |
Louisiana |
111 |
| 30 |
Wyoming |
100 |
| 31 |
Florida |
95 |
| 32 |
Maine |
73 |
| 33 |
Maryland |
62 |
| 34 |
Vermont |
56 |
| 35 |
Massachusetts |
41 |
| 36 |
New Hampshire |
39 |
| 37 |
New Jersey |
30 |
| 38 |
New Mexico |
28 |
| 39 |
Connecticut |
25 |
| 40 |
Arizona |
20 |
| 41 |
California |
13 |
| 42 |
Oregon |
10 |
| 43 |
Idaho |
6 |
| 44 |
Utah |
5 |
| 45 |
Delaware |
4 |
| 46 |
Rhode Island |
3 |
| 47 |
Nevada |
2 |
| 48 |
Washington |
2 |
| 49 |
D.C. |
1 |
| 50 |
Alaska (2) |
0 |
| 51 |
Hawaii (2) |
0 |
| 听 |
United States |
9,415 |
|
(1) One inch in diamater or larger.
(2) Alaska and Hawaii tie for the lowest rank, with no hailstorms in 2011.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.
TOP FIVE STATES FOR MAJOR HAIL EVENTS, 2013 (1)
| 1 |
Texas |
651 |
| 2 |
Kansas |
504 |
| 3 |
Nebraska |
466 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma |
411 |
| 5 |
South Dakota |
360 |
| 听 |
United States |
5,457 |
|
(1) One inch in diameter or larger.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.
TOP FIVE STATES FOR MAJOR HAIL EVENTS, 2014 (1)
| Rank |
State |
Number of hail events |
| 1 |
Nebraska |
624 |
| 2 |
Texas |
557 |
| 3 |
Kansas |
534 |
| 4 |
Iowa |
290 |
| 5 |
Missouri |
266 |
| 听 |
United States |
5,536 |
|
(1) One inch in diameter or larger.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service.
Top Five States By Number Of Major Hail Events, 2015 (1)
| Rank |
State |
Number of hail events |
| 1 |
Texas |
783 |
| 2 |
Kansas |
519 |
| 3 |
Nebraska |
458 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma |
349 |
| 5 |
South Dakota |
283 |
| 听 |
United States |
5,411 |
|
(1) One inch in diameter or larger.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service.
Top Five States For Major Hail Events, 2016 (1)
| Rank |
State |
Number of hail events |
| 1 |
Texas |
830 |
| 2 |
Kansas |
569 |
| 3 |
Nebraska |
376 |
| 4 |
South Dakota |
324 |
| 5 |
Oklahoma |
315 |
| 听 |
United States |
5,601 |
|
(1) One inch in diameter or larger.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service.
Top Five States By Number Of Major Hail Events, 2017 (1)
| Rank |
State |
Number of hail events |
| 1 |
Texas |
747 |
| 2 |
Kansas |
590 |
| 3 |
Nebraska |
420 |
| 4 |
Missouri |
386 |
| 5 |
Oklahoma |
386 |
| 听 |
United States |
6,045 |
|
(1) One inch in diameter or larger.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service.
Top Five States By Number Of Major Hail Events, 2018 (1)
| Rank |
State |
Number of hail events |
| 1 |
Texas |
508 |
| 2 |
Kansas |
493 |
| 3 |
Colorado |
332 |
| 4 |
Nebraska |
309 |
| 5 |
South Dakota |
309 |
| 听 |
United States |
4,610 |
|
(1) Hailstones one inch in diameter or larger.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.
Top Five States By Number Of Major Hail Events, 2019 (1)
| Rank |
State |
Number of hail events |
| 1 |
Texas |
872 |
| 2 |
Kansas |
538 |
| 3 |
Nebraska |
430 |
| 4 |
South Dakota |
302 |
| 5 |
Colorado |
294 |
| 听 |
United States |
5,392 |
|
(1) Hailstones one inch in diameter or larger.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.
Top Five States By Number Of Major Hail Events, 2020 (1)
| Rank |
State |
Number of hail events |
| 1 |
Texas |
601 |
| 2 |
South Dakota |
377 |
| 3 |
Kansas |
341 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma |
341 |
| 5 |
Nebraska |
313 |
| 听 |
United States |
4,611 |
|
(1) Hailstones one inch in diameter or larger.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.
Top Five States By Number Of Major Hail Events, 2021 (1)
| Rank |
State |
Number of hail events |
| 1 |
Texas |
688 |
| 2 |
Kansas |
303 |
| 3 |
Nebraska |
225 |
| 4 |
South Dakota |
218 |
| 5 |
Oklahoma |
159 |
| 听 |
United States |
3,762 |
|
(1) Hailstones one inch in diameter or larger.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.
Top Five States By Number Of Major Hail Events, 2022 (1)
| Rank |
State |
Number of hail events |
| 1 |
Texas |
458 |
| 2 |
Nebraska |
399 |
| 3 |
Minnesota |
387 |
| 4 |
Kansas |
289 |
| 5 |
South Dakota |
275 |
| 听 |
United States |
4,436 |
|
(1) Hailstones one inch in diameter or larger.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.
Top Five States By Number Of Major Hail Events, 2023 (1)
| Rank |
State |
Number of hail events |
| 1 |
Texas |
1,123 |
| 2 |
Nebraska |
486 |
| 3 |
Kansas |
459 |
| 4 |
Colorado |
400 |
| 4 |
Missouri |
400 |
| 听 |
United States |
6,962 |
|
(1) Hailstones one inch in diameter or larger.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.