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Top Five States By Number Of Major Hail Events, 2023 (1)
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Rank State Number of hail events
1 Texas 1,123
2 Nebraska 486
3 Kansas 459
4 Colorado 400
4 Missouri 400
  United States 6,962

(1) Hailstones one inch in diameter or larger.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.

 

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MAJOR HAIL EVENTS BY STATE, 2011 (1)
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Rank State Number of hail events
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
  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)
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Rank State Number of hail events
1 Texas 651
2 Kansas 504
3 Nebraska 466
4 Oklahoma 411
5 South Dakota 360
  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)
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Rank State Number of hail events
1 Nebraska 624
2 Texas 557
3 Kansas 534
4 Iowa 290
5 Missouri 266
  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)
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Rank State Number of hail events
1 Texas 783
2 Kansas 519
3 Nebraska 458
4 Oklahoma 349
5 South Dakota 283
  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)
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Rank State Number of hail events
1 Texas 830
2 Kansas 569
3 Nebraska 376
4 South Dakota 324
5 Oklahoma 315
  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)
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Rank State Number of hail events
1 Texas 747
2 Kansas 590
3 Nebraska 420
4 Missouri 386
5 Oklahoma 386
  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)
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Rank State Number of hail events
1 Texas 508
2 Kansas 493
3 Colorado 332
4 Nebraska 309
5 South Dakota 309
  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)
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Rank State Number of hail events
1 Texas 872
2 Kansas 538
3 Nebraska 430
4 South Dakota 302
5 Colorado 294
  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)
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Rank State Number of hail events
1 Texas 601
2 South Dakota 377
3 Kansas 341
4 Oklahoma 341
5 Nebraska 313
  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)
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Rank State Number of hail events
1 Texas 688
2 Kansas 303
3 Nebraska 225
4 South Dakota 218
5 Oklahoma 159
  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)
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Rank State Number of hail events
1 Texas 458
2 Nebraska 399
3 Minnesota 387
4 Kansas 289
5 South Dakota 275
  United States 4,436

(1) Hailstones one inch in diameter or larger.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.