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Hail season, metro by metro
One page per metro per season: how many NWS-recorded hail reports of 1″ or larger, across how many storm days, and the biggest stone — from the official NCEI Storm Events record (vintage c20260918), with this season's preliminary SPC reports overlaid and labeled. Aggregate context for claim work; per-address verification is what the reports are for.
NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.
| Metro | ≥1″ hail reports since 1996 | 2026 season | All-time max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas–Fort Worth (TX, 45 mi radius) | 2,598 | 104 reports | 5.25" (2016-04-11) |
| Oklahoma City (OK, 35 mi radius) | 1,911 | 61 reports | 5.90" (2013-05-31) |
| Denver (CO, 35 mi radius) | 1,665 | 50 reports | 4.50" (2011-07-13) |
| Kansas City (MO, 35 mi radius) | 1,547 | 48 reports | 5.50" (2010-09-18) |
| Wichita (KS, 30 mi radius) | 1,446 | 67 reports | 7.75" (2010-09-15) |
| Rapid City (SD, 25 mi radius) | 1,376 | 10 reports | 4.50" (2020-08-08) |
| Minneapolis–St. Paul (MN, 35 mi radius) | 1,272 | 38 reports | 4.25" (2006-08-24) |
| St. Louis (MO, 35 mi radius) | 1,266 | 78 reports | 4.50" (2011-05-25) |
| Chicago (IL, 45 mi radius) | 1,168 | 77 reports | 4.80" (2026-03-10) |
| Colorado Springs (CO, 25 mi radius) | 1,140 | 1 reports | 4.00" (2023-08-05) |
| Atlanta (GA, 45 mi radius) | 1,097 | 2 reports | 4.25" (2009-02-18) |
| Amarillo (TX, 25 mi radius) | 952 | 9 reports | 4.75" (1996-05-24) |
| Omaha (NE, 30 mi radius) | 923 | 41 reports | 4.75" (2014-06-03) |
| Tulsa (OK, 30 mi radius) | 863 | 44 reports | 4.50" (1998-06-18) |
| Topeka (KS, 25 mi radius) | 802 | 17 reports | 5.25" (2011-05-21) |
| Austin (TX, 35 mi radius) | 713 | 10 reports | 4.50" (2000-03-16) |
| Des Moines (IA, 25 mi radius) | 686 | 45 reports | 4.00" (2001-07-03) |
| Springfield (MO) (MO, 25 mi radius) | 674 | 33 reports | 4.75" (2026-04-28) |
| Washington, DC (DC, 35 mi radius) | 640 | 5 reports | 4.50" (2002-04-28) |
| Fort Collins (CO, 25 mi radius) | 625 | 5 reports | 4.25" (2017-06-12) |
| Indianapolis (IN, 30 mi radius) | 625 | 13 reports | 3.40" (2021-06-18) |
| San Antonio (TX, 35 mi radius) | 623 | 2 reports | 5.50" (2021-05-03) |
| Nashville (TN, 35 mi radius) | 621 | 4 reports | 4.00" (2006-04-07) |
| Cheyenne (WY, 25 mi radius) | 608 | 6 reports | 4.25" (2019-05-26) |
| Lincoln (NE, 25 mi radius) | 526 | 41 reports | 5.00" (2016-05-09) |
| Houston (TX, 45 mi radius) | 520 | 17 reports | 4.50" (2013-04-02) |
| Abilene (TX, 25 mi radius) | 516 | 9 reports | 4.50" (2014-06-12) |
| Charlotte (NC, 35 mi radius) | 503 | 1 reports | 4.50" (1998-05-07) |
| Cedar Rapids (IA, 25 mi radius) | 489 | 46 reports | 2.75" (2020-07-11) |
| Midland–Odessa (TX, 25 mi radius) | 484 | 5 reports | 5.00" (2017-06-14) |
| Lubbock (TX, 25 mi radius) | 482 | 6 reports | 5.00" (2025-06-05) |
| Little Rock (AR, 25 mi radius) | 481 | 2 reports | 4.50" (1999-01-21) |
| Pittsburgh (PA, 30 mi radius) | 475 | 8 reports | 2.50" (2020-03-28) |
| Huntsville (AL, 25 mi radius) | 437 | 11 reports | 4.25" (2009-04-10) |
| Sioux Falls (SD, 25 mi radius) | 430 | 30 reports | 4.50" (1997-07-13) |
| Madison (WI, 25 mi radius) | 416 | 78 reports | 4.25" (2006-04-13) |
| Shreveport (LA, 25 mi radius) | 390 | 12 reports | 4.50" (2000-04-23) |
| Milwaukee (WI, 30 mi radius) | 386 | 22 reports | 3.75" (2015-08-02) |
| Louisville (KY, 25 mi radius) | 374 | 3 reports | 3.00" (2012-03-02) |
| Raleigh–Durham (NC, 30 mi radius) | 368 | 2 reports | 4.00" (2005-03-28) |
| Greenville (SC) (SC, 25 mi radius) | 356 | 8 reports | 3.50" (1999-08-20) |
| Philadelphia (PA, 35 mi radius) | 351 | 4 reports | 2.50" (2022-05-20) |
| Baltimore (MD, 30 mi radius) | 344 | 5 reports | 4.00" (2015-06-23) |
| Cincinnati (OH, 30 mi radius) | 343 | no reports yet | 3.00" (2011-05-25) |
| Birmingham (AL, 30 mi radius) | 340 | 6 reports | 4.50" (2024-05-09) |
| Memphis (TN, 30 mi radius) | 338 | 7 reports | 4.00" (2023-12-09) |
| Cleveland (OH, 30 mi radius) | 334 | 20 reports | 4.25" (2007-06-08) |
| Greensboro–Winston-Salem (NC, 30 mi radius) | 314 | 1 reports | 2.75" (1998-06-03) |
| Waco (TX, 25 mi radius) | 309 | 17 reports | 4.50" (2023-04-26) |
| Jackson (MS) (MS, 25 mi radius) | 301 | 7 reports | 4.50" (1996-04-14) |
| Detroit (MI, 35 mi radius) | 299 | 8 reports | 3.50" (2001-04-09) |
| Peoria (IL, 25 mi radius) | 293 | 13 reports | 3.00" (2022-08-20) |
| Columbus (OH) (OH, 30 mi radius) | 291 | 17 reports | 2.75" (2001-04-09) |
| Springfield (IL) (IL, 25 mi radius) | 287 | 7 reports | 3.25" (2023-05-07) |
| Billings (MT, 25 mi radius) | 286 | 1 reports | 3.00" (2019-08-11) |
| Orlando (FL, 30 mi radius) | 283 | 2 reports | 3.00" (2020-05-21) |
| Charleston (SC) (SC, 25 mi radius) | 281 | 2 reports | 2.75" (2012-08-02) |
| Bismarck (ND, 25 mi radius) | 274 | 5 reports | 4.50" (2024-07-29) |
| Albany (NY, 25 mi radius) | 263 | no reports yet | 3.00" (2014-05-22) |
| Richmond (VA, 25 mi radius) | 263 | 2 reports | 3.00" (2017-05-27) |
| Rockford (IL, 25 mi radius) | 262 | 32 reports | 3.00" (2020-04-07) |
| Knoxville (TN, 25 mi radius) | 259 | 2 reports | 3.00" (1998-05-21) |
| Fargo (ND, 25 mi radius) | 255 | 12 reports | 4.50" (2001-07-17) |
| New York City (NY, 35 mi radius) | 252 | 4 reports | 3.00" (2011-08-01) |
| Fort Wayne (IN, 25 mi radius) | 250 | 13 reports | 4.25" (2003-05-09) |
| Dayton (OH, 25 mi radius) | 229 | 1 reports | 3.00" (2025-04-04) |
| Chattanooga (TN, 25 mi radius) | 219 | 2 reports | 2.75" (2012-03-02) |
| Jacksonville (FL, 30 mi radius) | 216 | no reports yet | 3.00" (2018-04-10) |
| Columbia (SC) (SC, 25 mi radius) | 211 | 2 reports | 2.75" (2014-05-23) |
| Toledo (OH, 25 mi radius) | 199 | 10 reports | 4.50" (2000-05-09) |
| Baton Rouge (LA, 25 mi radius) | 172 | 2 reports | 3.75" (2023-06-20) |
| Virginia Beach–Norfolk (VA, 30 mi radius) | 169 | 2 reports | 3.00" (2009-06-09) |
| Lexington (KY, 25 mi radius) | 163 | 4 reports | 3.00" (2022-05-19) |
| Boston (MA, 30 mi radius) | 159 | no reports yet | 3.00" (2006-07-11) |
| Hartford (CT, 25 mi radius) | 142 | 5 reports | 2.50" (2018-05-15) |
| Miami–Fort Lauderdale (FL, 35 mi radius) | 140 | no reports yet | 3.00" (2012-06-15) |
| Tampa–St. Petersburg (FL, 30 mi radius) | 136 | 1 reports | 3.00" (2023-04-24) |
| Harrisburg (PA, 25 mi radius) | 135 | 2 reports | 2.00" (2010-05-14) |
| New Orleans (LA, 30 mi radius) | 127 | 3 reports | 2.75" (2015-04-15) |
| Grand Rapids (MI, 25 mi radius) | 109 | 18 reports | 2.75" (2026-03-10) |
| Albuquerque (NM, 25 mi radius) | 102 | 1 reports | 4.50" (1998-09-30) |
| Phoenix (AZ, 35 mi radius) | 94 | 1 reports | 3.00" (2010-10-05) |
| El Paso (TX, 25 mi radius) | 87 | 1 reports | 2.00" (2018-05-21) |
| Tucson (AZ, 25 mi radius) | 73 | 4 reports | 3.00" (2002-08-28) |
| Buffalo (NY, 25 mi radius) | 72 | 1 reports | 4.00" (1998-09-27) |
| Corpus Christi (TX, 25 mi radius) | 63 | no reports yet | 3.00" (2025-11-01) |
| Rochester (NY) (NY, 25 mi radius) | 58 | 1 reports | 2.50" (2024-07-15) |
| Salt Lake City (UT, 25 mi radius) | 50 | 4 reports | 1.75" (2026-06-25) |
| Las Vegas (NV, 30 mi radius) | 28 | no reports yet | 2.00" (2016-06-30) |
| Boise (ID, 25 mi radius) | 26 | 2 reports | 2.00" (2018-05-25) |
| Fresno (CA, 25 mi radius) | 20 | no reports yet | 1.75" (2002-05-20) |
| Los Angeles (CA, 45 mi radius) | 19 | no reports yet | 1.75" (2015-10-15) |
| Spokane (WA, 25 mi radius) | 17 | no reports yet | 2.75" (2022-08-11) |
| Portland (OR) (OR, 30 mi radius) | 6 | no reports yet | 1.75" (1999-08-04) |
| San Diego (CA, 25 mi radius) | 4 | no reports yet | 1.00" (2009-06-03) |
| Sacramento (CA, 25 mi radius) | 3 | no reports yet | 1.25" (2016-10-02) |
| Seattle (WA, 30 mi radius) | 1 | no reports yet | 1.00" (2006-03-10) |
State rollups
Statewide hail-by-year summaries (last 10 years): all states, or jump straight in:
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