Hail reports in the federal record carry an optional damage estimate. Add them up across 90,532 reports in 44 states from 2014 to June 2026 and you get $13.56B in reported property damage. That number is a floor, not an insured loss, but its shape is the useful part: it is bunched into a few states, a few years and a few afternoons.
A handful of years carry most of the money
The three biggest years, 2016, 2017 and 2023, hold $8.29B, which is 61% of everything. Report counts do not track the dollars. 2025 logged 7,421 hail reports with $57M of damage, while 2014 had 7,732 reports and $1.40B. Report counts and dollars are only loosely tied.
Take a typical year, with a median of $608M across 2014 to 2025, and the spread looks even wider. Per report, 2016 averages $471K, while 2025 averages $8K. When a few reports carry a large estimate, one afternoon in a dense metro area moves the whole year.
| Year | Hail reports | Reported damage | Damage per report |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,442 | $3.50B | $471K |
| 2017 | 8,232 | $2.60B | $316K |
| 2023 | 9,557 | $2.19B | $229K |
| 2014 | 7,732 | $1.40B | $181K |
| 2021 | 5,078 | $1.01B | $200K |
| 2026 (to June) | 4,543 | $889M | $196K |
| 2025 | 7,421 | $57M | $8K |
| 2022 | 5,692 | $91M | $16K |
The money sits in Texas and Colorado
Texas alone accounts for $8.32B, or 61.3% of the total, and Colorado adds $3.13B, or 23.1%. Together that is 84% of all reported hail damage in our data. Nebraska, with 7,170 reports (about half of Texas's 14,572), shows $262M. Report counts alone do not predict the dollar total.
| State | Hail reports | Reported damage | Share of US total | Damage per report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 14,572 | $8.32B | 61.3% | $571K |
| Colorado | 5,463 | $3.13B | 23.1% | $573K |
| Missouri | 4,500 | $929M | 6.9% | $206K |
| Nebraska | 7,170 | $262M | 1.9% | $37K |
| Illinois | 3,046 | $127M | 0.9% | $42K |
| North Dakota | 2,869 | $119M | 0.9% | $41K |
| North Carolina | 973 | $111M | 0.8% | $114K |
| Wisconsin | 2,911 | $86M | 0.6% | $30K |
Ten afternoons
The ten costliest county-days add up to $8.30B, 61% of the full total. The biggest was May 8, 2017 in Jefferson County, CO, where 18 reports carry $2.30B. The list shows how little a single report count says: Greene County, Missouri, on April 28, 2026 has only 3 reports yet $315M.
| Date | County | First place named | Largest stone | Reports | Reported damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2017 | Jefferson County, CO | Edgewater | 2.75 in | 18 | $2.30B |
| Apr 12, 2016 | Bexar County, TX | Grey Forest | 4.50 in | 23 | $1.36B |
| May 19, 2023 | Collin County, TX | Allen | 2.50 in | 12 | $1.30B |
| Mar 23, 2016 | Collin County, TX | Sachse | 2.00 in | 15 | $650M |
| Mar 17, 2016 | Tarrant County, TX | Seminary Hill | 2.50 in | 17 | $601M |
| Apr 3, 2014 | Denton County, TX | Denton | 4.25 in | 40 | $554M |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Tarrant County, TX | Keller | 3.25 in | 21 | $464M |
| Jun 12, 2014 | Taylor County, TX | Abilene Elmdale Arpt | 4.50 in | 10 | $404M |
| Mar 24, 2021 | Tarrant County, TX | Hicks | 3.00 in | 10 | $352M |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Greene County, MO | Republic | 4.75 in | 3 | $315M |
A national total hides how local hail is. Most of the money came from a few places on a few days, but where a storm does hit, the damage can be severe. After large hail in your area, check the roof for damage and photograph it before repairs. The hail claim checklist lists what to document, and the hail check shows the storm history around your address. Before paying anyone, read how a roof insurance claim works.
Reading these numbers carefully
- An estimate, not a paid claim. Damage figures come with storm reports and are not insurance payouts. Insurers pay on their own adjustment, and the two can differ a great deal.
- Many reports have none. 626 of the 1,275 counties show no damage figure at all, so a blank is a missing estimate, not a clean bill of health.
- All property, not only roofs. The figure covers whatever was damaged, including cars, crops and siding. Roofs are part of it, and the data cannot split them out.
- Counted by county and date. A storm that crosses two counties appears as two county-days. The 2026 total runs only to June, and recent months in NOAA's database can still be revised.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much damage does hail cause in the US each year?
NOAA's storm reports in our data show $13.56B in reported hail property damage from 2014 to June 2026, an uneven total: $3.50B in 2016 against $57M in 2025.
Which state has the most hail damage?
Texas has the most reported hail damage in the data, $8.32B, followed by Colorado with $3.13B.
Is reported hail damage the same as insurance payouts?
No. It is an estimate attached to a storm report, often made soon after the storm. Insurance payouts depend on policies, deductibles and adjuster findings.
What was the costliest hail day in our data?
May 8, 2017 in Jefferson County, CO, with $2.30B of reported damage across 18 reports.
Where the numbers come from
Data: NOAA Storm Events hail records aggregated by county and year, 1,275 counties, January 2014 to June 2026. Processed by PickARoofer. See our data notes.
Sources
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (hail records, damage estimates) (ncei.noaa.gov)
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