NOAA Storm Events · October 2014
Hail in October 2014: 477 NOAA reports across 25 states
NOAA logged 477 hail reports in October 2014, in 273 counties across 25 states. Texas had the most (89). The largest stone was 3 inches (a teacup), near Tahlequah in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, on October 2, 2014. The worst day was October 6, 2014, with 120 reports in 13 states.
- Where
- 273 counties in 25 states; Texas had 19% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 3 inches, a teacup, in Cherokee County, OK (near Tahlequah), on October 2, 2014
- Worst day
- October 6, 2014: 120 reports in 13 states, 25% of the month
- Days with hail
- 17 of 31 days had at least one report
- under 1 in
- 1 to 1.74 in
- 1.75 to 2.74 in
- 2.75 in and up
Day by day
October 6, 2014 was the worst day with 120 reports. A day with hail averaged 28.
| October 1 | 80 |
|---|---|
| October 2 | 66 |
| October 3 | 0 |
| October 4 | 0 |
| October 5 | 5 |
| October 6 | 120 |
| October 7 | 66 |
| October 8 | 11 |
| October 9 | 29 |
| October 10 | 37 |
| October 11 | 5 |
| October 12 | 19 |
| October 13 | 25 |
| October 14 | 0 |
| October 15 | 0 |
| October 16 | 0 |
| October 17 | 0 |
| October 18 | 0 |
| October 19 | 1 |
| October 20 | 0 |
| October 21 | 1 |
| October 22 | 0 |
| October 23 | 0 |
| October 24 | 1 |
| October 25 | 4 |
| October 26 | 0 |
| October 27 | 4 |
| October 28 | 3 |
| October 29 | 0 |
| October 30 | 0 |
| October 31 | 0 |
Where it hit hardest
Ranked by NOAA hail reports. A report is one spotter or sensor entry for one county and storm, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell.
| TX | 89 |
|---|---|
| KY | 67 |
| KS | 65 |
| OK | 33 |
| TN | 31 |
| MO | 29 |
| IN | 28 |
| MS | 25 |
| AR | 21 |
| NE | 18 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 89 | 18.7% | 2.75 in |
| 2 | Kentucky | 67 | 14.0% | 2.75 in |
| 3 | Kansas | 65 | 13.6% | 2.5 in |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 33 | 6.9% | 3 in |
| 5 | Tennessee | 31 | 6.5% | 1.75 in |
| 6 | Missouri | 29 | 6.1% | 2 in |
| 7 | Indiana | 28 | 5.9% | 1.25 in |
| 8 | Mississippi | 25 | 5.2% | 2 in |
| 9 | Arkansas | 21 | 4.4% | 2 in |
| 10 | Nebraska | 18 | 3.8% | 1.25 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leavenworth County, KS | 12 | 2 in |
| 2 | Adams County, NE | 7 | 1.25 in |
| 3 | Dallas County, TX | 6 | 1 in |
| 4 | Montgomery County, KY | 6 | 1.75 in |
| 5 | Rutherford County, TN | 6 | 1.75 in |
| 6 | Tarrant County, TX | 6 | 1.75 in |
| 7 | Coke County, TX | 5 | 1.75 in |
| 8 | Cullman County, AL | 5 | 1.75 in |
| 9 | Denton County, TX | 5 | 1.75 in |
| 10 | McLennan County, TX | 5 | 1.75 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 273 counties and all 25 states.
How October 2014 compares
| Compared with | Reports | October 2014 was |
|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | 464 | +13 (+3%) |
| the average October in the other 11 years | 142 | +335 (+236%) |
October 2014 was the busiest October of the 12 in the record and the 80th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 477 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 157 |
| 2016 | 208 |
| 2017 | 178 |
| 2018 | 107 |
| 2019 | 153 |
| 2020 | 68 |
| 2021 | 117 |
| 2022 | 169 |
| 2023 | 213 |
| 2024 | 93 |
| 2025 | 99 |
Every October in the record, 2014 to 2025. Months after June 2026 are not in NOAA's file yet.
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Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, hail rows at county level, data through June 2026. Reports are preliminary and unverified: they show that hail was reported in a county, not that a given roof was damaged. Method: how we count. More: State of Hail by year · county hail history · press.
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