NOAA Storm Events · April 2015
Hail in April 2015: 2,010 NOAA reports across 35 states
NOAA logged 2,010 hail reports in April 2015, in 804 counties across 35 states. Texas had the most (498). The largest stone was 4.5 inches (a softball), near Portia in Lawrence County, Arkansas, on April 9, 2015. The worst day was April 8, 2015, with 291 reports in 14 states.
- Where
- 804 counties in 35 states; Texas had 25% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 4.5 inches, a softball, in Lawrence County, AR (near Portia), on April 9, 2015
- Worst day
- April 8, 2015: 291 reports in 14 states, 14% of the month
- Days with hail
- 26 of 30 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
April 8, 2015 was the worst day with 291 reports. A day with hail averaged 77.
| April 1 | 70 |
|---|---|
| April 2 | 108 |
| April 3 | 49 |
| April 4 | 0 |
| April 5 | 0 |
| April 6 | 0 |
| April 7 | 79 |
| April 8 | 291 |
| April 9 | 239 |
| April 10 | 10 |
| April 11 | 30 |
| April 12 | 55 |
| April 13 | 19 |
| April 14 | 1 |
| April 15 | 42 |
| April 16 | 156 |
| April 17 | 45 |
| April 18 | 132 |
| April 19 | 186 |
| April 20 | 111 |
| April 21 | 13 |
| April 22 | 48 |
| April 23 | 22 |
| April 24 | 81 |
| April 25 | 102 |
| April 26 | 87 |
| April 27 | 31 |
| April 28 | 1 |
| April 29 | 0 |
| April 30 | 2 |
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 | 498 |
|---|---|
| KS | 241 |
| MO | 174 |
| KY | 119 |
| IL | 117 |
| OK | 113 |
| AR | 104 |
| NE | 67 |
| IA | 56 |
| IN | 54 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 498 | 24.8% | 4.5 in |
| 2 | Kansas | 241 | 12.0% | 4 in |
| 3 | Missouri | 174 | 8.7% | 4 in |
| 4 | Kentucky | 119 | 5.9% | 3 in |
| 5 | Illinois | 117 | 5.8% | 3 in |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 113 | 5.6% | 3 in |
| 7 | Arkansas | 104 | 5.2% | 4.5 in |
| 8 | Nebraska | 67 | 3.3% | 2 in |
| 9 | Iowa | 56 | 2.8% | 2 in |
| 10 | Indiana | 54 | 2.7% | 2.75 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carson County, TX | 17 | 2.5 in |
| 2 | Stafford County, KS | 16 | 1.5 in |
| 3 | Roger Mills County, OK | 15 | 3 in |
| 4 | Jones County, TX | 14 | 2 in |
| 5 | Montgomery County, OH | 13 | 1.75 in |
| 6 | Pulaski County, AR | 13 | 1.75 in |
| 7 | Harris County, TX | 12 | 2.75 in |
| 8 | Johnson County, IN | 12 | 1.75 in |
| 9 | Reno County, KS | 12 | 1.75 in |
| 10 | Erath County, TX | 11 | 4.25 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 804 counties and all 35 states.
How April 2015 compares
| Compared with | Reports | April 2015 was |
|---|---|---|
| March 2015 | 525 | +1,485 (+283%) |
| April 2014 | 1,598 | +412 (+26%) |
| the average April in the other 12 years | 1,429 | +581 (+41%) |
April 2015 was the 3rd busiest April of the 13 in the record and the 15th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 1598 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2010 |
| 2016 | 1398 |
| 2017 | 1723 |
| 2018 | 695 |
| 2019 | 763 |
| 2020 | 1547 |
| 2021 | 1040 |
| 2022 | 1169 |
| 2023 | 2022 |
| 2024 | 1229 |
| 2025 | 1819 |
| 2026 | 2148 |
Every April in the record, 2014 to 2026. 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.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, public domain. Counts and tables on this page are free to reuse with credit to PickARoofer under CC BY 4.0.