NOAA Storm Events · November 2015
Hail in November 2015: 93 NOAA reports across 9 states
NOAA logged 93 hail reports in November 2015, in 58 counties across 9 states. Kansas had the most (36). The largest stone was 2.75 inches (a baseball), near Decatur in Wise County, Texas, on November 5, 2015. The worst day was November 16, 2015, with 53 reports in 4 states.
- Where
- 58 counties in 9 states; Kansas had 39% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 2.75 inches, a baseball, in Wise County, TX (near Decatur), on November 5, 2015
- Worst day
- November 16, 2015: 53 reports in 4 states, 57% of the month
- Days with hail
- 5 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
November 16, 2015 was the worst day with 53 reports. A day with hail averaged 19.
| November 1 | 0 |
|---|---|
| November 2 | 1 |
| November 3 | 0 |
| November 4 | 0 |
| November 5 | 25 |
| November 6 | 0 |
| November 7 | 0 |
| November 8 | 0 |
| November 9 | 0 |
| November 10 | 0 |
| November 11 | 12 |
| November 12 | 0 |
| November 13 | 0 |
| November 14 | 0 |
| November 15 | 2 |
| November 16 | 53 |
| November 17 | 0 |
| November 18 | 0 |
| November 19 | 0 |
| November 20 | 0 |
| November 21 | 0 |
| November 22 | 0 |
| November 23 | 0 |
| November 24 | 0 |
| November 25 | 0 |
| November 26 | 0 |
| November 27 | 0 |
| November 28 | 0 |
| November 29 | 0 |
| November 30 | 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.
| KS | 36 |
|---|---|
| TX | 26 |
| OK | 12 |
| NE | 7 |
| IA | 6 |
| CA | 3 |
| MN | 1 |
| MO | 1 |
| WI | 1 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | 36 | 38.7% | 2 in |
| 2 | Texas | 26 | 28.0% | 2.75 in |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 12 | 12.9% | 1.75 in |
| 4 | Nebraska | 7 | 7.5% | 1.75 in |
| 5 | Iowa | 6 | 6.5% | 0.88 in |
| 6 | California | 3 | 3.2% | 1 in |
| 7 | Minnesota | 1 | 1.1% | 0.75 in |
| 8 | Missouri | 1 | 1.1% | 0.88 in |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1.1% | 1 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randall County, TX | 6 | 1.25 in |
| 2 | Texas County, OK | 5 | 1.75 in |
| 3 | Wise County, TX | 5 | 2.75 in |
| 4 | Crawford County, KS | 4 | 1 in |
| 5 | Norton County, KS | 4 | 1.75 in |
| 6 | Osage County, KS | 3 | 1 in |
| 7 | Sheridan County, KS | 3 | 1.75 in |
| 8 | Canadian County, OK | 2 | 1 in |
| 9 | Cass County, NE | 2 | 1.75 in |
| 10 | Denton County, TX | 2 | 1.75 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 58 counties and all 9 states.
How November 2015 compares
| Compared with | Reports | November 2015 was |
|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | 157 | -64 (-41%) |
| November 2014 | 8 | +85 (+1062%) |
| the average November in the other 11 years | 60 | +33 (+55%) |
November 2015 was the 4th busiest November of the 12 in the record and the 111th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 93 |
| 2016 | 102 |
| 2017 | 51 |
| 2018 | 31 |
| 2019 | 43 |
| 2020 | 53 |
| 2021 | 67 |
| 2022 | 119 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 51 |
| 2025 | 128 |
Every November 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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