NOAA Storm Events · January 2016
Hail in January 2016: 85 NOAA reports across 6 states
NOAA logged 85 hail reports in January 2016, in 56 counties across 6 states. Louisiana had the most (31). The largest stone was 3 inches (a teacup), near Rawson in Tehama County, California, on January 23, 2016. The worst day was January 21, 2016, with 48 reports in 3 states.
- Where
- 56 counties in 6 states; Louisiana had 36% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 3 inches, a teacup, in Tehama County, CA (near Rawson), on January 23, 2016
- Worst day
- January 21, 2016: 48 reports in 3 states, 56% of the month
- Days with hail
- 6 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
January 21, 2016 was the worst day with 48 reports. A day with hail averaged 14.
| January 1 | 0 |
|---|---|
| January 2 | 0 |
| January 3 | 0 |
| January 4 | 0 |
| January 5 | 0 |
| January 6 | 0 |
| January 7 | 0 |
| January 8 | 25 |
| January 9 | 5 |
| January 10 | 0 |
| January 11 | 0 |
| January 12 | 0 |
| January 13 | 0 |
| January 14 | 0 |
| January 15 | 0 |
| January 16 | 0 |
| January 17 | 0 |
| January 18 | 0 |
| January 19 | 0 |
| January 20 | 0 |
| January 21 | 48 |
| January 22 | 0 |
| January 23 | 5 |
| January 24 | 0 |
| January 25 | 0 |
| January 26 | 1 |
| January 27 | 0 |
| January 28 | 0 |
| January 29 | 0 |
| January 30 | 0 |
| January 31 | 1 |
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.
| LA | 31 |
|---|---|
| TX | 28 |
| MS | 17 |
| CA | 6 |
| AR | 2 |
| TN | 1 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana | 31 | 36.5% | 2.75 in |
| 2 | Texas | 28 | 32.9% | 2.5 in |
| 3 | Mississippi | 17 | 20.0% | 1.75 in |
| 4 | California | 6 | 7.1% | 3 in |
| 5 | Arkansas | 2 | 2.4% | 1 in |
| 6 | Tennessee | 1 | 1.2% | 1 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tehama County, CA | 5 | 3 in |
| 2 | Harris County, TX | 4 | 2.5 in |
| 3 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 4 | 2.75 in |
| 4 | Avoyelles Parish, LA | 3 | 1.25 in |
| 5 | Beauregard Parish, LA | 3 | 2 in |
| 6 | Nacogdoches County, TX | 3 | 1.75 in |
| 7 | Vernon Parish, LA | 3 | 1.75 in |
| 8 | Walker County, TX | 3 | 2.5 in |
| 9 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 2 | 0.88 in |
| 10 | Catahoula Parish, LA | 2 | 1 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 56 counties and all 6 states.
How January 2016 compares
| Compared with | Reports | January 2016 was |
|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | 91 | -6 (-7%) |
| January 2015 | 0 | +85 |
| the average January in the other 12 years | 48 | +37 (+77%) |
January 2016 was the 3rd busiest January of the 13 in the record and the 114th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 85 |
| 2017 | 174 |
| 2018 | 44 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2020 | 58 |
| 2021 | 39 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2023 | 101 |
| 2024 | 76 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 12 |
Every January 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.
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