NOAA Storm Events · March 2016
Hail in March 2016: 925 NOAA reports across 27 states
NOAA logged 925 hail reports in March 2016, in 407 counties across 27 states. Texas had the most (201). The largest stone was 4 inches (a grapefruit), near Voca in McCulloch County, Texas, on March 8, 2016. The worst day was March 23, 2016, with 120 reports in 7 states.
- Where
- 407 counties in 27 states; Texas had 22% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 4 inches, a grapefruit, in McCulloch County, TX (near Voca), on March 8, 2016
- Worst day
- March 23, 2016: 120 reports in 7 states, 13% of the month
- Days with hail
- 25 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
March 23, 2016 was the worst day with 120 reports. A day with hail averaged 37.
| March 1 | 11 |
|---|---|
| March 2 | 9 |
| March 3 | 25 |
| March 4 | 0 |
| March 5 | 0 |
| March 6 | 8 |
| March 7 | 8 |
| March 8 | 40 |
| March 9 | 2 |
| March 10 | 1 |
| March 11 | 0 |
| March 12 | 0 |
| March 13 | 67 |
| March 14 | 31 |
| March 15 | 81 |
| March 16 | 8 |
| March 17 | 107 |
| March 18 | 80 |
| March 19 | 1 |
| March 20 | 0 |
| March 21 | 1 |
| March 22 | 0 |
| March 23 | 120 |
| March 24 | 9 |
| March 25 | 3 |
| March 26 | 13 |
| March 27 | 82 |
| March 28 | 1 |
| March 29 | 16 |
| March 30 | 112 |
| March 31 | 89 |
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 | 201 |
|---|---|
| MS | 93 |
| OK | 76 |
| AR | 70 |
| IL | 69 |
| LA | 69 |
| IN | 59 |
| IA | 46 |
| MO | 39 |
| KS | 29 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 201 | 21.7% | 4 in |
| 2 | Mississippi | 93 | 10.1% | 2.75 in |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 76 | 8.2% | 1.75 in |
| 4 | Arkansas | 70 | 7.6% | 3 in |
| 5 | Illinois | 69 | 7.5% | 2.75 in |
| 6 | Louisiana | 69 | 7.5% | 2.25 in |
| 7 | Indiana | 59 | 6.4% | 1.75 in |
| 8 | Iowa | 46 | 5.0% | 2.5 in |
| 9 | Missouri | 39 | 4.2% | 2.5 in |
| 10 | Kansas | 29 | 3.1% | 3 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarrant County, TX | 30 | 2.5 in |
| 2 | Collin County, TX | 17 | 2 in |
| 3 | Butler County, KS | 13 | 3 in |
| 4 | Denton County, TX | 11 | 1.75 in |
| 5 | Parker County, TX | 11 | 1 in |
| 6 | Allen County, IN | 8 | 1.5 in |
| 7 | Marion County, IN | 8 | 1.5 in |
| 8 | Morgan County, IL | 8 | 2.75 in |
| 9 | Union County, AR | 8 | 2 in |
| 10 | Androscoggin County, ME | 7 | 1.75 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 407 counties and all 27 states.
How March 2016 compares
| Compared with | Reports | March 2016 was |
|---|---|---|
| February 2016 | 127 | +798 (+628%) |
| March 2015 | 525 | +400 (+76%) |
| the average March in the other 12 years | 693 | +232 (+33%) |
March 2016 was the 3rd busiest March of the 13 in the record and the 51st busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 297 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 525 |
| 2016 | 925 |
| 2017 | 1483 |
| 2018 | 529 |
| 2019 | 482 |
| 2020 | 509 |
| 2021 | 621 |
| 2022 | 274 |
| 2023 | 808 |
| 2024 | 847 |
| 2025 | 1084 |
| 2026 | 857 |
Every March 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.