NOAA Storm Events · April 2016
Hail in April 2016: 1,398 NOAA reports across 34 states
NOAA logged 1,398 hail reports in April 2016, in 527 counties across 34 states. Texas had the most (475). The largest stone was 5.25 inches (a softball), near Wylie in Collin County, Texas, on April 11, 2016. The worst day was April 26, 2016, with 342 reports in 12 states.
- Where
- 527 counties in 34 states; Texas had 34% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 5.25 inches, a softball, in Collin County, TX (near Wylie), on April 11, 2016
- Worst day
- April 26, 2016: 342 reports in 12 states, 24% of the month
- Days with hail
- 27 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 26, 2016 was the worst day with 342 reports. A day with hail averaged 52.
| April 1 | 12 |
|---|---|
| April 2 | 7 |
| April 3 | 0 |
| April 4 | 0 |
| April 5 | 0 |
| April 6 | 24 |
| April 7 | 4 |
| April 8 | 1 |
| April 9 | 1 |
| April 10 | 60 |
| April 11 | 128 |
| April 12 | 41 |
| April 13 | 9 |
| April 14 | 21 |
| April 15 | 64 |
| April 16 | 30 |
| April 17 | 11 |
| April 18 | 3 |
| April 19 | 30 |
| April 20 | 22 |
| April 21 | 13 |
| April 22 | 12 |
| April 23 | 1 |
| April 24 | 89 |
| April 25 | 76 |
| April 26 | 342 |
| April 27 | 93 |
| April 28 | 119 |
| April 29 | 130 |
| April 30 | 55 |
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 | 475 |
|---|---|
| KS | 209 |
| MO | 134 |
| OK | 107 |
| OH | 56 |
| IL | 49 |
| NE | 41 |
| WV | 33 |
| AR | 32 |
| MS | 30 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 475 | 34.0% | 5.25 in |
| 2 | Kansas | 209 | 14.9% | 5 in |
| 3 | Missouri | 134 | 9.6% | 2 in |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 107 | 7.7% | 4 in |
| 5 | Ohio | 56 | 4.0% | 2.5 in |
| 6 | Illinois | 49 | 3.5% | 3 in |
| 7 | Nebraska | 41 | 2.9% | 2.5 in |
| 8 | West Virginia | 33 | 2.4% | 2.75 in |
| 9 | Arkansas | 32 | 2.3% | 2.5 in |
| 10 | Mississippi | 30 | 2.1% | 2.5 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bexar County, TX | 56 | 4.5 in |
| 2 | Sedgwick County, KS | 36 | 2 in |
| 3 | Collin County, TX | 21 | 5.25 in |
| 4 | Marshall County, KS | 21 | 5 in |
| 5 | Denton County, TX | 16 | 4 in |
| 6 | Saline County, KS | 15 | 3 in |
| 7 | Hartley County, TX | 13 | 2 in |
| 8 | Hutchinson County, TX | 13 | 1.75 in |
| 9 | Jewell County, KS | 10 | 1.75 in |
| 10 | Platte County, MO | 10 | 1.25 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 527 counties and all 34 states.
How April 2016 compares
| Compared with | Reports | April 2016 was |
|---|---|---|
| March 2016 | 925 | +473 (+51%) |
| April 2015 | 2,010 | -612 (-30%) |
| the average April in the other 12 years | 1,480 | -82 (-6%) |
April 2016 was the 8th busiest April of the 13 in the record and the 29th 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.