NOAA Storm Events · September 2016
Hail in September 2016: 490 NOAA reports across 29 states
NOAA logged 490 hail reports in September 2016, in 238 counties across 29 states. Kansas had the most (59). The largest stone was 4 inches (a grapefruit), near Lakewood in Eddy County, New Mexico, on September 15, 2016. The worst day was September 15, 2016, with 75 reports in 7 states.
- Where
- 238 counties in 29 states; Kansas had 12% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 4 inches, a grapefruit, in Eddy County, NM (near Lakewood), on September 15, 2016
- Worst day
- September 15, 2016: 75 reports in 7 states, 15% of the month
- Days with hail
- 29 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
September 15, 2016 was the worst day with 75 reports. A day with hail averaged 17.
| September 1 | 0 |
|---|---|
| September 2 | 1 |
| September 3 | 13 |
| September 4 | 44 |
| September 5 | 23 |
| September 6 | 14 |
| September 7 | 15 |
| September 8 | 7 |
| September 9 | 10 |
| September 10 | 1 |
| September 11 | 4 |
| September 12 | 6 |
| September 13 | 4 |
| September 14 | 15 |
| September 15 | 75 |
| September 16 | 16 |
| September 17 | 49 |
| September 18 | 1 |
| September 19 | 26 |
| September 20 | 13 |
| September 21 | 34 |
| September 22 | 3 |
| September 23 | 9 |
| September 24 | 3 |
| September 25 | 1 |
| September 26 | 2 |
| September 27 | 6 |
| September 28 | 47 |
| September 29 | 31 |
| September 30 | 17 |
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 | 59 |
|---|---|
| NE | 59 |
| NM | 46 |
| NC | 44 |
| WI | 44 |
| CO | 39 |
| MN | 31 |
| TX | 29 |
| VA | 25 |
| SD | 23 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | 59 | 12.0% | 2.75 in |
| 2 | Nebraska | 59 | 12.0% | 3 in |
| 3 | New Mexico | 46 | 9.4% | 4 in |
| 4 | North Carolina | 44 | 9.0% | 2.5 in |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 44 | 9.0% | 2.2 in |
| 6 | Colorado | 39 | 8.0% | 3 in |
| 7 | Minnesota | 31 | 6.3% | 1.75 in |
| 8 | Texas | 29 | 5.9% | 2.75 in |
| 9 | Virginia | 25 | 5.1% | 3 in |
| 10 | South Dakota | 23 | 4.7% | 2.5 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dane County, WI | 20 | 2.2 in |
| 2 | Eddy County, NM | 15 | 4 in |
| 3 | Sherman County, KS | 11 | 2.75 in |
| 4 | Kit Carson County, CO | 9 | 2.75 in |
| 5 | Thomas County, KS | 9 | 2.5 in |
| 6 | Frontier County, NE | 8 | 1.75 in |
| 7 | Red Willow County, NE | 8 | 1.75 in |
| 8 | Washington County, CO | 7 | 3 in |
| 9 | Dakota County, MN | 6 | 1.25 in |
| 10 | Ector County, TX | 6 | 2.75 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 238 counties and all 29 states.
How September 2016 compares
| Compared with | Reports | September 2016 was |
|---|---|---|
| August 2016 | 568 | -78 (-14%) |
| September 2015 | 480 | +10 (+2%) |
| the average September in the other 11 years | 396 | +94 (+24%) |
September 2016 was the 4th busiest September of the 12 in the record and the 77th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 464 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 480 |
| 2016 | 490 |
| 2017 | 294 |
| 2018 | 180 |
| 2019 | 696 |
| 2020 | 138 |
| 2021 | 326 |
| 2022 | 282 |
| 2023 | 700 |
| 2024 | 256 |
| 2025 | 544 |
Every September 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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