NOAA Storm Events · November 2016
Hail in November 2016: 102 NOAA reports across 12 states
NOAA logged 102 hail reports in November 2016, in 63 counties across 12 states. Mississippi had the most (23). The largest stone was 2.75 inches (a baseball), near Laurelhill in Neshoba County, Mississippi, on November 29, 2016. The worst day was November 29, 2016, with 39 reports in 4 states.
- Where
- 63 counties in 12 states; Mississippi had 22% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 2.75 inches, a baseball, in Neshoba County, MS (near Laurelhill), on November 29, 2016
- Worst day
- November 29, 2016: 39 reports in 4 states, 38% of the month
- Days with hail
- 9 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 29, 2016 was the worst day with 39 reports. A day with hail averaged 11.
| November 1 | 0 |
|---|---|
| November 2 | 34 |
| November 3 | 0 |
| November 4 | 11 |
| November 5 | 8 |
| November 6 | 1 |
| November 7 | 1 |
| November 8 | 0 |
| November 9 | 0 |
| November 10 | 0 |
| November 11 | 0 |
| November 12 | 0 |
| November 13 | 0 |
| November 14 | 0 |
| November 15 | 0 |
| November 16 | 0 |
| 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 | 3 |
| November 28 | 3 |
| November 29 | 39 |
| November 30 | 2 |
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.
| MS | 23 |
|---|---|
| MO | 15 |
| NM | 14 |
| LA | 13 |
| IL | 11 |
| TX | 11 |
| AL | 5 |
| KS | 3 |
| NE | 3 |
| AZ | 2 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | 23 | 22.5% | 2.75 in |
| 2 | Missouri | 15 | 14.7% | 2 in |
| 3 | New Mexico | 14 | 13.7% | 2 in |
| 4 | Louisiana | 13 | 12.7% | 1.75 in |
| 5 | Illinois | 11 | 10.8% | 1.75 in |
| 6 | Texas | 11 | 10.8% | 1.75 in |
| 7 | Alabama | 5 | 4.9% | 1.75 in |
| 8 | Kansas | 3 | 2.9% | 0.75 in |
| 9 | Nebraska | 3 | 2.9% | 1 in |
| 10 | Arizona | 2 | 2.0% | 1 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay County, MO | 14 | 2 in |
| 2 | Bernalillo County, NM | 7 | 1.25 in |
| 3 | Franklin Parish, LA | 5 | 1 in |
| 4 | Tazewell County, IL | 5 | 1.5 in |
| 5 | Peoria County, IL | 4 | 1.75 in |
| 6 | Dona Ana County, NM | 3 | 1.25 in |
| 7 | El Paso County, TX | 3 | 1.75 in |
| 8 | Andrews County, TX | 2 | 1.75 in |
| 9 | Douglas County, KS | 2 | 0.75 in |
| 10 | Grant County, NM | 2 | 2 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 63 counties and all 12 states.
How November 2016 compares
| Compared with | Reports | November 2016 was |
|---|---|---|
| October 2016 | 208 | -106 (-51%) |
| November 2015 | 93 | +9 (+10%) |
| the average November in the other 11 years | 60 | +42 (+70%) |
November 2016 was the 3rd busiest November of the 12 in the record and the 107th 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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