NOAA Storm Events · June 2017
Hail in June 2017: 1,818 NOAA reports across 40 states
NOAA logged 1,818 hail reports in June 2017, in 627 counties across 40 states. Kansas had the most (294). The largest stone was 5 inches (a softball), near Odessa Ector Co Arpt in Ector County, Texas, on June 14, 2017. The worst day was June 13, 2017, with 254 reports in 20 states.
- Where
- 627 counties in 40 states; Kansas had 16% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 5 inches, a softball, in Ector County, TX (near Odessa Ector Co Arpt), on June 14, 2017
- Worst day
- June 13, 2017: 254 reports in 20 states, 14% of the month
- Days with hail
- 30 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
June 13, 2017 was the worst day with 254 reports. A day with hail averaged 61.
| June 1 | 15 |
|---|---|
| June 2 | 27 |
| June 3 | 6 |
| June 4 | 16 |
| June 5 | 36 |
| June 6 | 17 |
| June 7 | 32 |
| June 8 | 21 |
| June 9 | 51 |
| June 10 | 21 |
| June 11 | 95 |
| June 12 | 119 |
| June 13 | 254 |
| June 14 | 84 |
| June 15 | 238 |
| June 16 | 96 |
| June 17 | 90 |
| June 18 | 4 |
| June 19 | 28 |
| June 20 | 64 |
| June 21 | 26 |
| June 22 | 28 |
| June 23 | 9 |
| June 24 | 11 |
| June 25 | 33 |
| June 26 | 43 |
| June 27 | 79 |
| June 28 | 65 |
| June 29 | 160 |
| June 30 | 50 |
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 | 294 |
|---|---|
| NE | 212 |
| IA | 205 |
| TX | 154 |
| SD | 149 |
| MN | 100 |
| ND | 86 |
| CO | 72 |
| WI | 68 |
| NM | 64 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | 294 | 16.2% | 4.25 in |
| 2 | Nebraska | 212 | 11.7% | 4.25 in |
| 3 | Iowa | 205 | 11.3% | 3 in |
| 4 | Texas | 154 | 8.5% | 5 in |
| 5 | South Dakota | 149 | 8.2% | 2.75 in |
| 6 | Minnesota | 100 | 5.5% | 2 in |
| 7 | North Dakota | 86 | 4.7% | 2.75 in |
| 8 | Colorado | 72 | 4.0% | 4.25 in |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 68 | 3.7% | 2.5 in |
| 10 | New Mexico | 64 | 3.5% | 2.75 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ector County, TX | 24 | 5 in |
| 2 | Douglas County, NE | 19 | 3.75 in |
| 3 | Black Hawk County, IA | 18 | 2.5 in |
| 4 | Sarpy County, NE | 17 | 2 in |
| 5 | Butler County, KS | 16 | 1.5 in |
| 6 | Baca County, CO | 15 | 4.25 in |
| 7 | Weld County, CO | 15 | 4.25 in |
| 8 | Butler County, IA | 14 | 1.25 in |
| 9 | Scott County, KS | 14 | 3 in |
| 10 | Ford County, KS | 13 | 1.75 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 627 counties and all 40 states.
How June 2017 compares
| Compared with | Reports | June 2017 was |
|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | 2,321 | -503 (-22%) |
| June 2016 | 1,338 | +480 (+36%) |
| the average June in the other 12 years | 1,727 | +91 (+5%) |
June 2017 was the 6th busiest June of the 13 in the record and the 19th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 2612 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2409 |
| 2016 | 1338 |
| 2017 | 1818 |
| 2018 | 1822 |
| 2019 | 1924 |
| 2020 | 1387 |
| 2021 | 1006 |
| 2022 | 1508 |
| 2023 | 2841 |
| 2024 | 1264 |
| 2025 | 1384 |
| 2026 | 1228 |
Every June 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.