NOAA Storm Events · March 2019
Hail in March 2019: 482 NOAA reports across 24 states
NOAA logged 482 hail reports in March 2019, in 227 counties across 24 states. Texas had the most (117). The largest stone was 4.5 inches (a softball), near Allen in Collin County, Texas, on March 24, 2019. The worst day was March 24, 2019, with 118 reports in 8 states.
- Where
- 227 counties in 24 states; Texas had 24% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 4.5 inches, a softball, in Collin County, TX (near Allen), on March 24, 2019
- Worst day
- March 24, 2019: 118 reports in 8 states, 24% of the month
- Days with hail
- 21 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 24, 2019 was the worst day with 118 reports. A day with hail averaged 23.
| March 1 | 4 |
|---|---|
| March 2 | 4 |
| March 3 | 19 |
| March 4 | 0 |
| March 5 | 0 |
| March 6 | 0 |
| March 7 | 0 |
| March 8 | 0 |
| March 9 | 28 |
| March 10 | 3 |
| March 11 | 11 |
| March 12 | 13 |
| March 13 | 1 |
| March 14 | 94 |
| March 15 | 8 |
| March 16 | 0 |
| March 17 | 0 |
| March 18 | 0 |
| March 19 | 0 |
| March 20 | 3 |
| March 21 | 1 |
| March 22 | 37 |
| March 23 | 31 |
| March 24 | 118 |
| March 25 | 30 |
| March 26 | 6 |
| March 27 | 24 |
| March 28 | 16 |
| March 29 | 22 |
| March 30 | 9 |
| March 31 | 0 |
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 | 117 |
|---|---|
| OK | 72 |
| GA | 38 |
| AL | 30 |
| MO | 30 |
| FL | 27 |
| OH | 26 |
| IN | 23 |
| NM | 15 |
| AR | 14 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 117 | 24.3% | 4.5 in |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 72 | 14.9% | 2.75 in |
| 3 | Georgia | 38 | 7.9% | 2.75 in |
| 4 | Alabama | 30 | 6.2% | 1.75 in |
| 5 | Missouri | 30 | 6.2% | 2 in |
| 6 | Florida | 27 | 5.6% | 2 in |
| 7 | Ohio | 26 | 5.4% | 1.5 in |
| 8 | Indiana | 23 | 4.8% | 1.75 in |
| 9 | New Mexico | 15 | 3.1% | 1.75 in |
| 10 | Arkansas | 14 | 2.9% | 1.75 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collin County, TX | 23 | 4.5 in |
| 2 | Brevard County, FL | 18 | 2 in |
| 3 | Oklahoma County, OK | 16 | 2 in |
| 4 | Tarrant County, TX | 13 | 1.25 in |
| 5 | Cleveland County, OK | 11 | 1.75 in |
| 6 | Randall County, TX | 11 | 2.5 in |
| 7 | Denton County, TX | 10 | 2 in |
| 8 | Le Flore County, OK | 10 | 2.75 in |
| 9 | Irwin County, GA | 9 | 1.75 in |
| 10 | Deaf Smith 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 227 counties and all 24 states.
How March 2019 compares
| Compared with | Reports | March 2019 was |
|---|---|---|
| February 2019 | 63 | +419 (+665%) |
| March 2018 | 529 | -47 (-9%) |
| the average March in the other 12 years | 730 | -248 (-34%) |
March 2019 was the 11th busiest March of the 13 in the record and the 78th 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.