NOAA Storm Events · May 2019
Hail in May 2019: 2,370 NOAA reports across 38 states
NOAA logged 2,370 hail reports in May 2019, in 770 counties across 38 states. Texas had the most (526). The largest stone was 5.5 inches (a softball), near Wellington in Collingsworth County, Texas, on May 20, 2019. The worst day was May 28, 2019, with 311 reports in 16 states.
- Where
- 770 counties in 38 states; Texas had 22% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 5.5 inches, a softball, in Collingsworth County, TX (near Wellington), on May 20, 2019
- Worst day
- May 28, 2019: 311 reports in 16 states, 13% of the month
- Days with hail
- 31 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
May 28, 2019 was the worst day with 311 reports. A day with hail averaged 76.
| May 1 | 68 |
|---|---|
| May 2 | 29 |
| May 3 | 58 |
| May 4 | 53 |
| May 5 | 134 |
| May 6 | 128 |
| May 7 | 72 |
| May 8 | 23 |
| May 9 | 51 |
| May 10 | 4 |
| May 11 | 7 |
| May 12 | 1 |
| May 13 | 38 |
| May 14 | 39 |
| May 15 | 50 |
| May 16 | 124 |
| May 17 | 109 |
| May 18 | 62 |
| May 19 | 37 |
| May 20 | 109 |
| May 21 | 24 |
| May 22 | 55 |
| May 23 | 141 |
| May 24 | 54 |
| May 25 | 86 |
| May 26 | 120 |
| May 27 | 121 |
| May 28 | 311 |
| May 29 | 106 |
| May 30 | 28 |
| May 31 | 128 |
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 | 526 |
|---|---|
| KS | 299 |
| OK | 184 |
| NE | 183 |
| PA | 172 |
| NC | 116 |
| IL | 101 |
| MO | 94 |
| CO | 88 |
| OH | 66 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 526 | 22.2% | 5.5 in |
| 2 | Kansas | 299 | 12.6% | 3 in |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 184 | 7.8% | 2.75 in |
| 4 | Nebraska | 183 | 7.7% | 3 in |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 172 | 7.3% | 4 in |
| 6 | North Carolina | 116 | 4.9% | 4 in |
| 7 | Illinois | 101 | 4.3% | 2.75 in |
| 8 | Missouri | 94 | 4.0% | 3 in |
| 9 | Colorado | 88 | 3.7% | 3 in |
| 10 | Ohio | 66 | 2.8% | 3 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Potter County, TX | 34 | 2.5 in |
| 2 | Pecos County, TX | 32 | 3 in |
| 3 | Randall County, TX | 31 | 1.75 in |
| 4 | Wake County, NC | 28 | 2.75 in |
| 5 | Laramie County, WY | 23 | 4.25 in |
| 6 | Berks County, PA | 22 | 2 in |
| 7 | Hutchinson County, TX | 21 | 2.75 in |
| 8 | Huntington County, IN | 18 | 2.5 in |
| 9 | Lubbock County, TX | 17 | 2.75 in |
| 10 | Ector County, TX | 16 | 2 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 770 counties and all 38 states.
How May 2019 compares
| Compared with | Reports | May 2019 was |
|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | 763 | +1,607 (+211%) |
| May 2018 | 2,347 | +23 (+1%) |
| the average May in the other 12 years | 2,089 | +281 (+13%) |
May 2019 was the 4th busiest May of the 13 in the record and the 7th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 2307 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1477 |
| 2016 | 2576 |
| 2017 | 2321 |
| 2018 | 2347 |
| 2019 | 2370 |
| 2020 | 1489 |
| 2021 | 1383 |
| 2022 | 2283 |
| 2023 | 1769 |
| 2024 | 3244 |
| 2025 | 2835 |
| 2026 | 1036 |
Every May 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.