NOAA Storm Events · August 2019
Hail in August 2019: 1,287 NOAA reports across 42 states
NOAA logged 1,287 hail reports in August 2019, in 512 counties across 42 states. South Dakota had the most (147). The largest stone was 4.83 inches (a softball), near Stratton in Kit Carson County, Colorado, on August 13, 2019. The worst day was August 15, 2019, with 102 reports in 11 states.
- Where
- 512 counties in 42 states; South Dakota had 11% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 4.83 inches, a softball, in Kit Carson County, CO (near Stratton), on August 13, 2019
- Worst day
- August 15, 2019: 102 reports in 11 states, 8% 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
August 15, 2019 was the worst day with 102 reports. A day with hail averaged 42.
| August 1 | 42 |
|---|---|
| August 2 | 6 |
| August 3 | 34 |
| August 4 | 15 |
| August 5 | 67 |
| August 6 | 91 |
| August 7 | 51 |
| August 8 | 29 |
| August 9 | 37 |
| August 10 | 64 |
| August 11 | 81 |
| August 12 | 6 |
| August 13 | 68 |
| August 14 | 39 |
| August 15 | 102 |
| August 16 | 63 |
| August 17 | 81 |
| August 18 | 70 |
| August 19 | 40 |
| August 20 | 49 |
| August 21 | 29 |
| August 22 | 23 |
| August 23 | 34 |
| August 24 | 24 |
| August 25 | 30 |
| August 26 | 28 |
| August 27 | 16 |
| August 28 | 5 |
| August 29 | 41 |
| August 30 | 11 |
| August 31 | 11 |
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.
| SD | 147 |
|---|---|
| KS | 140 |
| NE | 113 |
| CO | 104 |
| MT | 83 |
| WY | 83 |
| ND | 82 |
| MN | 69 |
| NY | 45 |
| PA | 37 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota | 147 | 11.4% | 3 in |
| 2 | Kansas | 140 | 10.9% | 3 in |
| 3 | Nebraska | 113 | 8.8% | 2.75 in |
| 4 | Colorado | 104 | 8.1% | 4.83 in |
| 5 | Montana | 83 | 6.4% | 3 in |
| 6 | Wyoming | 83 | 6.4% | 2.75 in |
| 7 | North Dakota | 82 | 6.4% | 2.75 in |
| 8 | Minnesota | 69 | 5.4% | 4 in |
| 9 | New York | 45 | 3.5% | 1.5 in |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | 37 | 2.9% | 1.5 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yellowstone County, MT | 29 | 3 in |
| 2 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 19 | 2.75 in |
| 3 | Weld County, CO | 19 | 1.75 in |
| 4 | Yuma County, CO | 18 | 3 in |
| 5 | Hennepin County, MN | 15 | 3 in |
| 6 | Laramie County, WY | 14 | 1.75 in |
| 7 | Cheyenne County, KS | 13 | 3 in |
| 8 | Platte County, WY | 13 | 2.75 in |
| 9 | Anoka County, MN | 12 | 3 in |
| 10 | Hitchcock County, NE | 12 | 2.5 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 512 counties and all 42 states.
How August 2019 compares
| Compared with | Reports | August 2019 was |
|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | 1,141 | +146 (+13%) |
| August 2018 | 863 | +424 (+49%) |
| the average August in the other 11 years | 739 | +548 (+74%) |
August 2019 was the busiest August of the 12 in the record and the 35th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 768 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1022 |
| 2016 | 568 |
| 2017 | 769 |
| 2018 | 863 |
| 2019 | 1287 |
| 2020 | 974 |
| 2021 | 735 |
| 2022 | 378 |
| 2023 | 920 |
| 2024 | 636 |
| 2025 | 494 |
Every August 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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