NOAA Storm Events · April 2020
Hail in April 2020: 1,547 NOAA reports across 35 states
NOAA logged 1,547 hail reports in April 2020, in 587 counties across 35 states. Texas had the most (336). The largest stone was 4 inches (a grapefruit), near Denmark in Lee County, Iowa, on April 8, 2020. The worst day was April 8, 2020, with 307 reports in 15 states.
- Where
- 587 counties in 35 states; Texas had 22% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 4 inches, a grapefruit, in Lee County, IA (near Denmark), on April 8, 2020
- Worst day
- April 8, 2020: 307 reports in 15 states, 20% of the month
- Days with hail
- 24 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
April 8, 2020 was the worst day with 307 reports. A day with hail averaged 64.
| April 1 | 0 |
|---|---|
| April 2 | 2 |
| April 3 | 7 |
| April 4 | 0 |
| April 5 | 0 |
| April 6 | 12 |
| April 7 | 276 |
| April 8 | 307 |
| April 9 | 31 |
| April 10 | 12 |
| April 11 | 111 |
| April 12 | 65 |
| April 13 | 4 |
| April 14 | 0 |
| April 15 | 0 |
| April 16 | 1 |
| April 17 | 0 |
| April 18 | 36 |
| April 19 | 71 |
| April 20 | 23 |
| April 21 | 57 |
| April 22 | 110 |
| April 23 | 20 |
| April 24 | 132 |
| April 25 | 41 |
| April 26 | 8 |
| April 27 | 5 |
| April 28 | 191 |
| April 29 | 24 |
| April 30 | 1 |
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 | 336 |
|---|---|
| OK | 247 |
| OH | 91 |
| IL | 86 |
| IA | 85 |
| LA | 82 |
| AR | 64 |
| KS | 64 |
| MI | 50 |
| WV | 49 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 336 | 21.7% | 4 in |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 247 | 16.0% | 3.75 in |
| 3 | Ohio | 91 | 5.9% | 2.5 in |
| 4 | Illinois | 86 | 5.6% | 3 in |
| 5 | Iowa | 85 | 5.5% | 4 in |
| 6 | Louisiana | 82 | 5.3% | 4 in |
| 7 | Arkansas | 64 | 4.1% | 2.75 in |
| 8 | Kansas | 64 | 4.1% | 2.75 in |
| 9 | Michigan | 50 | 3.2% | 2 in |
| 10 | West Virginia | 49 | 3.2% | 1.75 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarrant County, TX | 40 | 1.75 in |
| 2 | Linn County, IA | 29 | 2.75 in |
| 3 | Tulsa County, OK | 24 | 2 in |
| 4 | Harris County, TX | 21 | 1.75 in |
| 5 | Scott County, IA | 19 | 2 in |
| 6 | Bossier Parish, LA | 18 | 4 in |
| 7 | Shawnee County, KS | 16 | 1.75 in |
| 8 | Stephens County, OK | 16 | 2.75 in |
| 9 | Putnam County, WV | 15 | 1.25 in |
| 10 | Comanche County, OK | 14 | 3 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 587 counties and all 35 states.
How April 2020 compares
| Compared with | Reports | April 2020 was |
|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | 509 | +1,038 (+204%) |
| April 2019 | 763 | +784 (+103%) |
| the average April in the other 12 years | 1,468 | +79 (+5%) |
April 2020 was the 7th busiest April of the 13 in the record and the 24th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 1598 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2010 |
| 2016 | 1398 |
| 2017 | 1723 |
| 2018 | 695 |
| 2019 | 763 |
| 2020 | 1547 |
| 2021 | 1040 |
| 2022 | 1169 |
| 2023 | 2022 |
| 2024 | 1229 |
| 2025 | 1819 |
| 2026 | 2148 |
Every April 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.
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