NOAA Storm Events · October 2020
Hail in October 2020: 68 NOAA reports across 16 states
NOAA logged 68 hail reports in October 2020, in 50 counties across 16 states. Ohio had the most (13). The largest stone was 2.75 inches (a baseball), near Madison in Madison County, Nebraska, on October 11, 2020. The worst day was October 23, 2020, with 24 reports in 6 states.
- Where
- 50 counties in 16 states; Ohio had 19% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 2.75 inches, a baseball, in Madison County, NE (near Madison), on October 11, 2020
- Worst day
- October 23, 2020: 24 reports in 6 states, 35% of the month
- Days with hail
- 8 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
October 23, 2020 was the worst day with 24 reports. A day with hail averaged 8.
| October 1 | 0 |
|---|---|
| October 2 | 0 |
| October 3 | 0 |
| October 4 | 1 |
| October 5 | 0 |
| October 6 | 0 |
| October 7 | 3 |
| October 8 | 0 |
| October 9 | 0 |
| October 10 | 6 |
| October 11 | 20 |
| October 12 | 7 |
| October 13 | 3 |
| October 14 | 0 |
| October 15 | 0 |
| October 16 | 0 |
| October 17 | 0 |
| October 18 | 0 |
| October 19 | 0 |
| October 20 | 0 |
| October 21 | 0 |
| October 22 | 4 |
| October 23 | 24 |
| October 24 | 0 |
| October 25 | 0 |
| October 26 | 0 |
| October 27 | 0 |
| October 28 | 0 |
| October 29 | 0 |
| October 30 | 0 |
| October 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.
| OH | 13 |
|---|---|
| NE | 11 |
| IN | 8 |
| MI | 5 |
| WI | 5 |
| IA | 4 |
| MN | 4 |
| SD | 4 |
| ME | 3 |
| MA | 2 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 13 | 19.1% | 1 in |
| 2 | Nebraska | 11 | 16.2% | 2.75 in |
| 3 | Indiana | 8 | 11.8% | 1.5 in |
| 4 | Michigan | 5 | 7.4% | 1 in |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 5 | 7.4% | 1 in |
| 6 | Iowa | 4 | 5.9% | 1 in |
| 7 | Minnesota | 4 | 5.9% | 1.25 in |
| 8 | South Dakota | 4 | 5.9% | 1.75 in |
| 9 | Maine | 3 | 4.4% | 1 in |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 2 | 2.9% | 0.75 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 3 | 1 in |
| 2 | Oxford County, ME | 3 | 1 in |
| 3 | Big Stone County, MN | 2 | 1.25 in |
| 4 | Black Hawk County, IA | 2 | 1 in |
| 5 | Chippewa County, MI | 2 | 0.88 in |
| 6 | Clark County, IN | 2 | 1.5 in |
| 7 | Colfax County, NE | 2 | 1.75 in |
| 8 | Coos County, NH | 2 | 1.25 in |
| 9 | Cuming County, NE | 2 | 1.5 in |
| 10 | Erie County, OH | 2 | 1 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 50 counties and all 16 states.
How October 2020 compares
| Compared with | Reports | October 2020 was |
|---|---|---|
| September 2020 | 138 | -70 (-51%) |
| October 2019 | 153 | -85 (-56%) |
| the average October in the other 11 years | 179 | -111 (-62%) |
October 2020 was the 12th busiest October of the 12 in the record and the 116th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 477 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 157 |
| 2016 | 208 |
| 2017 | 178 |
| 2018 | 107 |
| 2019 | 153 |
| 2020 | 68 |
| 2021 | 117 |
| 2022 | 169 |
| 2023 | 213 |
| 2024 | 93 |
| 2025 | 99 |
Every October 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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