NOAA Storm Events · November 2021
Hail in November 2021: 67 NOAA reports across 6 states
NOAA logged 67 hail reports in November 2021, in 34 counties across 6 states. Texas had the most (25). The largest stone was 2 inches (a hen egg), near Haynesville in Wichita County, Texas, on November 10, 2021. The worst day was November 10, 2021, with 43 reports in 3 states.
- Where
- 34 counties in 6 states; Texas had 37% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 2 inches, a hen egg, in Wichita County, TX (near Haynesville), on November 10, 2021
- Worst day
- November 10, 2021: 43 reports in 3 states, 64% of the month
- Days with hail
- 4 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
November 10, 2021 was the worst day with 43 reports. A day with hail averaged 17.
| November 1 | 0 |
|---|---|
| November 2 | 0 |
| November 3 | 0 |
| November 4 | 0 |
| November 5 | 0 |
| November 6 | 0 |
| November 7 | 0 |
| November 8 | 0 |
| November 9 | 0 |
| November 10 | 43 |
| November 11 | 0 |
| November 12 | 0 |
| November 13 | 19 |
| November 14 | 0 |
| November 15 | 0 |
| November 16 | 0 |
| November 17 | 0 |
| November 18 | 0 |
| November 19 | 0 |
| November 20 | 0 |
| November 21 | 4 |
| November 22 | 0 |
| November 23 | 0 |
| November 24 | 1 |
| November 25 | 0 |
| November 26 | 0 |
| November 27 | 0 |
| November 28 | 0 |
| November 29 | 0 |
| November 30 | 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 | 25 |
|---|---|
| OK | 17 |
| NJ | 11 |
| NY | 8 |
| AR | 4 |
| KS | 2 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 25 | 37.3% | 2 in |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 17 | 25.4% | 1.75 in |
| 3 | New Jersey | 11 | 16.4% | 1.25 in |
| 4 | New York | 8 | 11.9% | 1.5 in |
| 5 | Arkansas | 4 | 6.0% | 1.25 in |
| 6 | Kansas | 2 | 3.0% | 1 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denton County, TX | 7 | 1.5 in |
| 2 | Morris County, NJ | 6 | 1 in |
| 3 | Wichita County, TX | 6 | 2 in |
| 4 | Cooke County, TX | 5 | 1.75 in |
| 5 | Oklahoma County, OK | 5 | 1 in |
| 6 | Lincoln County, OK | 3 | 1 in |
| 7 | Dallas County, TX | 2 | 1.25 in |
| 8 | Jackson County, AR | 2 | 1.25 in |
| 9 | Kingfisher County, OK | 2 | 1.75 in |
| 10 | Logan County, OK | 2 | 1.5 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 34 counties and all 6 states.
How November 2021 compares
| Compared with | Reports | November 2021 was |
|---|---|---|
| October 2021 | 117 | -50 (-43%) |
| November 2020 | 53 | +14 (+26%) |
| the average November in the other 11 years | 63 | +4 (+6%) |
November 2021 was the 5th busiest November of the 12 in the record and the 117th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 93 |
| 2016 | 102 |
| 2017 | 51 |
| 2018 | 31 |
| 2019 | 43 |
| 2020 | 53 |
| 2021 | 67 |
| 2022 | 119 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 51 |
| 2025 | 128 |
Every November 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.
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.