NOAA Storm Events · April 2022
Hail in April 2022: 1,169 NOAA reports across 28 states
NOAA logged 1,169 hail reports in April 2022, in 516 counties across 28 states. Texas had the most (168). The largest stone was 5.68 inches (a softball), near Salado in Bell County, Texas, on April 12, 2022. The worst day was April 12, 2022, with 253 reports in 8 states.
- Where
- 516 counties in 28 states; Texas had 14% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 5.68 inches, a softball, in Bell County, TX (near Salado), on April 12, 2022
- Worst day
- April 12, 2022: 253 reports in 8 states, 22% of the month
- Days with hail
- 27 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 12, 2022 was the worst day with 253 reports. A day with hail averaged 43.
| April 1 | 0 |
|---|---|
| April 2 | 2 |
| April 3 | 11 |
| April 4 | 35 |
| April 5 | 31 |
| April 6 | 42 |
| April 7 | 41 |
| April 8 | 0 |
| April 9 | 0 |
| April 10 | 18 |
| April 11 | 100 |
| April 12 | 253 |
| April 13 | 31 |
| April 14 | 1 |
| April 15 | 56 |
| April 16 | 38 |
| April 17 | 70 |
| April 18 | 2 |
| April 19 | 1 |
| April 20 | 4 |
| April 21 | 27 |
| April 22 | 125 |
| April 23 | 44 |
| April 24 | 8 |
| April 25 | 2 |
| April 26 | 20 |
| April 27 | 11 |
| April 28 | 33 |
| April 29 | 99 |
| April 30 | 64 |
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 | 168 |
|---|---|
| KS | 130 |
| AR | 115 |
| SD | 87 |
| OK | 83 |
| MN | 80 |
| MO | 74 |
| NE | 71 |
| IA | 50 |
| MS | 49 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 168 | 14.4% | 5.68 in |
| 2 | Kansas | 130 | 11.1% | 4 in |
| 3 | Arkansas | 115 | 9.8% | 4.5 in |
| 4 | South Dakota | 87 | 7.4% | 3.5 in |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 83 | 7.1% | 3 in |
| 6 | Minnesota | 80 | 6.8% | 1.75 in |
| 7 | Missouri | 74 | 6.3% | 4 in |
| 8 | Nebraska | 71 | 6.1% | 4 in |
| 9 | Iowa | 50 | 4.3% | 2.5 in |
| 10 | Mississippi | 49 | 4.2% | 2.75 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bell County, TX | 24 | 5.68 in |
| 2 | Dickinson County, KS | 18 | 4 in |
| 3 | Horry County, SC | 13 | 2.75 in |
| 4 | Blue Earth County, MN | 12 | 1.75 in |
| 5 | Craighead County, AR | 12 | 4 in |
| 6 | Outagamie County, WI | 11 | 1.75 in |
| 7 | Payne County, OK | 11 | 1.75 in |
| 8 | Hutchinson County, SD | 10 | 2.75 in |
| 9 | Logan County, AR | 9 | 4.5 in |
| 10 | Medina County, TX | 9 | 3 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 516 counties and all 28 states.
How April 2022 compares
| Compared with | Reports | April 2022 was |
|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | 274 | +895 (+327%) |
| April 2021 | 1,040 | +129 (+12%) |
| the average April in the other 12 years | 1,499 | -330 (-22%) |
April 2022 was the 10th busiest April of the 13 in the record and the 40th 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.
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.