NOAA Storm Events · June 2022
Hail in June 2022: 1,508 NOAA reports across 43 states
NOAA logged 1,508 hail reports in June 2022, in 586 counties across 43 states. Nebraska had the most (293). The largest stone was 5 inches (a softball), near Beatrice in Gage County, Nebraska, on June 11, 2022. The worst day was June 7, 2022, with 202 reports in 12 states.
- Where
- 586 counties in 43 states; Nebraska had 19% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 5 inches, a softball, in Gage County, NE (near Beatrice), on June 11, 2022
- Worst day
- June 7, 2022: 202 reports in 12 states, 13% of the month
- Days with hail
- 30 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
June 7, 2022 was the worst day with 202 reports. A day with hail averaged 50.
| June 1 | 41 |
|---|---|
| June 2 | 18 |
| June 3 | 45 |
| June 4 | 42 |
| June 5 | 88 |
| June 6 | 95 |
| June 7 | 202 |
| June 8 | 66 |
| June 9 | 23 |
| June 10 | 26 |
| June 11 | 54 |
| June 12 | 65 |
| June 13 | 105 |
| June 14 | 66 |
| June 15 | 47 |
| June 16 | 107 |
| June 17 | 72 |
| June 18 | 21 |
| June 19 | 25 |
| June 20 | 53 |
| June 21 | 3 |
| June 22 | 9 |
| June 23 | 68 |
| June 24 | 74 |
| June 25 | 22 |
| June 26 | 5 |
| June 27 | 13 |
| June 28 | 19 |
| June 29 | 23 |
| June 30 | 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.
| NE | 293 |
|---|---|
| SD | 139 |
| MN | 122 |
| KS | 113 |
| CO | 106 |
| ND | 64 |
| WI | 60 |
| IA | 42 |
| OH | 39 |
| OK | 36 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 293 | 19.4% | 5 in |
| 2 | South Dakota | 139 | 9.2% | 4.5 in |
| 3 | Minnesota | 122 | 8.1% | 2.75 in |
| 4 | Kansas | 113 | 7.5% | 4 in |
| 5 | Colorado | 106 | 7.0% | 3.5 in |
| 6 | North Dakota | 64 | 4.2% | 3 in |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 60 | 4.0% | 2.25 in |
| 8 | Iowa | 42 | 2.8% | 2.75 in |
| 9 | Ohio | 39 | 2.6% | 2.75 in |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 36 | 2.4% | 2.75 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crow Wing County, MN | 36 | 2.75 in |
| 2 | Lancaster County, NE | 23 | 3.5 in |
| 3 | Meade County, SD | 18 | 4 in |
| 4 | Fall River County, SD | 17 | 4 in |
| 5 | Waukesha County, WI | 17 | 1.75 in |
| 6 | Custer County, NE | 16 | 2 in |
| 7 | Pennington County, SD | 16 | 4.5 in |
| 8 | Itasca County, MN | 14 | 2 in |
| 9 | Broome County, NY | 13 | 3 in |
| 10 | Buffalo County, NE | 13 | 4 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 586 counties and all 43 states.
How June 2022 compares
| Compared with | Reports | June 2022 was |
|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | 2,283 | -775 (-34%) |
| June 2021 | 1,006 | +502 (+50%) |
| the average June in the other 12 years | 1,753 | -245 (-14%) |
June 2022 was the 7th busiest June of the 13 in the record and the 25th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 2612 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2409 |
| 2016 | 1338 |
| 2017 | 1818 |
| 2018 | 1822 |
| 2019 | 1924 |
| 2020 | 1387 |
| 2021 | 1006 |
| 2022 | 1508 |
| 2023 | 2841 |
| 2024 | 1264 |
| 2025 | 1384 |
| 2026 | 1228 |
Every June 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.