NOAA Storm Events · October 2022
Hail in October 2022: 169 NOAA reports across 22 states
NOAA logged 169 hail reports in October 2022, in 102 counties across 22 states. Arkansas had the most (49). The largest stone was 3 inches (a teacup), near Olyphant in Jackson County, Arkansas, on October 15, 2022. The worst day was October 12, 2022, with 59 reports in 10 states.
- Where
- 102 counties in 22 states; Arkansas had 29% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 3 inches, a teacup, in Jackson County, AR (near Olyphant), on October 15, 2022
- Worst day
- October 12, 2022: 59 reports in 10 states, 35% of the month
- Days with hail
- 13 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 12, 2022 was the worst day with 59 reports. A day with hail averaged 13.
| October 1 | 8 |
|---|---|
| October 2 | 5 |
| October 3 | 2 |
| October 4 | 0 |
| October 5 | 0 |
| October 6 | 1 |
| October 7 | 0 |
| October 8 | 0 |
| October 9 | 0 |
| October 10 | 4 |
| October 11 | 4 |
| October 12 | 59 |
| October 13 | 0 |
| October 14 | 0 |
| October 15 | 55 |
| October 16 | 6 |
| October 17 | 10 |
| October 18 | 0 |
| October 19 | 0 |
| October 20 | 0 |
| October 21 | 0 |
| October 22 | 0 |
| October 23 | 8 |
| October 24 | 6 |
| October 25 | 0 |
| October 26 | 0 |
| October 27 | 1 |
| 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.
| AR | 49 |
|---|---|
| MS | 21 |
| OK | 15 |
| TX | 13 |
| AZ | 10 |
| LA | 8 |
| CO | 7 |
| MO | 7 |
| SD | 7 |
| VA | 6 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas | 49 | 29.0% | 3 in |
| 2 | Mississippi | 21 | 12.4% | 2 in |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 15 | 8.9% | 1.75 in |
| 4 | Texas | 13 | 7.7% | 1.75 in |
| 5 | Arizona | 10 | 5.9% | 2 in |
| 6 | Louisiana | 8 | 4.7% | 2 in |
| 7 | Colorado | 7 | 4.1% | 1.5 in |
| 8 | Missouri | 7 | 4.1% | 1.75 in |
| 9 | South Dakota | 7 | 4.1% | 2 in |
| 10 | Virginia | 6 | 3.6% | 1.25 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lonoke County, AR | 7 | 2 in |
| 2 | Sebastian County, AR | 7 | 1.5 in |
| 3 | Franklin County, AR | 6 | 1 in |
| 4 | Lake County, SD | 6 | 2 in |
| 5 | Maricopa County, AZ | 6 | 2 in |
| 6 | Grant Parish, LA | 5 | 2 in |
| 7 | Lee County, MS | 5 | 1.75 in |
| 8 | Bell County, TX | 4 | 1.75 in |
| 9 | Saline County, AR | 4 | 1.75 in |
| 10 | Weld County, CO | 4 | 1.5 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 102 counties and all 22 states.
How October 2022 compares
| Compared with | Reports | October 2022 was |
|---|---|---|
| September 2022 | 282 | -113 (-40%) |
| October 2021 | 117 | +52 (+44%) |
| the average October in the other 11 years | 170 | -1 (-1%) |
October 2022 was the 5th busiest October of the 12 in the record and the 96th 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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