NOAA Storm Events · February 2023
Hail in February 2023: 133 NOAA reports across 12 states
NOAA logged 133 hail reports in February 2023, in 66 counties across 12 states. Oklahoma had the most (35). The largest stone was 3.5 inches (a teacup), near Watertown in Washington County, Ohio, on February 27, 2023. The worst day was February 15, 2023, with 43 reports in 4 states.
- Where
- 66 counties in 12 states; Oklahoma had 26% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 3.5 inches, a teacup, in Washington County, OH (near Watertown), on February 27, 2023
- Worst day
- February 15, 2023: 43 reports in 4 states, 32% of the month
- Days with hail
- 7 of 28 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
February 15, 2023 was the worst day with 43 reports. A day with hail averaged 19.
| February 1 | 0 |
|---|---|
| February 2 | 0 |
| February 3 | 0 |
| February 4 | 0 |
| February 5 | 0 |
| February 6 | 0 |
| February 7 | 0 |
| February 8 | 2 |
| February 9 | 0 |
| February 10 | 0 |
| February 11 | 0 |
| February 12 | 0 |
| February 13 | 0 |
| February 14 | 0 |
| February 15 | 43 |
| February 16 | 19 |
| February 17 | 0 |
| February 18 | 0 |
| February 19 | 0 |
| February 20 | 0 |
| February 21 | 12 |
| February 22 | 6 |
| February 23 | 0 |
| February 24 | 0 |
| February 25 | 0 |
| February 26 | 29 |
| February 27 | 22 |
| February 28 | 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.
| OK | 35 |
|---|---|
| AR | 27 |
| OH | 14 |
| MO | 12 |
| NJ | 11 |
| IL | 8 |
| TN | 8 |
| TX | 7 |
| IN | 4 |
| KS | 4 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 35 | 26.3% | 1.75 in |
| 2 | Arkansas | 27 | 20.3% | 2 in |
| 3 | Ohio | 14 | 10.5% | 3.5 in |
| 4 | Missouri | 12 | 9.0% | 2.5 in |
| 5 | New Jersey | 11 | 8.3% | 1 in |
| 6 | Illinois | 8 | 6.0% | 1.5 in |
| 7 | Tennessee | 8 | 6.0% | 1.5 in |
| 8 | Texas | 7 | 5.3% | 1.75 in |
| 9 | Indiana | 4 | 3.0% | 1.75 in |
| 10 | Kansas | 4 | 3.0% | 1.5 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton County, AR | 10 | 1.75 in |
| 2 | Mercer County, NJ | 6 | 1 in |
| 3 | Barry County, MO | 5 | 2.5 in |
| 4 | Carroll County, AR | 5 | 1.5 in |
| 5 | Champaign County, IL | 5 | 1.5 in |
| 6 | Pontotoc County, OK | 5 | 1.75 in |
| 7 | Washington County, OH | 5 | 3.5 in |
| 8 | Grady County, OK | 4 | 1.5 in |
| 9 | Monmouth County, NJ | 4 | 1 in |
| 10 | Washington County, AR | 4 | 1 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 66 counties and all 12 states.
How February 2023 compares
| Compared with | Reports | February 2023 was |
|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | 101 | +32 (+32%) |
| February 2022 | 51 | +82 (+161%) |
| the average February in the other 12 years | 125 | +8 (+6%) |
February 2023 was the 4th busiest February of the 13 in the record and the 100th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 66 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 127 |
| 2017 | 500 |
| 2018 | 39 |
| 2019 | 63 |
| 2020 | 56 |
| 2021 | 46 |
| 2022 | 51 |
| 2023 | 133 |
| 2024 | 337 |
| 2025 | 42 |
| 2026 | 173 |
Every February 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.