NOAA Storm Events · March 2023
Hail in March 2023: 808 NOAA reports across 28 states
NOAA logged 808 hail reports in March 2023, in 371 counties across 28 states. Texas had the most (199). The largest stone was 4 inches (a grapefruit), near Dilley Arpt in Frio County, Texas, on March 1, 2023. The worst day was March 31, 2023, with 268 reports in 16 states.
- Where
- 371 counties in 28 states; Texas had 25% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 4 inches, a grapefruit, in Frio County, TX (near Dilley Arpt), on March 1, 2023
- Worst day
- March 31, 2023: 268 reports in 16 states, 33% of the month
- Days with hail
- 24 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
March 31, 2023 was the worst day with 268 reports. A day with hail averaged 34.
| March 1 | 57 |
|---|---|
| March 2 | 79 |
| March 3 | 3 |
| March 4 | 0 |
| March 5 | 0 |
| March 6 | 3 |
| March 7 | 1 |
| March 8 | 9 |
| March 9 | 3 |
| March 10 | 1 |
| March 11 | 23 |
| March 12 | 14 |
| March 13 | 1 |
| March 14 | 0 |
| March 15 | 1 |
| March 16 | 91 |
| March 17 | 2 |
| March 18 | 0 |
| March 19 | 0 |
| March 20 | 0 |
| March 21 | 0 |
| March 22 | 9 |
| March 23 | 47 |
| March 24 | 15 |
| March 25 | 14 |
| March 26 | 136 |
| March 27 | 9 |
| March 28 | 7 |
| March 29 | 2 |
| March 30 | 13 |
| March 31 | 268 |
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 | 199 |
|---|---|
| IL | 77 |
| MO | 70 |
| OK | 68 |
| IA | 67 |
| IN | 52 |
| AL | 48 |
| GA | 45 |
| MS | 38 |
| AR | 34 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 199 | 24.6% | 4 in |
| 2 | Illinois | 77 | 9.5% | 3.5 in |
| 3 | Missouri | 70 | 8.7% | 3 in |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 68 | 8.4% | 2 in |
| 5 | Iowa | 67 | 8.3% | 2.75 in |
| 6 | Indiana | 52 | 6.4% | 1.75 in |
| 7 | Alabama | 48 | 5.9% | 2.75 in |
| 8 | Georgia | 45 | 5.6% | 1.75 in |
| 9 | Mississippi | 38 | 4.7% | 3 in |
| 10 | Arkansas | 34 | 4.2% | 3 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Story County, IA | 15 | 1.75 in |
| 2 | Tarrant County, TX | 15 | 3 in |
| 3 | Bexar County, TX | 12 | 1.5 in |
| 4 | Grayson County, TX | 12 | 1.75 in |
| 5 | Peoria County, IL | 12 | 1.75 in |
| 6 | Johnson County, TX | 11 | 2 in |
| 7 | Coweta County, GA | 10 | 1.75 in |
| 8 | Comal County, TX | 9 | 1.75 in |
| 9 | Kaufman County, TX | 9 | 2 in |
| 10 | McCurtain County, OK | 9 | 1.25 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 371 counties and all 28 states.
How March 2023 compares
| Compared with | Reports | March 2023 was |
|---|---|---|
| February 2023 | 133 | +675 (+508%) |
| March 2022 | 274 | +534 (+195%) |
| the average March in the other 12 years | 703 | +105 (+15%) |
March 2023 was the 6th busiest March of the 13 in the record and the 58th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 297 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 525 |
| 2016 | 925 |
| 2017 | 1483 |
| 2018 | 529 |
| 2019 | 482 |
| 2020 | 509 |
| 2021 | 621 |
| 2022 | 274 |
| 2023 | 808 |
| 2024 | 847 |
| 2025 | 1084 |
| 2026 | 857 |
Every March 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.