NOAA Storm Events · June 2023
Hail in June 2023: 2,841 NOAA reports across 43 states
NOAA logged 2,841 hail reports in June 2023, in 928 counties across 43 states. Texas had the most (644). The largest stone was 5.9 inches (a softball), near Sanger in Denton County, Texas, on June 15, 2023. The worst day was June 15, 2023, with 218 reports in 17 states.
- Where
- 928 counties in 43 states; Texas had 23% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 5.9 inches, a softball, in Denton County, TX (near Sanger), on June 15, 2023
- Worst day
- June 15, 2023: 218 reports in 17 states, 8% 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 15, 2023 was the worst day with 218 reports. A day with hail averaged 95.
| June 1 | 26 |
|---|---|
| June 2 | 56 |
| June 3 | 78 |
| June 4 | 37 |
| June 5 | 36 |
| June 6 | 60 |
| June 7 | 19 |
| June 8 | 41 |
| June 9 | 26 |
| June 10 | 51 |
| June 11 | 200 |
| June 12 | 140 |
| June 13 | 137 |
| June 14 | 186 |
| June 15 | 218 |
| June 16 | 197 |
| June 17 | 118 |
| June 18 | 31 |
| June 19 | 32 |
| June 20 | 43 |
| June 21 | 85 |
| June 22 | 81 |
| June 23 | 144 |
| June 24 | 69 |
| June 25 | 206 |
| June 26 | 122 |
| June 27 | 74 |
| June 28 | 97 |
| June 29 | 142 |
| June 30 | 89 |
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 | 644 |
|---|---|
| CO | 286 |
| OK | 175 |
| AR | 159 |
| AL | 120 |
| NE | 112 |
| MS | 108 |
| KS | 105 |
| IN | 103 |
| SD | 92 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 644 | 22.7% | 5.9 in |
| 2 | Colorado | 286 | 10.1% | 4 in |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 175 | 6.2% | 4 in |
| 4 | Arkansas | 159 | 5.6% | 4.5 in |
| 5 | Alabama | 120 | 4.2% | 3 in |
| 6 | Nebraska | 112 | 3.9% | 4 in |
| 7 | Mississippi | 108 | 3.8% | 4.88 in |
| 8 | Kansas | 105 | 3.7% | 4 in |
| 9 | Indiana | 103 | 3.6% | 4 in |
| 10 | South Dakota | 92 | 3.2% | 2.5 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denton County, TX | 37 | 5.9 in |
| 2 | Jefferson County, CO | 36 | 2.5 in |
| 3 | Ellis County, TX | 27 | 3.75 in |
| 4 | El Paso County, CO | 25 | 2 in |
| 5 | Comanche County, OK | 24 | 4 in |
| 6 | Denver County, CO | 24 | 1.75 in |
| 7 | Yuma County, CO | 23 | 2.75 in |
| 8 | Tarrant County, TX | 22 | 5 in |
| 9 | Dallas County, TX | 21 | 4 in |
| 10 | Madison County, AL | 21 | 1.75 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 928 counties and all 43 states.
How June 2023 compares
| Compared with | Reports | June 2023 was |
|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | 1,769 | +1,072 (+61%) |
| June 2022 | 1,508 | +1,333 (+88%) |
| the average June in the other 12 years | 1,642 | +1,199 (+73%) |
June 2023 was the busiest June of the 13 in the record and the 2nd 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.