NOAA Storm Events · September 2023
Hail in September 2023: 700 NOAA reports across 41 states
NOAA logged 700 hail reports in September 2023, in 314 counties across 41 states. Texas had the most (143). The largest stone was 4 inches (a grapefruit), near Lexington Arpt in Dawson County, Nebraska, on September 21, 2023. The worst day was September 24, 2023, with 105 reports in 1 state.
- Where
- 314 counties in 41 states; Texas had 20% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 4 inches, a grapefruit, in Dawson County, NE (near Lexington Arpt), on September 21, 2023
- Worst day
- September 24, 2023: 105 reports in 1 state, 15% of the month
- Days with hail
- 28 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
September 24, 2023 was the worst day with 105 reports. A day with hail averaged 25.
| September 1 | 1 |
|---|---|
| September 2 | 1 |
| September 3 | 4 |
| September 4 | 14 |
| September 5 | 22 |
| September 6 | 14 |
| September 7 | 90 |
| September 8 | 66 |
| September 9 | 44 |
| September 10 | 14 |
| September 11 | 12 |
| September 12 | 10 |
| September 13 | 6 |
| September 14 | 2 |
| September 15 | 3 |
| September 16 | 26 |
| September 17 | 1 |
| September 18 | 8 |
| September 19 | 66 |
| September 20 | 5 |
| September 21 | 38 |
| September 22 | 14 |
| September 23 | 93 |
| September 24 | 105 |
| September 25 | 0 |
| September 26 | 12 |
| September 27 | 14 |
| September 28 | 0 |
| September 29 | 14 |
| September 30 | 1 |
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 | 143 |
|---|---|
| OK | 89 |
| KS | 68 |
| NE | 57 |
| MO | 50 |
| NJ | 29 |
| WY | 25 |
| VA | 22 |
| GA | 19 |
| SD | 19 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 143 | 20.4% | 4 in |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 89 | 12.7% | 3.85 in |
| 3 | Kansas | 68 | 9.7% | 2.75 in |
| 4 | Nebraska | 57 | 8.1% | 4 in |
| 5 | Missouri | 50 | 7.1% | 2.5 in |
| 6 | New Jersey | 29 | 4.1% | 1.75 in |
| 7 | Wyoming | 25 | 3.6% | 2.75 in |
| 8 | Virginia | 22 | 3.1% | 1.5 in |
| 9 | Georgia | 19 | 2.7% | 1.75 in |
| 10 | South Dakota | 19 | 2.7% | 1.75 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis County, TX | 32 | 3 in |
| 2 | Williamson County, TX | 31 | 4 in |
| 3 | Cass County, MO | 17 | 2 in |
| 4 | Dallas County, TX | 15 | 2.25 in |
| 5 | Ellis County, TX | 14 | 2.25 in |
| 6 | Loudoun County, VA | 11 | 1.5 in |
| 7 | Pottawatomie County, OK | 10 | 2.25 in |
| 8 | Seminole County, OK | 10 | 3.25 in |
| 9 | Cleveland County, OK | 9 | 1.5 in |
| 10 | Red Willow County, NE | 9 | 2 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 314 counties and all 41 states.
How September 2023 compares
| Compared with | Reports | September 2023 was |
|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | 920 | -220 (-24%) |
| September 2022 | 282 | +418 (+148%) |
| the average September in the other 11 years | 377 | +323 (+86%) |
September 2023 was the busiest September of the 12 in the record and the 65th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 464 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 480 |
| 2016 | 490 |
| 2017 | 294 |
| 2018 | 180 |
| 2019 | 696 |
| 2020 | 138 |
| 2021 | 326 |
| 2022 | 282 |
| 2023 | 700 |
| 2024 | 256 |
| 2025 | 544 |
Every September 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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