NOAA Storm Events · February 2024
Hail in February 2024: 337 NOAA reports across 20 states
NOAA logged 337 hail reports in February 2024, in 165 counties across 20 states. Illinois had the most (82). The largest stone was 4 inches (a grapefruit), near Pleasant Ridge in Franklin County, Alabama, on February 12, 2024. The worst day was February 11, 2024, with 82 reports in 3 states.
- Where
- 165 counties in 20 states; Illinois had 24% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 4 inches, a grapefruit, in Franklin County, AL (near Pleasant Ridge), on February 12, 2024
- Worst day
- February 11, 2024: 82 reports in 3 states, 24% of the month
- Days with hail
- 14 of 29 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 11, 2024 was the worst day with 82 reports. A day with hail averaged 24.
| February 1 | 0 |
|---|---|
| February 2 | 6 |
| February 3 | 2 |
| February 4 | 25 |
| February 5 | 0 |
| February 6 | 0 |
| February 7 | 0 |
| February 8 | 39 |
| February 9 | 4 |
| February 10 | 9 |
| February 11 | 82 |
| February 12 | 19 |
| February 13 | 0 |
| February 14 | 0 |
| February 15 | 0 |
| February 16 | 5 |
| February 17 | 0 |
| February 18 | 0 |
| February 19 | 1 |
| February 20 | 0 |
| February 21 | 0 |
| February 22 | 13 |
| February 23 | 27 |
| February 24 | 0 |
| February 25 | 0 |
| February 26 | 0 |
| February 27 | 63 |
| February 28 | 42 |
| February 29 | 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.
| IL | 82 |
|---|---|
| TX | 60 |
| LA | 40 |
| SC | 27 |
| FL | 19 |
| KY | 18 |
| WI | 16 |
| MI | 14 |
| OH | 14 |
| MS | 12 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 82 | 24.3% | 2.5 in |
| 2 | Texas | 60 | 17.8% | 2.75 in |
| 3 | Louisiana | 40 | 11.9% | 3 in |
| 4 | South Carolina | 27 | 8.0% | 0.7 in |
| 5 | Florida | 19 | 5.6% | 1.5 in |
| 6 | Kentucky | 18 | 5.3% | 1.75 in |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 16 | 4.7% | 1.5 in |
| 8 | Michigan | 14 | 4.2% | 2.5 in |
| 9 | Ohio | 14 | 4.2% | 2 in |
| 10 | Mississippi | 12 | 3.6% | 2 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County, IL | 12 | 2 in |
| 2 | Smith County, TX | 12 | 2.75 in |
| 3 | Lexington County, SC | 11 | 0.7 in |
| 4 | Richland County, SC | 9 | 0.5 in |
| 5 | Bossier Parish, LA | 8 | 3 in |
| 6 | DuPage County, IL | 8 | 2.5 in |
| 7 | Henry County, IL | 8 | 1.75 in |
| 8 | Waukesha County, WI | 8 | 1.5 in |
| 9 | Will County, IL | 8 | 1.75 in |
| 10 | Hardin County, KY | 6 | 1.75 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 165 counties and all 20 states.
How February 2024 compares
| Compared with | Reports | February 2024 was |
|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 76 | +261 (+343%) |
| February 2023 | 133 | +204 (+153%) |
| the average February in the other 12 years | 108 | +229 (+212%) |
February 2024 was the 2nd busiest February of the 13 in the record and the 83rd 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.
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