NOAA Storm Events · March 2025
Hail in March 2025: 1,084 NOAA reports across 29 states
NOAA logged 1,084 hail reports in March 2025, in 394 counties across 29 states. Texas had the most (266). The largest stone was 3 inches (a teacup), near Neches in Anderson County, Texas, on March 4, 2025. The worst day was March 14, 2025, with 231 reports in 11 states.
- Where
- 394 counties in 29 states; Texas had 24% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 3 inches, a teacup, in Anderson County, TX (near Neches), on March 4, 2025
- Worst day
- March 14, 2025: 231 reports in 11 states, 21% of the month
- Days with hail
- 21 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 14, 2025 was the worst day with 231 reports. A day with hail averaged 52.
| March 1 | 0 |
|---|---|
| March 2 | 2 |
| March 3 | 4 |
| March 4 | 10 |
| March 5 | 0 |
| March 6 | 0 |
| March 7 | 0 |
| March 8 | 32 |
| March 9 | 7 |
| March 10 | 0 |
| March 11 | 0 |
| March 12 | 2 |
| March 13 | 14 |
| March 14 | 231 |
| March 15 | 142 |
| March 16 | 59 |
| March 17 | 2 |
| March 18 | 0 |
| March 19 | 43 |
| March 20 | 0 |
| March 21 | 0 |
| March 22 | 13 |
| March 23 | 127 |
| March 24 | 3 |
| March 25 | 59 |
| March 26 | 0 |
| March 27 | 15 |
| March 28 | 31 |
| March 29 | 52 |
| March 30 | 183 |
| March 31 | 53 |
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 | 266 |
|---|---|
| MO | 195 |
| IL | 91 |
| IN | 61 |
| MS | 50 |
| LA | 49 |
| OK | 46 |
| KY | 45 |
| AR | 41 |
| TN | 39 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 266 | 24.5% | 3 in |
| 2 | Missouri | 195 | 18.0% | 2.75 in |
| 3 | Illinois | 91 | 8.4% | 2.25 in |
| 4 | Indiana | 61 | 5.6% | 2 in |
| 5 | Mississippi | 50 | 4.6% | 2.75 in |
| 6 | Louisiana | 49 | 4.5% | 2 in |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 46 | 4.2% | 3 in |
| 8 | Kentucky | 45 | 4.2% | 2.75 in |
| 9 | Arkansas | 41 | 3.8% | 2.5 in |
| 10 | Tennessee | 39 | 3.6% | 2 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis County, MO | 43 | 2 in |
| 2 | Brazos County, TX | 31 | 2 in |
| 3 | Jefferson County, MO | 23 | 1.75 in |
| 4 | Bexar County, TX | 22 | 2 in |
| 5 | Collin County, TX | 21 | 2.25 in |
| 6 | Tarrant County, TX | 20 | 1.75 in |
| 7 | Madison County, IL | 17 | 1.75 in |
| 8 | Benton County, AR | 13 | 1.25 in |
| 9 | St. Clair County, IL | 13 | 1.75 in |
| 10 | Christian County, MO | 12 | 2.75 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 394 counties and all 29 states.
How March 2025 compares
| Compared with | Reports | March 2025 was |
|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | 42 | +1,042 (+2481%) |
| March 2024 | 847 | +237 (+28%) |
| the average March in the other 12 years | 680 | +404 (+59%) |
March 2025 was the 2nd busiest March of the 13 in the record and the 44th 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.