NOAA Storm Events · September 2025
Hail in September 2025: 544 NOAA reports across 37 states
NOAA logged 544 hail reports in September 2025, in 253 counties across 37 states. Kansas had the most (97). The largest stone was 4 inches (a grapefruit), near Cleveland in Kingman County, Kansas, on September 1, 2025. The worst day was September 16, 2025, with 78 reports in 11 states.
- Where
- 253 counties in 37 states; Kansas had 18% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 4 inches, a grapefruit, in Kingman County, KS (near Cleveland), on September 1, 2025
- Worst day
- September 16, 2025: 78 reports in 11 states, 14% 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 16, 2025 was the worst day with 78 reports. A day with hail averaged 19.
| September 1 | 9 |
|---|---|
| September 2 | 3 |
| September 3 | 46 |
| September 4 | 19 |
| September 5 | 14 |
| September 6 | 14 |
| September 7 | 9 |
| September 8 | 35 |
| September 9 | 11 |
| September 10 | 3 |
| September 11 | 16 |
| September 12 | 35 |
| September 13 | 3 |
| September 14 | 14 |
| September 15 | 9 |
| September 16 | 78 |
| September 17 | 18 |
| September 18 | 6 |
| September 19 | 11 |
| September 20 | 21 |
| September 21 | 69 |
| September 22 | 43 |
| September 23 | 17 |
| September 24 | 4 |
| September 25 | 14 |
| September 26 | 19 |
| September 27 | 0 |
| September 28 | 3 |
| September 29 | 1 |
| September 30 | 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.
| KS | 97 |
|---|---|
| NE | 48 |
| TX | 47 |
| MN | 43 |
| IA | 41 |
| AZ | 37 |
| OK | 32 |
| ND | 23 |
| MO | 22 |
| TN | 22 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | 97 | 17.8% | 4 in |
| 2 | Nebraska | 48 | 8.8% | 3.5 in |
| 3 | Texas | 47 | 8.6% | 3.5 in |
| 4 | Minnesota | 43 | 7.9% | 2 in |
| 5 | Iowa | 41 | 7.5% | 2 in |
| 6 | Arizona | 37 | 6.8% | 2.75 in |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 32 | 5.9% | 2.5 in |
| 8 | North Dakota | 23 | 4.2% | 2 in |
| 9 | Missouri | 22 | 4.0% | 1.25 in |
| 10 | Tennessee | 22 | 4.0% | 2.5 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maricopa County, AZ | 16 | 1.75 in |
| 2 | Grayson County, TX | 14 | 2.5 in |
| 3 | Sedgwick County, KS | 10 | 2.75 in |
| 4 | Denton County, TX | 9 | 1.25 in |
| 5 | Knox County, TN | 9 | 1.75 in |
| 6 | Saline County, KS | 9 | 2.75 in |
| 7 | Dodge County, NE | 8 | 2 in |
| 8 | McPherson County, KS | 8 | 2.75 in |
| 9 | Red Willow County, NE | 8 | 3.5 in |
| 10 | Caribou County, ID | 7 | 1.75 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 253 counties and all 37 states.
How September 2025 compares
| Compared with | Reports | September 2025 was |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | 494 | +50 (+10%) |
| September 2024 | 256 | +288 (+112%) |
| the average September in the other 11 years | 391 | +153 (+39%) |
September 2025 was the 3rd busiest September of the 12 in the record and the 71st 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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