NOAA Storm Events · April 2026
Hail in April 2026: 2,148 NOAA reports across 32 states
NOAA logged 2,148 hail reports in April 2026, in 555 counties across 32 states. Texas had the most (346). The largest stone was 5 inches (a softball), near Camp Wood in Edwards County, Texas, on April 29, 2026. The worst day was April 27, 2026, with 280 reports in 12 states.
- Where
- 555 counties in 32 states; Texas had 16% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 5 inches, a softball, in Edwards County, TX (near Camp Wood), on April 29, 2026
- Worst day
- April 27, 2026: 280 reports in 12 states, 13% of the month
- Days with hail
- 23 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
April 27, 2026 was the worst day with 280 reports. A day with hail averaged 93.
| April 1 | 59 |
|---|---|
| April 2 | 30 |
| April 3 | 21 |
| April 4 | 0 |
| April 5 | 0 |
| April 6 | 0 |
| April 7 | 0 |
| April 8 | 0 |
| April 9 | 15 |
| April 10 | 4 |
| April 11 | 8 |
| April 12 | 3 |
| April 13 | 187 |
| April 14 | 220 |
| April 15 | 171 |
| April 16 | 55 |
| April 17 | 196 |
| April 18 | 16 |
| April 19 | 0 |
| April 20 | 0 |
| April 21 | 6 |
| April 22 | 18 |
| April 23 | 138 |
| April 24 | 85 |
| April 25 | 163 |
| April 26 | 149 |
| April 27 | 280 |
| April 28 | 241 |
| April 29 | 66 |
| April 30 | 17 |
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 | 346 |
|---|---|
| MO | 293 |
| KS | 269 |
| OK | 235 |
| WI | 209 |
| IA | 121 |
| MN | 118 |
| IL | 112 |
| AR | 87 |
| NE | 70 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 346 | 16.1% | 5 in |
| 2 | Missouri | 293 | 13.6% | 4.75 in |
| 3 | Kansas | 269 | 12.5% | 4 in |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 235 | 10.9% | 3.75 in |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 209 | 9.7% | 4 in |
| 6 | Iowa | 121 | 5.6% | 3.5 in |
| 7 | Minnesota | 118 | 5.5% | 3.5 in |
| 8 | Illinois | 112 | 5.2% | 3 in |
| 9 | Arkansas | 87 | 4.1% | 4.5 in |
| 10 | Nebraska | 70 | 3.3% | 2 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dane County, WI | 71 | 4 in |
| 2 | Tarrant County, TX | 41 | 3 in |
| 3 | Sedgwick County, KS | 23 | 1.75 in |
| 4 | Butler County, KS | 21 | 2 in |
| 5 | Marion County, KS | 21 | 4 in |
| 6 | Benton County, AR | 20 | 4 in |
| 7 | Dallas County, TX | 20 | 3 in |
| 8 | Linn County, IA | 18 | 1.75 in |
| 9 | St. Charles County, MO | 18 | 1.25 in |
| 10 | Goodhue County, MN | 16 | 3.3 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 555 counties and all 32 states.
How April 2026 compares
| Compared with | Reports | April 2026 was |
|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | 857 | +1,291 (+151%) |
| April 2025 | 1,819 | +329 (+18%) |
| the average April in the other 12 years | 1,418 | +730 (+51%) |
April 2026 was the busiest April of the 13 in the record and the 12th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 1598 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2010 |
| 2016 | 1398 |
| 2017 | 1723 |
| 2018 | 695 |
| 2019 | 763 |
| 2020 | 1547 |
| 2021 | 1040 |
| 2022 | 1169 |
| 2023 | 2022 |
| 2024 | 1229 |
| 2025 | 1819 |
| 2026 | 2148 |
Every April 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.