Preliminary Storm Prediction Center reports, January 1, 2021 to October 17, 2026. Record last changed October 19, 2026.
How This Is Counted
A hail day is a Storm Prediction Center report date with at least one hail report of 1 inch or larger in any county of the metro area. Counties are the metro area's Census Bureau core based statistical area (July 2023 delineation), every county in it, so a metro that spans many counties accumulates more hail days than one that spans few: more ground is under the same sky. Compare metros with that in mind. Storm Prediction Center days run from 12:00 UTC to 12:00 UTC, so a report timed 00:00 to 11:59 UTC belongs to the date before it. The reports are preliminary; the National Weather Service reviews them later for the NCEI Storm Events record. 2026 is a partial year, through October 17, 2026. The ranking uses the 5 full years, 2021 to 2025.
Ranked By Hail Days, 2021 To 2025
| # | Metro | Counties | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 to date | Total | 1.75 in or larger days | Largest (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas-Fort Worth | 11 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 98 | 50 | 5 |
| 2 | Oklahoma City | 7 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 76 | 34 | 4 |
| 3 | Denver | 10 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 20 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Kansas City | 14 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 63 | 20 | 5 |
| 5 | St. Louis | 15 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 26 | 3.75 |
| 6 | Minneapolis | 15 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 51 | 22 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Austin | 5 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 45 | 21 | 4 |
| 8 | San Antonio | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 5.5 |
| 9 | Chicago | 13 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 11 | 4.8 |
| 10 | Nashville | 14 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 3 |
| 11 | Atlanta | 29 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 10 | 2.75 |
| 12 | Houston | 10 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 10 | 2.75 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 11 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 4 |
| 14 | Orlando | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2.75 |
| 15 | Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | Tampa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
Largest stone covers 2021 to date. Total and 1.75 in or larger days are counted over the 5 full years, 2021 to 2025. A stone of 1.75 inches is the size of a golf ball. Metros that are published on this site link to their own hail record, which uses its own county list and can differ from the Census list here.
Counties In Each Metro
The Census Bureau counties counted for each metro, with the delineation code.
Dallas-Fort Worth: 11 counties
Collin County, TX; Dallas County, TX; Denton County, TX; Ellis County, TX; Hunt County, TX; Kaufman County, TX; Rockwall County, TX; Johnson County, TX; Parker County, TX; Tarrant County, TX; Wise County, TX.
Oklahoma City: 7 counties
Canadian County, OK; Cleveland County, OK; Grady County, OK; Lincoln County, OK; Logan County, OK; McClain County, OK; Oklahoma County, OK.
Denver: 10 counties
Adams County, CO; Arapahoe County, CO; Broomfield County, CO; Clear Creek County, CO; Denver County, CO; Douglas County, CO; Elbert County, CO; Gilpin County, CO; Jefferson County, CO; Park County, CO.
Kansas City: 14 counties
Johnson County, KS; Leavenworth County, KS; Linn County, KS; Miami County, KS; Wyandotte County, KS; Bates County, MO; Caldwell County, MO; Cass County, MO; Clay County, MO; Clinton County, MO; Jackson County, MO; Lafayette County, MO; Platte County, MO; Ray County, MO.
St. Louis: 15 counties
Bond County, IL; Calhoun County, IL; Clinton County, IL; Jersey County, IL; Macoupin County, IL; Madison County, IL; Monroe County, IL; St. Clair County, IL; Franklin County, MO; Jefferson County, MO; Lincoln County, MO; St. Charles County, MO; St. Louis County, MO; Warren County, MO; St. Louis city, MO.
Minneapolis: 15 counties
Anoka County, MN; Carver County, MN; Chisago County, MN; Dakota County, MN; Hennepin County, MN; Isanti County, MN; Le Sueur County, MN; Mille Lacs County, MN; Ramsey County, MN; Scott County, MN; Sherburne County, MN; Washington County, MN; Wright County, MN; Pierce County, WI; St. Croix County, WI.
Austin: 5 counties
Bastrop County, TX; Caldwell County, TX; Hays County, TX; Travis County, TX; Williamson County, TX.
San Antonio: 8 counties
Atascosa County, TX; Bandera County, TX; Bexar County, TX; Comal County, TX; Guadalupe County, TX; Kendall County, TX; Medina County, TX; Wilson County, TX.
Chicago: 13 counties
Cook County, IL; DuPage County, IL; Grundy County, IL; McHenry County, IL; Will County, IL; DeKalb County, IL; Kane County, IL; Kendall County, IL; Lake County, IL; Jasper County, IN; Lake County, IN; Newton County, IN; Porter County, IN.
Nashville: 14 counties
Cannon County, TN; Cheatham County, TN; Davidson County, TN; Dickson County, TN; Hickman County, TN; Macon County, TN; Maury County, TN; Robertson County, TN; Rutherford County, TN; Smith County, TN; Sumner County, TN; Trousdale County, TN; Williamson County, TN; Wilson County, TN.
Atlanta: 29 counties
Barrow County, GA; Butts County, GA; Carroll County, GA; Clayton County, GA; Coweta County, GA; Dawson County, GA; DeKalb County, GA; Douglas County, GA; Fayette County, GA; Forsyth County, GA; Fulton County, GA; Gwinnett County, GA; Heard County, GA; Henry County, GA; Jasper County, GA; Lumpkin County, GA; Meriwether County, GA; Morgan County, GA; Newton County, GA; Pickens County, GA; Pike County, GA; Rockdale County, GA; Spalding County, GA; Walton County, GA; Bartow County, GA; Cherokee County, GA; Cobb County, GA; Haralson County, GA; Paulding County, GA.
Houston: 10 counties
Austin County, TX; Brazoria County, TX; Chambers County, TX; Fort Bend County, TX; Galveston County, TX; Harris County, TX; Liberty County, TX; Montgomery County, TX; San Jacinto County, TX; Waller County, TX.
Charlotte: 11 counties
Anson County, NC; Cabarrus County, NC; Gaston County, NC; Iredell County, NC; Lincoln County, NC; Mecklenburg County, NC; Rowan County, NC; Union County, NC; Chester County, SC; Lancaster County, SC; York County, SC.
Orlando: 4 counties
Lake County, FL; Orange County, FL; Osceola County, FL; Seminole County, FL.
Phoenix: 2 counties
Maricopa County, AZ; Pinal County, AZ.
Tampa: 4 counties
Pinellas County, FL; Hernando County, FL; Hillsborough County, FL; Pasco County, FL.
Sources
- NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Preliminary local storm reports, hail, one file per day, 2021-01-01 to 2026-10-17. https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/.
- US Census Bureau. Core based statistical areas, metropolitan divisions and combined statistical areas, July 2023 delineation (list1_2023.xlsx). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/geographies/reference-files/2023/delineation-files/list1_2023.xlsx.
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