Hazards

Hail and wind

Every damaging thunderstorm wind and hail report in the Storm Prediction Center database since 1955, and the days the wind did the most.

18,138wind reports a year, 2016 to 2025
8,789hail reports a year, same decade
221severe wind days, each with a replay
8.0 inlargest hailstone, SD 2010

Reports each year

Reports have climbed with population, spotter networks and the internet, so the rise is mostly better reporting, not more storms.

Damaging wind reports

Hail reports

The biggest severe wind days

Days with 300 or more damaging wind reports, or 15 or more of 75 knots (86 mph) or more: 221 since 1955. Each has its own page and a replay of the day.

Severe wind days, most reports first

Jun 29, 2012	1,053	164	93 mph	18	117	0	9
Aug 7, 2023	889	57	81 mph	26	193	20	1
Mar 1, 2017	807	88	87 mph	22	166	39	0
Jun 17, 2022	771	9	74 mph	24	72	2	2
Jul 15, 2024	766	110	105 mph	24	69	62	1
Apr 4, 2011	763	49	68 mph	19	141	43	3
May 26, 2024	757	96	87 mph	17	253	70	5
Aug 10, 2020	736	158	145 mph	21	89	27	4
May 16, 2025	700	35	82 mph	19	435	27	3
Jan 11, 2020	689	55	79 mph	18	2	63	1
Apr 29, 2025	686	41	106 mph	13	79	16	1
Jul 1, 2012	666	33	84 mph	28	383	0	5
Jun 21, 2011	624	55	81 mph	21	144	10	1
Jul 29, 2023	591	23	84 mph	29	21	8	2
Jun 19, 2025	590	14	83 mph	31	76	2	0
Dec 15, 2021	589	170	99 mph	9	28	125	2
Jun 26, 2024	563	43	86 mph	32	21	9	3
Jun 21, 2021	559	15	79 mph	23	12	4	0
May 31, 1998	557	63	—	19	172	46	9
May 30, 2004	555	34	—	21	230	81	2
Oct 24, 2001	554	17	—	17	121	25	2
May 4, 2021	554	35	89 mph	18	43	39	2
Apr 13, 2020	548	31	79 mph	14	4	68	2
Jun 25, 2023	542	50	96 mph	16	206	8	2
Apr 10, 2025	539	1	70 mph	9	149	1	1
Jun 7, 2025	534	28	90 mph	13	16	12	0
Jul 5, 2012	529	14	91 mph	23	85	1	3
Jun 13, 2013	529	8	78 mph	24	103	15	2
Jun 29, 2023	523	87	90 mph	12	156	8	1
Jul 16, 2024	522	33	93 mph	30	24	14	0
Jul 14, 2015	521	15	87 mph	27	71	10	1
Jul 8, 2014	508	13	72 mph	24	47	14	1
Apr 19, 2019	508	15	81 mph	10	2	45	1
Jul 11, 2011	506	64	81 mph	21	64	1	2
Jun 10, 2020	496	12	81 mph	14	23	5	0
Jan 9, 2024	490	24	106 mph	9	11	32	1
Apr 8, 2020	487	32	84 mph	15	297	25	0
Jun 17, 2016	484	50	86 mph	19	151	0	1
Jul 20, 2023	484	48	71 mph	19	133	3	1
Jul 13, 2015	482	13	78 mph	18	161	11	0
Jun 28, 2018	482	41	87 mph	15	101	12	0
Nov 15, 2020	482	5	76 mph	16	1	1	2
Aug 11, 2021	482	9	87 mph	22	12	12	1
Oct 26, 2010	480	36	81 mph	19	16	61	0
Jul 8, 2016	479	8	76 mph	20	123	3	3
May 25, 2011	476	49	91 mph	15	472	94	0
Jul 23, 2022	476	12	87 mph	24	73	8	1
Jun 18, 2025	470	16	81 mph	13	32	30	0
Jan 30, 2013	468	25	74 mph	15	4	45	1
Aug 5, 2010	463	11	78 mph	26	38	0	1
Jul 28, 2023	460	38	96 mph	26	166	17	0
May 12, 2022	459	195	107 mph	10	148	32	3
Jul 10, 2013	457	19	86 mph	23	72	9	1
Jun 3, 2020	455	19	93 mph	20	78	0	3
Jun 23, 2015	451	11	77 mph	28	71	3	1
Sep 7, 2023	451	6	78 mph	20	90	0	1
Feb 11, 2009	447	16	85 mph	17	12	5	1
Aug 12, 2023	446	27	70 mph	23	77	16	0
Apr 2, 2006	444	38	84 mph	12	423	67	2
Apr 1, 2023	443	9	98 mph	15	33	22	0
Jul 26, 2012	440	17	75 mph	22	55	8	2
Mar 30, 2025	438	48	96 mph	13	220	43	3
Nov 10, 1998	436	4	—	14	2	12	0
Jun 10, 2008	436	22	92 mph	26	235	1	3
Jul 12, 2022	436	27	102 mph	24	72	2	2
Jul 6, 2016	429	23	115 mph	25	60	11	1
Jun 6, 2020	428	70	110 mph	22	33	8	0
Jun 25, 2025	425	4	72 mph	21	61	16	0
Jul 13, 2016	421	26	87 mph	21	69	1	0
Nov 17, 2013	420	35	84 mph	14	62	76	0
Jun 13, 2022	420	99	84 mph	18	100	7	1
Jul 2, 2023	417	2	70 mph	21	63	9	1
Mar 16, 2025	416	14	89 mph	13	59	15	0
Jun 22, 2006	408	25	75 mph	24	218	23	1
Jul 21, 2003	405	15	—	23	97	26	0
Jul 20, 2019	405	19	86 mph	19	24	9	0
Jul 4, 2003	404	11	—	19	113	3	3
May 26, 2021	403	11	85 mph	20	163	21	0
May 21, 2024	403	74	100 mph	15	158	43	0
Jun 8, 2008	402	35	85 mph	19	160	10	2
May 26, 2011	401	10	79 mph	19	400	15	2
Jul 20, 2000	400	26	—	10	154	8	3
Mar 9, 2006	400	43	78 mph	11	73	9	0
Apr 5, 2011	398	22	75 mph	9	10	3	1
Jun 18, 2010	397	46	90 mph	15	113	2	2
Mar 6, 2017	397	43	90 mph	9	198	54	0
Jul 21, 2008	395	54	94 mph	24	129	4	2
Oct 31, 2019	393	9	67 mph	12	0	10	2
Apr 14, 2019	391	15	76 mph	16	41	34	2
Mar 14, 2025	391	73	85 mph	11	239	54	0
Jun 21, 2019	388	32	105 mph	15	61	13	3
Jun 2, 2004	387	32	—	16	283	3	0
Feb 16, 2025	387	5	87 mph	12	1	9	1
Apr 27, 2011	386	46	81 mph	16	202	210	5
May 15, 1998	383	79	—	12	61	26	0
Jun 4, 2020	382	22	96 mph	25	133	5	0
Aug 9, 2000	381	3	—	19	111	8	1
Jun 23, 2010	380	55	84 mph	19	23	12	0
Jun 9, 2011	380	9	72 mph	27	427	3	0
Jun 20, 2019	379	24	96 mph	20	52	5	1
Apr 19, 2011	378	75	96 mph	9	469	70	0
Jul 14, 2016	378	55	90 mph	27	86	1	0
Aug 27, 2020	377	24	104 mph	24	26	15	1
Jun 18, 2011	376	15	83 mph	21	220	11	2
Jul 14, 2023	375	26	89 mph	24	63	3	1
Jul 22, 2008	374	17	90 mph	27	217	2	0
Apr 3, 2018	374	17	72 mph	15	187	22	0
Jun 14, 2001	373	19	—	19	131	4	0
Jun 18, 2009	372	9	79 mph	19	180	5	0
Jun 30, 2014	372	70	85 mph	14	128	46	3
May 15, 2018	370	45	81 mph	20	153	12	4
Jun 30, 2015	368	13	75 mph	27	97	4	0
Jul 7, 2016	364	16	79 mph	23	71	10	0
Jun 11, 2003	363	18	—	20	180	22	1
Jul 13, 2004	363	47	—	18	132	6	0
Jun 30, 2019	363	36	76 mph	19	74	2	2
May 27, 2017	362	37	90 mph	16	354	14	0
Aug 29, 2022	362	8	81 mph	15	23	1	1
Apr 9, 1991	359	7	—	18	156	25	2
May 17, 1999	355	15	—	14	199	6	2
Nov 11, 1995	353	8	—	16	6	30	2
May 31, 2018	352	6	89 mph	17	103	8	0
Jun 19, 2007	351	15	90 mph	21	179	7	1
Jun 15, 2010	351	8	74 mph	17	106	0	0
May 23, 2011	351	18	84 mph	17	226	18	0
Jul 5, 2004	350	27	—	25	147	9	1
Jun 24, 2018	350	26	83 mph	20	66	9	0
Apr 13, 2022	349	44	82 mph	12	31	40	0
Jul 30, 2024	348	9	76 mph	19	54	2	1
Jun 6, 2005	347	23	—	35	270	13	0
Jun 15, 2017	345	19	84 mph	20	237	0	0
Jul 1, 2023	345	11	85 mph	24	34	2	2
Jun 18, 2014	344	20	86 mph	27	138	19	0
Aug 2, 2008	343	26	87 mph	20	237	1	0
Jun 18, 1998	342	31	—	14	184	22	0
Mar 31, 2023	342	71	83 mph	14	268	127	3
Apr 2, 2025	341	59	100 mph	14	266	88	1
May 13, 2002	339	8	—	14	25	7	2
Aug 4, 2010	339	9	78 mph	21	25	0	4
Jun 4, 2008	337	23	85 mph	15	237	46	1
Jun 22, 2022	337	16	69 mph	12	9	0	0
Jun 29, 1998	336	70	—	18	94	27	1
Jan 29, 2008	333	48	81 mph	10	39	8	0
Sep 7, 2012	333	36	85 mph	17	89	1	4
Jun 20, 2015	333	20	85 mph	20	114	11	2
Sep 7, 2001	332	20	—	13	180	7	0
Apr 12, 2020	332	22	70 mph	10	65	73	5
Aug 18, 2019	331	8	76 mph	20	70	1	0
Nov 10, 2002	330	21	—	13	201	64	0
Jun 12, 2009	330	29	92 mph	11	156	12	0
Jul 9, 2003	329	37	—	20	143	21	0
Jun 28, 2008	328	7	84 mph	25	108	2	0
May 30, 2022	327	59	90 mph	9	111	37	0
Jun 8, 2022	326	27	92 mph	19	65	15	0
Jul 19, 2006	325	22	92 mph	20	118	2	0
Jul 18, 2012	325	4	81 mph	29	141	2	0
May 21, 2013	322	2	77 mph	21	151	2	0
Jun 14, 2023	322	37	82 mph	15	186	12	0
Jun 29, 2019	321	4	81 mph	22	64	1	0
Jul 31, 2024	321	28	96 mph	24	85	1	0
May 20, 2025	321	11	72 mph	16	152	39	0
Aug 20, 2019	320	7	91 mph	23	49	3	0
Jul 8, 2001	319	15	—	16	32	6	2
Jun 18, 2015	319	4	79 mph	21	42	6	0
Jun 16, 2022	319	20	74 mph	17	107	4	0
May 23, 2019	318	27	83 mph	17	141	19	0
Jul 11, 2020	318	40	81 mph	16	231	5	0
Aug 12, 2021	318	7	82 mph	23	64	1	0
Jul 22, 2019	317	22	81 mph	19	15	1	2
Jun 25, 2013	316	1	69 mph	22	113	4	0
Jun 16, 2016	316	4	77 mph	15	80	3	0
Jul 5, 2022	316	42	99 mph	20	64	7	0
Jul 21, 2006	315	21	64 mph	24	36	6	1
Mar 4, 2008	315	8	78 mph	10	13	9	0
Aug 17, 2024	315	7	91 mph	25	33	0	0
May 15, 2025	315	16	79 mph	8	238	35	0
Jun 8, 2007	313	3	85 mph	22	65	0	0
May 19, 2013	313	28	81 mph	14	243	27	0
May 1, 2017	311	16	101 mph	8	2	15	0
Jun 13, 2017	311	45	92 mph	20	254	13	0
May 27, 2001	308	44	—	13	223	12	1
Jun 15, 2016	308	7	79 mph	19	74	1	1
Jun 17, 2023	307	76	100 mph	12	118	9	2
Jul 7, 1991	306	17	—	15	50	9	1
Jun 17, 1992	306	14	—	11	61	28	1
May 21, 2004	306	13	—	14	411	24	3
Jul 27, 2014	306	13	79 mph	21	216	12	1
Jun 10, 2009	305	35	85 mph	17	120	18	0
May 8, 2024	305	61	72 mph	17	333	53	2
Oct 18, 2007	304	8	74 mph	11	114	45	0
Jul 24, 2012	304	12	86 mph	28	47	4	0
Jul 2, 2019	304	6	78 mph	22	56	0	1
Jun 15, 2008	303	11	81 mph	16	295	4	0
Aug 13, 2021	303	5	74 mph	22	12	1	0
May 17, 2017	302	31	89 mph	8	89	16	1
Jul 14, 2024	302	31	91 mph	23	40	14	0
Jul 13, 2023	301	11	87 mph	26	196	5	0
Jul 8, 2003	300	25	—	22	86	6	0
Jun 24, 2013	300	21	79 mph	24	102	5	0
Jun 12, 2015	300	17	64 mph	14	33	3	1
Jul 18, 2016	300	8	75 mph	28	59	2	0
Jun 16, 2023	288	51	81 mph	16	197	14	0
Apr 2, 2024	269	96	102 mph	12	43	69	0
Jul 31, 2008	260	34	115 mph	21	29	0	0
Jun 14, 2022	260	48	120 mph	17	71	3	0
Jul 28, 2025	244	58	99 mph	16	52	10	0
Apr 5, 2025	242	76	86 mph	9	59	27	1
Jun 16, 2017	241	57	110 mph	18	96	11	0
Jul 8, 1993	213	45	—	23	43	18	0
Apr 22, 1997	210	23	—	8	180	8	0
May 8, 2009	207	69	76 mph	14	152	46	4
Jul 1, 1994	203	64	—	14	70	8	0
Jun 20, 2005	200	35	—	12	198	8	0
Jun 20, 2025	199	76	110 mph	10	38	24	0
Jun 29, 2018	165	59	96 mph	10	62	7	1
Apr 4, 2008	146	54	87 mph	10	133	15	0
May 8, 2025	142	52	89 mph	10	230	0	0
Jun 24, 2003	137	34	—	7	135	95	0
May 19, 1996	94	44	—	4	25	2	0
Jun 19, 2005	71	53	—	10	73	7	0
May 31, 2023	57	26	77 mph	10	26	3	0

The largest hailstones

Every report of 4 inches or more, largest first. Sizes are as reported to the National Weather Service; early sizes are often estimates. A report above the certified national record on its date has its size left out.

Largest hail reports

Jul 23, 2010	Lyman County SD	8.00	5
Sep 15, 2010	Sedgwick County KS	7.75	0
Jun 2, 2024	Swisher County TX	7.02	0
Jun 22, 2003	Hamilton County NE	7.00	0
Aug 21, 2007	Charles Mix County SD	6.88	0
Apr 28, 2021	Medina County TX	6.42	0
Aug 21, 2007	Charles Mix County SD	6.13	0
May 9, 2024	Blanco County TX	6.12	0
May 25, 2025	Dickens County TX	6.00	0
Jul 31, 2024	Stevens County MN	6.00	0
Jun 2, 2024	Briscoe County TX	6.00	0
Mar 14, 2024	Pontotoc County OK	6.00	0
May 29, 2022	Loup County NE	6.00	0
Apr 28, 2021	Medina County TX	6.00	0
Jun 19, 2015	Butte County SD	6.00	0
May 24, 2011	Rush County KS	6.00	0
May 23, 2011	Kiowa County OK	6.00	0
Jun 12, 2010	Moore County TX	6.00	0
May 24, 2004	Linn County MO	6.00	0
Jun 15, 2023	Denton County TX	5.90	0
May 31, 2013	Canadian County OK	5.90	0
May 26, 2025	Menard County TX	5.87	0
Apr 12, 2022	Bell County TX	5.68	0
Jun 13, 2023	Wheeler County TX	5.50	0
May 3, 2021	Bexar County TX	5.50	0
May 20, 2019	Collingsworth County TX	5.50	0
Mar 18, 2018	Bastrop County TX	5.50	0
Sep 18, 2010	Jackson County MO	5.50	0
Jun 12, 2010	Moore County TX	5.50	0
Jun 7, 2007	Wood County WI	5.50	0
Aug 26, 2004	Hancock County IA	5.50	0
May 22, 2004	Story County IA	5.50	0
Jun 16, 1997	McIntosh County OK	5.50	0
May 26, 1996	Gray County KS	5.50	0
May 1, 1980	McClain County OK	5.50	0
Jun 21, 1969	Finney County KS	5.50	0
Mar 19, 2018	Cullman County AL	5.38	0
May 22, 2020	Wichita County TX	5.33	0
Aug 8, 2023	Yuma County CO	5.25	0
Apr 11, 2016	Collin County TX	5.25	0
May 27, 2013	Jewell County KS	5.25	0
May 21, 2011	Shawnee County KS	5.25	0
May 14, 2003	Stephens County OK	5.25	0
Apr 26, 1994	Lawrence County MO	5.25	0
Apr 24, 2025	Floyd County TX	5.20	0
Jun 5, 2025	Hockley County TX	5.00	0
Apr 29, 2025	King County TX	5.00	0
Apr 26, 2025	Pecos County TX	5.00	0
Apr 24, 2025	Motley County TX	5.00	0
Jul 31, 2024	Stevens County MN	5.00	0
May 28, 2024	Hockley County TX	5.00	0
May 9, 2024	Blanco County TX	5.00	0
Jul 17, 2023	Cass County MO	5.00	0
Jun 12, 2023	Tarrant County TX	5.00	0
Jun 11, 2022	Gage County NE	5.00	0
May 29, 2022	Loup County NE	5.00	0
Apr 28, 2021	Medina County TX	5.00	0
May 4, 2020	Washington County AR	5.00	0
Jun 19, 2019	Polk County AR	5.00	0
Jun 14, 2017	Ector County TX	5.00	0

The largest hail in each state

Largest hail report in each state

Alaska	1.50	Jun 15, 2005	—
Alabama	5.38	Mar 19, 2018	Cullman County
Arkansas	5.00	Jan 21, 1999	Independence County
Arizona	4.50	Sep 28, 1995	Yavapai County
California	3.00	Jan 23, 2016	Tehama County
Colorado	5.25	Aug 8, 2023	Yuma County
Connecticut	2.75	May 29, 1969	New London County
District of Columbia	2.75	Jul 10, 1975	District of Columbia
Delaware	2.50	May 22, 2014	New Castle County
Florida	4.50	Mar 30, 1996	Polk County
Georgia	4.50	Apr 25, 1988	Fayette County
Hawaii	4.25	Mar 9, 2012	Honolulu County
Iowa	5.50	May 22, 2004	Story County
Idaho	3.00	Jul 14, 1975	Lewis County
Illinois	4.75	Jun 10, 2015	Kendall County
Indiana	4.50	May 18, 2000	Vermillion County
Kansas	7.75	Sep 15, 2010	Sedgwick County
Kentucky	5.00	Apr 23, 1968	Harlan County
Louisiana	4.50	Apr 22, 1995	Bossier Parish
Massachusetts	4.00	Jun 1, 2011	Berkshire County
Maryland	4.50	Jun 18, 1970	Baltimore city
Maine	4.00	Aug 27, 1961	—
Michigan	4.50	Jul 26, 1978	Livingston County
Minnesota	6.00	Jul 31, 2024	Stevens County
Missouri	6.00	May 24, 2004	Linn County
Mississippi	5.00	Apr 10, 1962	Lafayette County
Montana	4.50	Jul 3, 1969	Prairie County
North Carolina	4.50	Apr 3, 1974	Gaston County
North Dakota	5.00	Aug 3, 1969	Mercer County
Nebraska	7.00	Jun 22, 2003	Hamilton County
New Hampshire	3.00	Jun 22, 2008	Grafton County
New Jersey	3.00	Jun 23, 1969	Camden County
New Mexico	4.50	Jun 26, 1982	San Miguel County
Nevada	3.00	May 5, 1994	Lander County
New York	4.00	Sep 27, 1998	Niagara County
Ohio	5.00	May 1, 2012	Ross County
Oklahoma	6.00	May 23, 2011	Kiowa County
Oregon	4.00	Jul 9, 1995	Gilliam County
Pennsylvania	4.50	Jul 26, 1956	Beaver County
Rhode Island	2.75	Jun 30, 1998	Washington County
South Carolina	4.50	May 25, 2000	Florence County
South Dakota	8.00	Jul 23, 2010	Lyman County
Tennessee	4.50	Jun 4, 1985	Davidson County
Texas	7.02	Jun 2, 2024	Swisher County
Utah	2.00	Aug 30, 1971	Washington County
Virginia	5.00	Apr 23, 1968	Lee County
Vermont	3.30	Jul 16, 2009	Chittenden County
Washington	3.00	Jul 9, 1995	Whitman County
Wisconsin	5.50	Jun 7, 2007	Wood County
West Virginia	4.50	Jul 9, 1980	McDowell County
Wyoming	5.00	Jun 8, 1968	Laramie County

The strongest measured gusts

Thunderstorm wind reports with an instrument reading, strongest first. SPC has flagged measured speeds since 2006; 13% of wind reports since then are measured.

Strongest measured thunderstorm gusts

May 24, 2011	Canadian County OK	151 mph	131
Aug 10, 2020	Benton County IA	145 mph	126
Jun 17, 2010	Otter Tail County MN	145 mph	126
Jun 16, 2010	Dewey County SD	142 mph	123
Jul 10, 2011	Sargent County ND	127 mph	110
Jun 26, 2008	Sully County SD	124 mph	108
Jun 22, 2015	Stanley County SD	122 mph	106
Sep 1, 2011	Kittson County MN	121 mph	105
Jun 14, 2022	Edmunds County SD	120 mph	104
Jun 14, 2022	Brown County SD	120 mph	104
Jun 9, 2017	Benson County ND	119 mph	103
Jul 15, 2016	Meade County KS	117 mph	102
May 19, 2006	Morrow County OR	117 mph	102
Jun 10, 2016	Fergus County MT	116 mph	101
Jul 17, 2019	Charles Mix County SD	115 mph	100
Jun 8, 2017	Toole County MT	115 mph	100
Jul 6, 2016	Meade County SD	115 mph	100
Jul 31, 2008	Grant County SD	115 mph	100
Jun 27, 2023	Beaver County OK	114 mph	99
Feb 26, 2023	Hall County TX	114 mph	99
Mar 12, 2021	Kiowa County KS	114 mph	99
Jun 9, 2020	Washington County CO	113 mph	98
May 10, 2014	Saline County MO	113 mph	98
Feb 17, 2006	Saratoga County NY	113 mph	98
Apr 22, 2025	Midland County TX	112 mph	97
Aug 23, 2021	Corson County SD	112 mph	97
Apr 2, 2015	Scott County KS	112 mph	97
Jun 20, 2025	Steele County ND	110 mph	96
Jun 20, 2023	Pierce County ND	110 mph	96
Jun 6, 2020	Grand County CO	110 mph	96
Jun 16, 2017	Dodge County NE	110 mph	96
Jun 4, 2014	Lincoln County CO	110 mph	96
Apr 11, 2011	Bibb County AL	110 mph	96
Jun 5, 2025	Hockley County TX	109 mph	95
Jul 13, 2024	Stanley County SD	109 mph	95
Jun 21, 2023	Stonewall County TX	109 mph	95
Feb 26, 2023	Hodgeman County KS	109 mph	95
Jul 13, 2024	Butte County SD	108 mph	94
Jul 4, 2019	Stanley County SD	108 mph	94
May 12, 2022	Hutchinson County SD	107 mph	93

Readings are as reported. Some of the highest came from instruments near a tornado or in a downburst at a single site, and none has been re-verified here.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database (hail and thunderstorm wind reports), 1955 to 2025. A report is one damage or measurement report, not one storm.