September 2015 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In September 2015, 482 hail, 479 damaging-wind and 17 tornado reports were logged on 28 storm days across 40 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Loup County, NE on September 9, 2015. The most hail reports came on September 10, 2015 (137).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of September 2015
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2015 | 137 | 105 | 2 | 4.00″ | 11 |
| Sep 4, 2015 | 58 | 90 | 0 | 1.75″ | 16 |
| Sep 9, 2015 | 68 | 33 | 0 | 4.00″ | 17 |
| Sep 7, 2015 | 34 | 36 | 0 | 2.75″ | 4 |
| Sep 18, 2015 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 2.75″ | 9 |
| Sep 3, 2015 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 1.75″ | 12 |
| Sep 5, 2015 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 2.50″ | 9 |
| Sep 17, 2015 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 1.75″ | 8 |
| Sep 2, 2015 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1.75″ | 7 |
| Sep 6, 2015 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 2.50″ | 8 |
Largest hail reported in September 2015
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2015 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Loup County, NE |
| Sep 10, 2015 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Riley County, KS |
| Sep 10, 2015 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Thayer County, NE |
| Sep 10, 2015 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Thayer County, NE |
| Sep 7, 2015 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Jefferson County, NE |
| Sep 7, 2015 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Gage County, NE |
| Sep 10, 2015 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Phillips County, KS |
| Sep 10, 2015 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Norton County, KS |
| Sep 10, 2015 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Washington County, KS |
| Sep 10, 2015 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Norton County, KS |
Storm reports by state, September 2015
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 115 | 78 | 2 | 4.00″ |
| Nebraska | 140 | 34 | 1 | 4.00″ |
| South Carolina | 5 | 38 | 1 | 1.25″ |
| Virginia | 19 | 23 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Indiana | 15 | 25 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Iowa | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Ohio | 13 | 23 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| North Carolina | 11 | 20 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| South Dakota | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| Illinois | 13 | 15 | 2 | 1.75″ |
| Michigan | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Florida | 2 | 21 | 3 | 0.88″ |
| New York | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Texas | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1.75″ |
| Montana | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2.50″ |
| North Dakota | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 17 | 0 | – |
| Missouri | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1.25″ |
| Arizona | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Pennsylvania | 0 | 14 | 1 | – |
| Alabama | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Georgia | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| New Mexico | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Minnesota | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Colorado | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| Maryland | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Tennessee | 0 | 6 | 0 | – |
| West Virginia | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Kentucky | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Maine | 0 | 5 | 0 | – |
| California | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Wyoming | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Connecticut | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Utah | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Vermont | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Every storm day in September 2015
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A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.