Storm reports for November 21, 2019

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; 2020 Census housing units. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

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On November 21, 2019, 4 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 1 state. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Maricopa County, AZ. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 33 square miles containing about 1,000 homes.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Colored areas are NOAA MRMS radar estimates of the largest hail (MESH) over the day, lower 48 states only; radar overestimates and underestimates size, so read it with the ground reports.

Storm reports by state

Counties by homes inside 1″+ radar-estimated hail

Homes are 2020 Census housing units and people are 2020 Census residents, counted by block group where its center of population lies under radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger.

Hail reports (4)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $10,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (4 events in 1 state). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Goodyear Arpt) · Hail 1.25″ · $10,000
  “A low-topped right-moving supercell developed in the Buckeye area of southwest Phoenix during the afternoon on November 21st. The storm produced multiple reports of hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter from east Buckeye to the Goodyear Airport. The hail led to some minor vehicle damage.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Perryville) · Hail 1.25″
  “Strong thunderstorms developed across the western portion of the greater Phoenix area during the afternoon hours on November 21st. One of the especially strong storms produced large hail in excess of one inch in diameter.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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