National Storms

September 2024 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes

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In September 2024, 256 hail, 659 damaging-wind and 71 tornado reports were logged on 29 storm days across 41 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Whitley County, KY on September 24, 2024. The most hail reports came on September 24, 2024 (97). Tornadoes killed 2. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on 29 days; the widest swath, on September 21, 2024, covered 3,306 square miles.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

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256hail reports
659wind reports
71tornado reports
3.00″largest hail
29storm days
29days with 1″+ radar hail
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Hail reports by day, September 2024

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Major hail storms in September 2024

Biggest storm days of September 2024

DayHailWindTornadoLargest hailStatesRadar 1″+ areaRadar max
Sep 24, 2024979093.00″16940 mi²2.94″
Sep 21, 2024529222.00″163,306 mi²5.63″
Sep 17, 202458801.75″10685 mi²3.00″
Sep 25, 2024359111.00″1050 mi²2.06″
Sep 19, 2024302411.75″5861 mi²4.93″
Sep 6, 202493821.25″6755 mi²4.96″
Sep 15, 2024163011.75″121,923 mi²2.74″
Sep 20, 202464101.00″9252 mi²3.02″
Sep 16, 202492512.50″8771 mi²4.88″
Sep 26, 202412241.00″55 mi²1.39″

Largest hail reported in September 2024

DaySizeLocation
Sep 24, 20243.00″ (teacup)Whitley County, KY
Sep 24, 20242.75″ (baseball)Oklahoma County, OK
Sep 16, 20242.50″ (tennis ball)McHenry County, ND
Sep 24, 20242.50″ (tennis ball)Oklahoma County, OK
Sep 24, 20242.33″ (hen egg)Oklahoma County, OK
Sep 16, 20242.25″ (hen egg)Trego County, KS
Sep 24, 20242.25″ (hen egg)Oklahoma County, OK
Sep 24, 20242.10″ (hen egg)Oklahoma County, OK
Sep 12, 20242.00″ (hen egg)Sheridan County, WY
Sep 21, 20242.00″ (hen egg)La Crosse County, WI

Storm reports by state, September 2024

StateHailWindTornadoLargest hail
Oklahoma56912.75″
Kansas65902.25″
Kentucky174203.00″
Pennsylvania164302.00″
Virginia54331.75″
South Dakota93801.00″
Colorado53801.75″
Idaho24101.25″
Minnesota261011.75″
Montana43301.75″
North Carolina223120.88″
Utah0340–
Ohio52531.50″
Texas141712.00″
Washington0300–
Wyoming101522.00″
South Carolina13221.00″
Tennessee51911.00″
Wisconsin16802.00″
West Virginia41811.75″
New Mexico71412.00″
Indiana0118–
Iowa11601.25″
North Dakota9712.50″
Nebraska8901.50″
New York31041.75″
California5601.00″
Florida074–
Alabama1901.25″
Georgia1351.00″
Mississippi1601.00″
Nevada070–
Arizona1401.00″
Louisiana2301.00″
Missouri2201.50″
Arkansas1101.75″
Illinois1100.88″
Maryland020–
Oregon020–
Michigan001–
New Jersey010–

Every storm day in September 2024

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