2025 hail season recap
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The 2025 US hail season: the biggest days by homes inside radar-estimated 1-inch hail, the largest stones, the states and cities hit most, and how it compares.
Published November 7, 2026 · Final for the year · Data through November 6, 2026
In 2025, 9,365 hail, 22,263 damaging-wind and 1,383 tornado reports were logged in the US, with hail reported on 235 days. The largest hailstone reported was 6.00″ (softball size) in Dickens County, TX on May 25, 2025. The biggest radar hail day was May 16, 2025, when 1-inch or larger hail was radar-estimated over about 590,000 homes.
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
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
The biggest hail days of 2025, by homes inside the swath
| # | Storm day | Homes inside 1″+ radar hail | People | Area | Radar max | Hail reports | Largest reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 16, 2025 | 588,347 | 1,304,669 | 9,867 mi² | 3.81″ | 416 | 4.50″ |
| 2 | May 19, 2025 | 363,401 | 824,983 | 6,264 mi² | 3.31″ | 287 | 4.50″ |
| 3 | March 14, 2025 | 344,825 | 755,576 | 4,353 mi² | 3.46″ | 355 | 2.75″ |
| 4 | May 15, 2025 | 315,161 | 659,014 | 3,411 mi² | 2.75″ | 266 | 4.00″ |
| 5 | July 27, 2025 | 272,879 | 611,980 | 3,955 mi² | 3.37″ | 36 | 2.75″ |
| 6 | May 28, 2025 | 258,579 | 581,124 | 2,507 mi² | 5.11″ | 53 | 3.40″ |
| 7 | June 25, 2025 | 221,966 | 478,063 | 1,534 mi² | 5.04″ | 61 | 1.75″ |
| 8 | May 23, 2025 | 213,358 | 482,970 | 2,434 mi² | 4.01″ | 83 | 3.10″ |
| 9 | August 16, 2025 | 211,305 | 508,063 | 1,399 mi² | 2.92″ | 38 | 3.00″ |
| 10 | June 1, 2025 | 188,169 | 503,484 | 1,034 mi² | 3.04″ | 86 | 3.00″ |
| 11 | June 5, 2025 | 172,762 | 398,646 | 8,767 mi² | 5.09″ | 53 | 5.00″ |
| 12 | March 30, 2025 | 168,238 | 386,472 | 5,379 mi² | 3.36″ | 242 | 4.00″ |
| 13 | May 8, 2025 | 157,167 | 396,382 | 2,685 mi² | 3.48″ | 227 | 3.00″ |
| 14 | June 17, 2025 | 135,694 | 323,574 | 5,372 mi² | 4.57″ | 97 | 3.81″ |
| 15 | May 2, 2025 | 135,440 | 328,534 | 2,700 mi² | 4.30″ | 214 | 2.75″ |
Largest hail reported in 2025
| Size | Where | Storm day |
|---|---|---|
| 6.00″ softball | in Dickens County, TX | May 25, 2025 |
| 5.87″ softball | in Menard County, TX | May 26, 2025 |
| 5.20″ softball | in Floyd County, TX | April 24, 2025 |
| 5.00″ softball | in Motley County, TX | April 24, 2025 |
| 5.00″ softball | in Pecos County, TX | April 26, 2025 |
| 5.00″ softball | in King County, TX | April 29, 2025 |
| 5.00″ softball | in Hockley County, TX | June 5, 2025 |
| 4.50″ softball | in Coryell County, TX | May 1, 2025 |
| 4.50″ softball | in Zapata County, TX | May 6, 2025 |
| 4.50″ softball | in Ballard County, KY | May 16, 2025 |
States with the most hail days in 2025
| # | State | Days with hail reported | Hail reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 94 | 1,453 | 6.00″ |
| 2 | Kansas | 68 | 555 | 4.00″ |
| 3 | Nebraska | 60 | 474 | 4.00″ |
| 4 | Colorado | 59 | 492 | 4.00″ |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 58 | 836 | 4.50″ |
| 6 | South Dakota | 49 | 329 | 4.50″ |
| 7 | New Mexico | 45 | 164 | 3.00″ |
| 8 | Missouri | 40 | 497 | 3.00″ |
| 9 | Minnesota | 38 | 262 | 3.25″ |
| 9 | Alabama | 38 | 206 | 3.75″ |
| 11 | Arkansas | 37 | 249 | 4.00″ |
| 12 | Iowa | 35 | 256 | 4.00″ |
Cities with the most days of 1-inch radar-estimated hail in 2025
| City | Population | Days with 1″+ radar hail near the center | Radar max |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Saba, TX | 2,866 | 7 | 3.67″ |
| Olney, TX | 3,029 | 6 | 2.50″ |
| North Platte, NE | 22,549 | 5 | 1.78″ |
| Blackwell, OK | 6,016 | 5 | 1.76″ |
| Kingman, KS | 2,866 | 5 | 1.56″ |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 712,919 | 4 | 1.52″ |
| Cheyenne, WY | 65,704 | 4 | 2.17″ |
| Midwest City, OK | 58,505 | 4 | 2.46″ |
| Salina, KS | 46,109 | 4 | 2.35″ |
| Denison, TX | 26,446 | 4 | 1.59″ |
| Kerrville, TX | 25,141 | 4 | 3.17″ |
| Duncan, OK | 23,174 | 4 | 1.32″ |
| Del City, OK | 21,272 | 4 | 1.82″ |
| Crowley, TX | 20,483 | 4 | 1.79″ |
| Ada, OK | 16,578 | 4 | 1.82″ |
2025 compared with the 10 years before
| 2025, Jan 1–December 31 | Average, 2015–2024, same dates | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail reports | 9,365 | 8,789 | +7% |
| Days with hail reported | 235 | 230 | +2% |
| Damaging wind reports | 22,263 | 17,332 | +28% |
| Tornado reports | 1,383 | 1,297 | +7% |
Every 2025 storm day: 2025 storm reports by day. Homes inside hail swaths by state and county: the 2026 study. Tornado tracks: tornadoes.