The most hail-prone US cities

Name: Most hail-prone US cities, 2016 to 2025
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Colorado Springs, CO averaged 8.9 days a year with hail 1 inch or larger within 15 miles of its center from 2016 to 2025, the most of the 200 largest US metros. Oklahoma City, OK (7.4) and Amarillo, TX (6.2) follow. The National Weather Service calls hail 1 inch or larger severe.

Apartments and an office park below the mountains under green hail clouds

Colorado Springs, CO: 8.9
Oklahoma City, OK: 7.4
Amarillo, TX: 6.2

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Data through November 1, 2026

200 cities by days with 1-inch hail

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Data through November 1, 2026

US cities ranked by average days a year with hail 1 inch or larger within 15 miles, 2016 to 2025
Rank	City	Days a year	Days, 2016 to 2025	Largest hail since 2010
1	Colorado Springs, CO	8.9	89	4.0 in
2	Oklahoma City, OK	7.4	74	4.6 in
3	Amarillo, TX	6.2	62	2.75 in
4	Wichita, KS	5.9	59	7.75 in
5	Tulsa, OK	5.0	50	4.25 in
6	Denver, CO	4.8	48	4.5 in
6	Omaha, NE	4.8	48	4.5 in
6	Lubbock, TX	4.8	48	4.5 in
9	Dallas, TX	4.7	47	4.25 in
10	St. Louis, MO	4.6	46	4.5 in
10	Kansas City, MO	4.6	46	5.5 in
12	Springfield, MO	4.3	43	4.75 in
13	Greeley, CO	4.2	42	4.25 in
14	Jackson, MS	3.9	39	2.75 in
15	Lincoln, NE	3.8	38	5.0 in
16	San Antonio, TX	3.7	37	5.5 in
16	Des Moines, IA	3.7	37	3.25 in
18	Minneapolis, MN	3.6	36	3.0 in
19	Boulder, CO	3.5	35	3.0 in
20	Little Rock, AR	3.3	33	2.0 in
21	Baltimore, MD	3.2	32	4.0 in
22	Hickory, NC	3.1	31	2.0 in
23	Fort Collins, CO	3.0	30	2.75 in
24	Chicago, IL	2.9	29	2.75 in
24	Indianapolis, IN	2.9	29	3.4 in
24	Shreveport, LA	2.9	29	4.0 in
24	Tyler, TX	2.9	29	2.75 in
28	Madison, WI	2.8	28	4.0 in
28	Peoria, IL	2.8	28	3.0 in
30	Baton Rouge, LA	2.7	27	3.75 in
30	Fayetteville, AR	2.7	27	5.0 in
30	Huntsville, AL	2.7	27	2.75 in
33	Cincinnati, OH	2.6	26	2.5 in
34	Greenville, SC	2.5	25	3.0 in
34	Davenport, IA	2.5	25	4.0 in
34	Rockford, IL	2.5	25	3.0 in
34	Waco, TX	2.5	25	4.5 in
38	Pittsburgh, PA	2.4	24	2.0 in
38	Raleigh, NC	2.4	24	2.75 in
40	Nashville, TN	2.3	23	2.5 in
40	Memphis, TN	2.3	23	2.25 in
40	Charleston, SC	2.3	23	2.75 in
40	Killeen, TX	2.3	23	5.68 in
40	Roanoke, VA	2.3	23	2.0 in
40	Fargo, ND	2.3	23	4.0 in
46	Washington, DC	2.2	22	2.75 in
46	Austin, TX	2.2	22	3.0 in
46	Knoxville, TN	2.2	22	2.75 in
49	Richmond, VA	2.1	21	2.4 in
49	Sioux Falls, SD	2.1	21	3.5 in
51	Charlotte, NC	2.0	20	2.75 in
51	Louisville, KY	2.0	20	2.0 in
51	Longview, TX	2.0	20	2.75 in
54	Atlanta, GA	1.9	19	1.75 in
54	Philadelphia, PA	1.9	19	2.5 in
54	Orlando, FL	1.9	19	2.0 in
54	Columbus, OH	1.9	19	1.75 in
54	Milwaukee, WI	1.9	19	3.0 in
54	Albany, NY	1.9	19	3.0 in
54	Cedar Rapids, IA	1.9	19	2.75 in
61	Springfield, MA	1.8	18	3.0 in
61	Reading, PA	1.8	18	2.5 in
61	Manchester, NH	1.8	18	1.75 in
61	Lynchburg, VA	1.8	18	1.75 in
65	Houston, TX	1.7	17	2.5 in
65	Tucson, AZ	1.7	17	1.75 in
65	Dayton, OH	1.7	17	3.0 in
65	Durham, NC	1.7	17	2.0 in
65	Prescott Valley, AZ	1.7	17	1.75 in
65	Lake Charles, LA	1.7	17	3.0 in
71	Birmingham, AL	1.6	16	2.5 in
71	Kingsport, TN	1.6	16	2.75 in
71	Duluth, MN	1.6	16	2.0 in
74	Jacksonville, FL	1.5	15	2.0 in
74	Spartanburg, SC	1.5	15	2.5 in
74	Ann Arbor, MI	1.5	15	2.75 in
77	Greensboro, NC	1.4	14	2.0 in
77	Akron, OH	1.4	14	2.5 in
77	Wilmington, NC	1.4	14	1.75 in
77	York, PA	1.4	14	2.0 in
77	Beaumont, TX	1.4	14	3.5 in
77	South Bend, IN	1.4	14	2.5 in
77	Evansville, IN	1.4	14	2.0 in
77	Appleton, WI	1.4	14	4.5 in
85	Winston-Salem, NC	1.3	13	1.75 in
85	Chattanooga, TN	1.3	13	2.5 in
85	Pensacola, FL	1.3	13	2.0 in
85	Lexington, KY	1.3	13	3.0 in
85	Gulfport, MS	1.3	13	2.0 in
85	Lafayette, LA	1.3	13	2.75 in
85	Canton, OH	1.3	13	1.75 in
85	College Station, TX	1.3	13	3.0 in
93	McAllen, TX	1.2	12	4.5 in
93	El Paso, TX	1.2	12	2.0 in
93	Augusta, GA	1.2	12	2.0 in
93	Lancaster, PA	1.2	12	1.75 in
93	Fort Wayne, IN	1.2	12	2.0 in
93	Binghamton, NY	1.2	12	3.0 in
99	Phoenix, AZ	1.1	11	2.5 in
99	Cleveland, OH	1.1	11	2.5 in
99	Virginia Beach, VA	1.1	11	1.75 in
99	Hartford, CT	1.1	11	3.0 in
99	Albuquerque, NM	1.1	11	1.5 in
99	Allentown, PA	1.1	11	2.5 in
99	Port St. Lucie, FL	1.1	11	2.0 in
99	Myrtle Beach, SC	1.1	11	4.5 in
99	Fayetteville, NC	1.1	11	2.5 in
99	Huntington, WV	1.1	11	3.0 in
99	Laredo, TX	1.1	11	2.5 in
110	New York, NY	1.0	10	3.0 in
110	Deltona, FL	1.0	10	3.0 in
110	Palm Bay, FL	1.0	10	2.0 in
110	Harrisburg, PA	1.0	10	1.75 in
110	Savannah, GA	1.0	10	2.5 in
110	Asheville, NC	1.0	10	2.5 in
110	Mobile, AL	1.0	10	2.0 in
110	Trenton, NJ	1.0	10	1.75 in
110	Clarksville, TN	1.0	10	3.0 in
110	Utica, NY	1.0	10	2.0 in
120	Detroit, MI	0.9	9	2.25 in
120	Worcester, MA	0.9	9	2.0 in
120	Poughkeepsie, NY	0.9	9	1.75 in
120	Scranton, PA	0.9	9	2.75 in
120	Montgomery, AL	0.9	9	2.75 in
120	Hagerstown, MD	0.9	9	4.0 in
120	Bend, OR	0.9	9	2.0 in
127	Miami, FL	0.8	8	3.0 in
127	Lansing, MI	0.8	8	2.0 in
127	Youngstown, OH	0.8	8	1.75 in
127	Tallahassee, FL	0.8	8	2.0 in
127	Columbus, GA	0.8	8	2.0 in
127	Tuscaloosa, AL	0.8	8	2.5 in
133	Salt Lake City, UT	0.7	7	1.75 in
133	New Orleans, LA	0.7	7	2.5 in
133	Columbia, SC	0.7	7	2.75 in
133	Toledo, OH	0.7	7	2.5 in
133	Green Bay, WI	0.7	7	2.5 in
133	Daphne, AL	0.7	7	2.0 in
133	Kalamazoo, MI	0.7	7	2.0 in
140	Boston, MA	0.6	6	2.0 in
140	Las Vegas, NV	0.6	6	2.0 in
140	Providence, RI	0.6	6	2.0 in
140	Grand Rapids, MI	0.6	6	2.75 in
140	Syracuse, NY	0.6	6	1.75 in
140	Slidell, LA	0.6	6	1.75 in
146	Rochester, NY	0.5	5	1.5 in
146	Ogden, UT	0.5	5	2.0 in
146	New Haven, CT	0.5	5	2.0 in
146	Flint, MI	0.5	5	2.75 in
146	Gainesville, FL	0.5	5	2.5 in
146	Norwich, CT	0.5	5	1.75 in
152	Buffalo, NY	0.4	4	1.5 in
152	Cape Coral, FL	0.4	4	1.25 in
152	Boise, ID	0.4	4	1.5 in
152	Brownsville, TX	0.4	4	2.0 in
152	Hilton Head Island, SC	0.4	4	2.5 in
157	Tampa, FL	0.3	3	1.5 in
157	Bridgeport, CT	0.3	3	1.75 in
157	Waterbury, CT	0.3	3	3.0 in
157	Corpus Christi, TX	0.3	3	3.0 in
157	Ocala, FL	0.3	3	3.0 in
157	Naples, FL	0.3	3	1.5 in
157	Erie, PA	0.3	3	2.0 in
164	North Port, FL	0.2	2	1.75 in
164	Reno, NV	0.2	2	1.5 in
164	Portland, ME	0.2	2	2.0 in
164	Atlantic City, NJ	0.2	2	1.25 in
168	Bakersfield, CA	0.1	1	1.0 in
168	Lakeland, FL	0.1	1	1.75 in
168	Stockton, CA	0.1	1	1.0 in
168	Provo, UT	0.1	1	1.75 in
168	Spokane, WA	0.1	1	1.25 in
168	Visalia, CA	0.1	1	1.25 in
168	Eugene, OR	0.1	1	1.25 in
168	Kennewick, WA	0.1	1	1.0 in
168	Crestview, FL	0.1	1	1.0 in
177	Los Angeles, CA	0.0	0	0.88 in
177	Riverside, CA	0.0	0	No reports
177	San Francisco, CA	0.0	0	No reports
177	Seattle, WA	0.0	0	No reports
177	San Diego, CA	0.0	0	0.75 in
177	Portland, OR	0.0	0	No reports
177	Sacramento, CA	0.0	0	0.88 in
177	San Jose, CA	0.0	0	0.75 in
177	Fresno, CA	0.0	0	0.75 in
177	Honolulu, HI	0.0	0	4.25 in
177	Oxnard, CA	0.0	0	No reports
177	Modesto, CA	0.0	0	1.0 in
177	Santa Rosa, CA	0.0	0	0.25 in
177	Vallejo, CA	0.0	0	0.5 in
177	Salem, OR	0.0	0	No reports
177	Santa Maria, CA	0.0	0	No reports
177	Salinas, CA	0.0	0	1.0 in
177	Anchorage, AK	0.0	0	No reports
177	Olympia, WA	0.0	0	No reports
177	Merced, CA	0.0	0	1.75 in
177	Bremerton, WA	0.0	0	No reports
177	San Luis Obispo, CA	0.0	0	No reports
177	Yakima, WA	0.0	0	1.0 in
177	Santa Cruz, CA	0.0	0	1.0 in

About this data

Each city counts days with at least one report of hail 1 inch or larger within 15 miles of its center, not of any one property. A day counts once, however many reports it has.
Days a year is the 10-year total divided by 10. Cities with the same total share a rank. The ranking moves forward a year each January.
Reports come from trained spotters and the public, so they cluster near towns and roads.
No report does not mean no hail. Hail can fall where no one is there to report it.
This is not a damage or insurance assessment.

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