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Edition 2009-05

Hail days by metro, May 2009.

In May 2009, 106 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 113 in May 2008. Oklahoma City, OK led with 5 days, against its own May mean of 1.8 over 12 prior years of record. Savannah, GA was furthest above its own record, at 4 days against a mean of 0.7. On 100 percent of metro hail days at least one report was measured by a person or an instrument; the rest were detected by radar alone. Nationally the month had 30 days with hail on record, against 31 a year earlier.

106

Of 333 metros with a hail day

30

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

4.25in

Largest measured, 1 May, TX

Hail days by metro, May 2009

Against each metro's own May on record

Hail days by metro, May 2009: each metro's hail days in the window, its year to date, its own mean for the span over the record, the share of its days carried by a measured report, and its largest measured and largest detected hail.
Rank Metro Days Year to date May mean Measured share Largest measured Largest detected
01 Oklahoma City, OK 5 +3.3 7 1.8 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.50″ None detected
02 Savannah, GA 4 +3.3 6 0.7 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
03 Fort Worth, TX 3 +1.9 5 1.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
04 Tampa, FL 3 +2.6 4 0.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
05 Wichita, KS 3 +0.8 4 2.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
06 Pompano Beach, FL 3 +2.6 4 0.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
07 Springfield, IL 3 +2.5 3 0.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
08 Chicago, IL 2 +1.7 4 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
09 Miami, FL 2 +1.1 2 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
10 Tulsa, OK 2 +0.3 5 1.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
11 Arlington, TX 2 +1.2 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
12 Irving, TX 2 +1.1 3 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
13 Norfolk, VA 2 +1.3 3 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
14 Baton Rouge, LA 2 +1.7 3 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
15 Grand Prairie, TX 2 +1.4 2 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
16 Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 +0.8 3 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
17 Denton, TX 2 +1.3 2 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
18 Hollywood, FL 2 +0.8 3 1.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
19 Jackson, MS 2 +1.3 3 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
20 Coral Springs, FL 2 +1.5 3 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
21 Norman, OK 2 +0.8 4 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
22 Columbia, MO 2 +0.9 4 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
23 North Charleston, SC 2 +0.9 6 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
24 Independence, MO 2 +1.3 3 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
25 Broken Arrow, OK 2 +0.7 6 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
26 Tuscaloosa, AL 2 +1.2 4 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.50″ None detected
27 Davie, FL 2 +0.8 3 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
28 Suffolk, VA 2 +1.5 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
29 San Antonio, TX 1 +0.3 4 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.38″ None detected
30 Jacksonville, FL 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
31 Indianapolis, IN 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
32 Denver, CO 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
33 Nashville, TN 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
34 Boston, MA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
35 Portland, OR 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
36 Louisville, KY 1 +0.3 3 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
37 Kansas City, MO 1 −0.1 2 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
38 Omaha, NE 1 −0.9 3 1.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
39 Raleigh, NC 1 −0.3 1 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
40 Virginia Beach, VA 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
41 Aurora, CO 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
42 Cincinnati, OH 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
43 Pittsburgh, PA 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
44 Greensboro, NC 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
45 Lincoln, NE 1 +0.3 3 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
46 St. Louis, MO 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
47 Reno, NV 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
48 Laredo, TX 1 +0.8 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
49 Chesapeake, VA 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
50 Port St. Lucie, FL 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
51 Boise City, ID 1 +0.8 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
52 Richmond, VA 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
53 Hialeah, FL 1 +0.3 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
54 McKinney, TX 1 +0.4 3 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
55 Worcester, MA 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
56 Tallahassee, FL 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
57 Columbus, GA 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
58 Knoxville, TN 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
59 Overland Park, KS 1 −0.7 1 1.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
60 Birmingham, AL 1 +0.3 4 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
61 Grand Rapids, MI 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
62 Vancouver, WA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
63 Montgomery, AL 1 +0.8 5 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
64 Brownsville, TX 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
65 Akron, OH 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
66 Newport News, VA 1 +0.8 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
67 Clarksville, TN 1 +0.3 6 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
68 Cary, NC 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
69 Pembroke Pines, FL 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
70 Springfield, MO 1 −0.6 3 1.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
71 Murfreesboro, TN 1 +0.5 4 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
72 Macon-Bibb County, GA 1 −0.1 2 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
73 Charleston, SC 1 +0.3 4 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
74 Kansas City, KS 1 −0.3 2 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
75 Joliet, IL 1 +0.3 3 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
76 Olathe, KS 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
77 Rockford, IL 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
78 Gainesville, FL 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
79 Visalia, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
80 Miramar, FL 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
81 New Haven, CT 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
82 Meridian, ID 1 +0.8 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
83 Lewisville, TX 1 +0.3 3 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
84 Carrollton, TX 1 +0.3 3 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
85 Topeka, KS 1 ±0 4 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
86 Allentown, PA 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
87 Wilmington, NC 1 −0.3 1 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
88 Rochester, MN 1 +0.3 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
89 Lakeland, FL 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
90 Lafayette, LA 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
91 Hartford, CT 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
92 Cambridge, MA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
93 Nampa, ID 1 +1.0 2 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
94 Greeley, CO 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
95 Beaumont, TX 1 +0.7 4 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
96 Allen, TX 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
97 Miami Gardens, FL 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
98 Gresham, OR 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
99 Sparks, NV 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
100 Centennial, CO 1 +0.3 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
101 Brockton, MA 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
102 Bend, OR 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
103 Lee's Summit, MO 1 −0.3 1 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
104 Fishers, IN 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
105 Carmel, IN 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
106 Quincy, MA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected

By state

The states by the hail days filed under each by its source, busiest first, with May 2008 beside it. The first 15 of 47; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Texas 21 days
    • 21 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 18 in May 2008
  2. 02 Mississippi 16 days
    • 16 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 9 in May 2008
  3. 03 Georgia 16 days
    • 16 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 10 in May 2008
  4. 04 Florida 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 6 in May 2008
  5. 05 Alabama 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 10 in May 2008
  6. 06 Nebraska 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 10 in May 2008
  7. 07 Oklahoma 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 15 in May 2008
  8. 08 North Carolina 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 8 in May 2008
  9. 09 Arkansas 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 9 in May 2008
  10. 10 South Carolina 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 6 in May 2008
  11. 11 Missouri 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 13 in May 2008
  12. 12 Illinois 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 7 in May 2008
  13. 13 Virginia 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 5 in May 2008
  14. 14 Louisiana 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 6 in May 2008
  15. 15 Tennessee 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 8 in May 2008

The busiest day of the month

Friday 15 May 2009

Hail reports
872
Sources
×3
Measured
4.00″
States
18

Against May 2008

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the May 2008 edition has the full table. Wichita, KS led then with 5 days.

106 −7

Metros with a hail day

May 2008 113

30 −1

Days with hail on record nationally

May 2008 31

30 −1

Days with a measured hail report

May 2008 31

6,581 −5,092

Hail reports, all sources

May 2008 11,673

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, May 2009. Compiled 24 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2009/05

Compiled 24 August 2026 from the public federal storm record. The figures are the record as it stands; a revision by a federal source is carried here at the same address. The file carries every metro in the series, the ones with nothing this month included, with the same provenance line inside it.

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How this series is made

A metro
A metro, as this series uses the word, is a place the Census Bureau lists with a population of 100,000 or more, not a metropolitan statistical area. Smaller places have a hail-history page of their own; they are not in this table.
A hail day
A calendar date with at least one hail report in the archive within 10 miles of the metro's Census centre, from any source. Four sources describing one storm are one afternoon of hail, not four.
The mean
The metro's own hail days over the same span of the calendar, May, in each of the 12 prior years the record reaches, from 1997, divided by those years. A span is compared with itself, never with the country.
The measured share
Of a metro's hail days, the share on which at least one report came from a person or an instrument rather than from radar alone. A detection is a detection and is marked as one here and in every document we issue; the two are never added together.
Overlap
Two metros within 20 miles of each other share reports, so their counts are not exclusive and the national figures are distinct dates, not a sum of the table. The table ranks the record around each centre; it is not a report on any property, and it states no opinion about one.
The record
Searched from 1997 to today. Compiled 24 August 2026 and rebuilt as the federal sources revise it. Records are reproduced as the federal sources published them. The coverage page states what the record holds, by kind and by year.

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