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Edition 2011-05

Hail days by metro, May 2011.

In May 2011, 134 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 125 in May 2010. Columbia, MO led with 6 days, against its own May mean of 1.3 over 14 prior years of record. 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 31 days with hail on record, against 31 a year earlier.

134

Of 333 metros with a hail day

31

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

6.00in

Largest measured, 23 May, OK

Hail days by metro, May 2011

Against each metro's own May on record

Hail days by metro, May 2011: 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 Columbia, MO 6 +4.7 10 1.3 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.25″ None detected
02 Fort Worth, TX 5 +3.9 9 1.1 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.75″ None detected
03 Irving, TX 5 +4.1 9 0.9 100% 5 of 5 days measured 4.25″ None detected
04 Dallas, TX 4 +3.0 7 1.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 4.25″ None detected
05 Omaha, NE 4 +2.2 5 1.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
06 Minneapolis, MN 4 +3.1 4 0.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.50″ None detected
07 Arlington, TX 4 +3.1 6 0.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.75″ None detected
08 Cleveland, OH 4 +3.4 7 0.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
09 Plano, TX 4 +3.5 10 0.5 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
10 Frisco, TX 4 +3.7 10 0.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
11 Denton, TX 4 +3.2 8 0.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.25″ None detected
12 Lewisville, TX 4 +3.4 9 0.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.00″ None detected
13 Carrollton, TX 4 +3.4 9 0.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.00″ None detected
14 Richardson, TX 4 +3.4 14 0.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.75″ None detected
15 Allen, TX 4 +3.1 11 0.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
16 Austin, TX 3 +2.2 5 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
17 Indianapolis, IN 3 +2.5 4 0.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
18 Orlando, FL 3 +2.7 5 0.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
19 Durham, NC 3 +2.3 4 0.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
20 St. Louis, MO 3 +1.9 12 1.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 4.50″ None detected
21 Garland, TX 3 +2.3 12 0.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.75″ None detected
22 McKinney, TX 3 +2.4 8 0.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
23 Little Rock, AR 3 +2.2 11 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
24 Grand Prairie, TX 3 +2.3 5 0.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.75″ None detected
25 Overland Park, KS 3 +1.4 5 1.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
26 Cary, NC 3 +2.2 5 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
27 Dayton, OH 3 +2.1 5 0.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 3.00″ None detected
28 Ann Arbor, MI 3 +2.1 3 0.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.50″ None detected
29 Fishers, IN 3 +2.1 6 0.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
30 Wichita Falls, TX 3 +1.8 6 1.2 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
31 Carmel, IN 3 +2.4 6 0.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.50″ None detected
32 Chicago, IL 2 +1.5 3 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
33 Jacksonville, FL 2 +1.4 6 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
34 Charlotte, NC 2 +1.4 4 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
35 Denver, CO 2 +0.9 2 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
36 Oklahoma City, OK 2 ±0 3 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
37 Milwaukee, WI 2 +1.5 4 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.50″ None detected
38 Tulsa, OK 2 +0.4 5 1.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
39 Wichita, KS 2 −0.3 6 2.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
40 Cincinnati, OH 2 +1.5 3 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
41 St. Paul, MN 2 +1.4 2 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
42 Madison, WI 2 +1.4 5 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
43 Fort Wayne, IN 2 +0.8 4 1.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
44 Norfolk, VA 2 +1.3 2 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
45 Huntsville, AL 2 +1.2 5 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
46 Cape Coral, FL 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
47 Fayetteville, NC 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
48 Sioux Falls, SD 2 +1.1 3 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
49 Akron, OH 2 +1.2 3 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
50 Shreveport, LA 2 +0.8 6 1.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
51 Springfield, MO 2 +0.5 5 1.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
52 Kansas City, KS 2 +0.6 4 1.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
53 Joliet, IL 2 +1.2 4 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
54 Olathe, KS 2 +1.0 5 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
55 Mesquite, TX 2 +1.4 6 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
56 Rockford, IL 2 +1.5 5 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
57 Midland, TX 2 +0.9 2 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
58 Cedar Rapids, IA 2 +1.0 8 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
59 Topeka, KS 2 +1.1 4 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 5.25″ None detected
60 College Station, TX 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
61 Allentown, PA 2 +1.4 4 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
62 Broken Arrow, OK 2 +0.7 4 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
63 Springfield, IL 2 +1.1 6 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
64 Lansing, MI 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
65 Peoria, IL 2 +1.1 4 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
66 Tyler, TX 2 +1.4 3 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
67 Concord, NC 2 +1.1 3 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
68 Davenport, IA 2 +1.1 10 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
69 Houston, TX 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
70 Philadelphia, PA 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
71 San Antonio, TX 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
72 Nashville, TN 1 +0.1 6 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
73 Washington, DC 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
74 Las Vegas, NV 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
75 Detroit, MI 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
76 Louisville, KY 1 +0.3 3 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
77 Memphis, TN 1 −0.1 4 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
78 Baltimore, MD 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
79 Fresno, CA 1 +0.9 5 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
80 Sacramento, CA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
81 Atlanta, GA 1 −0.4 5 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
82 Kansas City, MO 1 −0.3 6 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
83 Raleigh, NC 1 −0.3 2 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
84 Virginia Beach, VA 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
85 Aurora, CO 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
86 New Orleans, LA 1 +0.9 2 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
87 Lexington-Fayette, KY 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
88 Lincoln, NE 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
89 North Las Vegas, NV 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
90 Lubbock, TX 1 −0.6 2 1.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
91 Toledo, OH 1 ±0 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
92 Laredo, TX 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
93 Chesapeake, VA 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
94 Winston-Salem, NC 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
95 Tacoma, WA 1 +1.0 2 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
96 Worcester, MA 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
97 Augusta, GA 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
98 Birmingham, AL 1 +0.3 6 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
99 Grand Rapids, MI 1 +0.1 6 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
100 Providence, RI 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
101 Chattanooga, TN 1 +0.1 4 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
102 Newport News, VA 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
103 Aurora, IL 1 +0.3 5 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
104 Fort Collins, CO 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
105 Killeen, TX 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
106 Roseville, CA 1 +0.9 3 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
107 Alexandria, VA 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
108 Naperville, IL 1 +0.1 5 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
109 Savannah, GA 1 +0.1 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
110 Pasadena, TX 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
111 Thornton, CO 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
112 Waco, TX 1 +0.1 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
113 Columbia, SC 1 +0.5 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
114 Hampton, VA 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
115 Warren, MI 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
116 Fargo, ND 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
117 Round Rock, TX 1 +0.4 5 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
118 Norman, OK 1 −0.4 2 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.51″ None detected
119 Clovis, CA 1 +0.9 5 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
120 Rochester, MN 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
121 Lakeland, FL 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
122 North Charleston, SC 1 −0.1 2 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
123 Arvada, CO 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
124 High Point, NC 1 +0.1 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
125 Evansville, IN 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
126 Westminster, CO 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
127 Elgin, IL 1 ±0 4 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
128 Greeley, CO 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
129 Pueblo, CO 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
130 Centennial, CO 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
131 Dearborn, MI 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
132 Green Bay, WI 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
133 Lee's Summit, MO 1 −0.4 4 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
134 South Bend, IN 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected

By state

The states by the hail days filed under each by its source, busiest first, with May 2010 beside it. The first 15 of 48; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Texas 18 days
    • 18 measured
    • 5.00″
    • 20 in May 2010
  2. 02 Missouri 18 days
    • 18 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 17 in May 2010
  3. 03 Kansas 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 6.00″
    • 18 in May 2010
  4. 04 Illinois 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 15 in May 2010
  5. 05 Indiana 14 days
    • 14 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 9 in May 2010
  6. 06 Ohio 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 9 in May 2010
  7. 07 Virginia 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 8 in May 2010
  8. 08 Oklahoma 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 6.00″
    • 15 in May 2010
  9. 09 North Carolina 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 9 in May 2010
  10. 10 Nebraska 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 13 in May 2010
  11. 11 Michigan 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 7 in May 2010
  12. 12 Arkansas 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 11 in May 2010
  13. 13 Iowa 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 5 in May 2010
  14. 14 South Carolina 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 6 in May 2010
  15. 15 Kentucky 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 11 in May 2010

The busiest day of the month

Sunday 22 May 2011

Hail reports
1,665
Sources
×3
Measured
4.50″
States
19

Against May 2010

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the May 2010 edition has the full table. Fort Wayne, IN led then with 6 days.

134 +9

Metros with a hail day

May 2010 125

31 ±0

Days with hail on record nationally

May 2010 31

31 ±0

Days with a measured hail report

May 2010 31

13,486 +4,000

Hail reports, all sources

May 2010 9,486

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, May 2011. Compiled 24 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2011/05

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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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 14 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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