NOAA’s National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center Annual Severe Weather Report Summary reported 6,962 hail events in 2023 compared to 4,436 in 2022. Texas, and Nebraska had the largest number of hail events according to NOAA in 2023.

According to a March 2023 analysis by State Farm, the company paid out over $3.5 billion in hail claims in 2022, an increase of more than $1 billion from 2021 due to increased hail claims and inflation.  State Farm’s top states for hail claims were Minnesota, Texas, Arkansas, Illinois and Nebraska.

Property hail claims

Resources

• Verisk Ice, Fire, Wind, and Water Whitepaper Series (includes Hail and Severe Thunderstorm Risk)
• State Farm Hail Report, March 14, 2023
• NOAA’s National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center Annual Severe Weather Report Summary 2022
• NOAA’s National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center Annual Severe Weather Report Summary 2023