Riskiest Counties for Hail

Ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hail hazard score · code HAIL

Hail risk reflects ice stones from severe thunderstorms that damage property and crops. FEMA's National Risk Index scores each county's hail hazard from its expected annual loss, annualized event frequency, and exposed population. Dallas County, Texas currently leads the nation with a hail score of 100.0 and $128M in expected annual loss. Texas, Colorado, Missouri account for much of the highest-rated hail risk in this dataset.

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County Rankings

#CountyStateHail ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1Dallas CountyTX
100.0
Very High 8.92 / yr$128M
2Tarrant CountyTX
100.0
Very High 9.42 / yr$113M
3Bexar CountyTX
99.9
Very High 2.96 / yr$72M
4Collin CountyTX
99.9
Very High 8.79 / yr$97M
5Denver CountyCO
99.9
Very High 8.29 / yr$72M
6Lubbock CountyTX
99.8
Very High 4.93 / yr$35M
7Jefferson CountyCO
99.8
Very High 6.86 / yr$58M
8Arapahoe CountyCO
99.8
Very High 8.62 / yr$64M
9St. Louis CountyMO
99.7
Very High 5.26 / yr$38M
10Oklahoma CountyOK
99.7
Very High 11.21 / yr$27M
11Denton CountyTX
99.7
Very High 9.74 / yr$43M
12Adams CountyCO
99.7
Very High 8.16 / yr$44M
13Hennepin CountyMN
99.6
Very High 6.41 / yr$31M
14El Paso CountyTX
99.6
Very High 0.43 / yr$15M
15Potter CountyTX
99.6
Very High 8.39 / yr$20M
16Maricopa CountyAZ
99.5
Very High 0.28 / yr$24M
17Douglas CountyNE
99.5
Very High 6.87 / yr$24M
18Warren CountyKY
99.5
Very High 3.14 / yr$23M
19Travis CountyTX
99.4
Very High 3.90 / yr$25M
20Jackson CountyMO
99.4
Very High 8.17 / yr$21M
21Hale CountyTX
99.4
Very High 5.75 / yr$16M
22Hinds CountyMS
99.3
Very High 4.16 / yr$13M
23Taylor CountyTX
99.3
Very High 5.65 / yr$19M
24Columbia CountyWI
99.3
Very High 3.64 / yr$21M
25Hidalgo CountyTX
99.2
Very High 0.55 / yr$10M

Showing the top 25 seeded counties for hail risk.

Hail Risk by State

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