list of costly or deadly hailstorms

! Date

! Location

! Incident

| Potter, Nebraska, US

| Measuring {{convert|7|in|0|abbr=on}} in diameter, and weighing {{convert|1.5|lb|g|abbr=on}}, this hailstone is believed to be the record largest known in the U.S. at the time.[https://web.archive.org/web/20030807092143/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/08/0804_030804_largesthailstone.html Largest Hailstone in U.S. History Found]

| Southern California, US

| Golf ball to baseball-sized hail occurred in parts of southern California, including {{convert|2.75|in|cm|abbr=on}} (possibly larger) hail around Boulevard and in Riverside County. That is the largest hail recorded in southern California. A severe thunderstorm also struck San Bernardino.{{cite web |title=A History of Significant Weather Events in Southern California |url=http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/document/weatherhistory.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127110414/http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/document/weatherhistory.pdf |archive-date=27 November 2007 |access-date=24 November 2013}}

| Coffeyville, Kansas, US

| At the time the largest hailstone ever found in the U.S., measuring {{convert|5.7|in|abbr=on}} diameter, {{convert|17.5|in|abbr=on}} circumference, and {{convert|1.67|lb|g|abbr=on}}.

| Fort Collins, Colorado, US

| A violent forty-minute hailstorm bombed Fort Collins, CO, with hail up to grapefruit size. Two thousand homes and 2500 automobiles were severely damaged, and about 25 people were injured, mainly when hit on the head by the huge stones. A three-month-old baby died of a fractured skull, struck by a large hailstone while being carried by her mother, who was running with her to seek cover.{{cite web|url=http://www.wecsa.com/FCClimate/ClimHist.pdf |title=The Recorded Climatic History of Fort Collins, Colorado |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030402092245/http://www.wecsa.com/FCClimate/ClimHist.pdf |archive-date=2 April 2003}}

| Denver, Colorado, US

| Softball-sized hail destroyed roofs and cars, causing $625 million in total damage ($1.1 billion in damage adjusted to 2013 dollars).{{cite web|url=http://www.rmiia.org/Catastrophes_and_Statistics/Hail.htm |title=Colorado hail statistics - Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association |publisher=Rmiia.org |access-date=24 November 2013}}

| Calgary, Alberta, Canada

| A thunderstorm caused $342 million worth of insurable damage{{cite web|url=http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/08/11/14992156.html |title=Calgary storm costliest in Canadian history |publisher=Torontosun.com |access-date=24 November 2013}} in Calgary. Thirteen additional hailstorms between 1981 and 1998 caused an estimated $600 million in damage in the Calgary area alone.{{cite journal|title=Urban hailstorms: a view from Alberta |publisher=Springerlink.com |doi=10.1007/BF00605280 |year=1995 |last1=Charlton |first1=Robert B. |last2=Kachman |first2=Bradley M. |last3=Wojtiw |first3=Lubomir |journal=Natural Hazards |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=29–75 |bibcode=1995NatHa..12...29C |s2cid=128698124 }}

| Wichita, Kansas, US

| Two batches of severe thunderstorms, occurring within 6 hours of each other, dumped hailstones up to {{convert|4.5|in|cm|abbr=on}} in diameter across Sedgwick, including the city of Wichita, and surrounding counties in south-central Kansas. Over 10,000 homes were damaged. The hail left wheat fields in a near total loss. Estimated property damage totaled $500 million with crop damage at $100 million. The thunderstorm episode ranks as one of the worst ever to hit Kansas.{{cite web|url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ddc/wxtrivia/wxtrvJun.php |title=Today's Weather Trivia: Dodge City, KS |publisher=Crh.noaa.gov |access-date=24 November 2013}}

| Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, US

| The 1995 Mayfest Storm produced $1.1 billion insured losses, and total storm damage was reported at around $2 billion. The storms produced hail about the size of softballs.{{cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/?n=mayfest15 |title=National Weather Service Forecast Office - WFO, Ft. Worth, Texas |publisher=Srh.noaa.gov |access-date=24 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502141112/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/?n=mayfest15 |archive-date=2 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/encyclopedia/thunder/ftworth.html |title=Storm Encyclopedia |publisher=weather.com |access-date=24 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203031812/http://www.weather.com/encyclopedia/thunder/ftworth.html |archive-date=3 December 2013 }}{{cite news |url=https://torrentialrainandhailstones.wordpress.com/ | title=Storm Insurance}}

| Calgary, Alberta, and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

| Orange-sized hailstones caused almost $300 million worth of damage in Calgary and Winnipeg, as well as serious flooding. Notably, one-third of cars damaged by the storm were irreparable.{{Cite web|date=21 July 2014|title=Ice In Summer? Check Out These Notable Hailstorms|url=https://www.farmersalmanac.com/summer-ice-storms-18761|access-date=26 July 2020|website=Farmers’ Almanac|language=en}}

| Lake Worth, Texas, US

| The last known hail fatality in the United States occurred. The victim was Juan Oseguera, a nineteen-year-old man who died from head injuries after being hit by a softball-sized hailstone in Lake Worth.[http://edition.cnn.com/2000/WEATHER/03/30/ft.worth.tornado.01/index.html#1 Fort Worth surveys tornado damage, counts the cost - 30 March 2000 - CNN.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522131455/http://edition.cnn.com/2000/WEATHER/03/30/ft.worth.tornado.01/index.html#1 |date=22 May 2008 }}

| Chicago area, Illinois, US

| $572 million. Golfball-, baseball-, and softball-sized hail damaged roofs, cars, patio furniture, skylights, and windows in the area's worst and most widespread hailstorm in 30 years (McHenry, Lake, northern Kane, northern Cook County). Around 100,000 homes lost power. Hail was {{convert|3|in|mm|abbr=on}} deep in many areas. There were 100 canceled flights, and train service was disrupted.{{cite web|url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lot/stormdata/may2000.pdf |title=Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - National Weather Service |access-date=24 November 2013}}

| St. Louis, Missouri, US

| $2.0 billion+. The costliest hailstorm in US history struck the I-70 corridor of eastern Kansas, across Missouri, into southwestern Illinois producing many baseball-sized hail reports.{{cite web|url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lsx/?n=april_10_2001 |title=NOAA's National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office - St Louis, MO |publisher=Crh.noaa.gov |access-date=24 November 2013}}

| Aurora, Nebraska, US

| The largest hailstone on record at the time fell on this date. It had a {{convert|7|in|mm|0|adj=on}} diameter and a circumference of {{convert|18.74|in|mm}}.{{cite web|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/08/0804_030804_largesthailstone.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030807092143/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/08/0804_030804_largesthailstone.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 August 2003 |title=Largest Hailstone in U.S. History Found |publisher=News.nationalgeographic.com |date=28 October 2010 |access-date=24 November 2013}}

| Edmonton, Alberta Canada

| Grape-golf-ball sized hail and more than {{convert|150|mm|in}} of rain in fell in 30 minutes, leaving {{convert|6|cm|in}} deep of hail on the ground and flash flooding, it is estimated to be a 1-in-200 year event. Over 20,000 People were evacuated from West Edmonton Mall when the weight from the hail and rain caused the glass roofs to shatter.{{cite web|last1=St. Clair|first1=Chris|title=Top Five Most Expensive Floods in Canada This Century |url=https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/top-five-most-expensive-floods-in-canada-this-century-/25124|website=The Weather Network|publisher=Meteo Media|access-date=22 August 2016|date=12 April 2014}}

| San Marcos, Texas, US

| Hail of sizes up to {{convert|10|cm|in|abbr=on}}[http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ewx/html/wxevent/2006/apr2006.htm April 2006 Weather Review - National Weather Service Forecast Office - WFO, Austin/San Antonio, Texas] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724133047/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ewx/html/wxevent/2006/apr2006.htm |date=24 July 2008 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ewx/html/wxevent/2006/lsrapr2021.htm |title=Preliminary [[Local Storm Report]] - National Weather Service |access-date=9 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114202018/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ewx/html/wxevent/2006/lsrapr2021.htm |archive-date=14 January 2009 |url-status=dead }} results in 10,000 auto claims, 7,000 homeowner and commercial property claims ranging between $100–160 million insured losses.{{cite web |url=http://www.insurancecouncil.org/news/2006/june022006.doc |title=Central Texas Hailstorms were Costly - The Insurance Council of Texas |access-date=24 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219062525/http://www.insurancecouncil.org/news/2006/june022006.doc |archive-date=19 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}[https://web.archive.org/web/20080528032640/http://www.ci.san-marcos.tx.us/departments/police/documents/YrinReview06.pdf 2006 Year in Review - San Marcos Police Department] One woman was hospitalized.{{cite web|url=http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2006/06/02/69106.htm |title=Losses from April Hailstorms in Central Texas Reach $160M |publisher=Insurance Journal |date=2 June 2006 |access-date=24 November 2013}} The storm was especially costly at the San Marcos Outlet Malls and a nearby Toyota dealership.[https://web.archive.org/web/20061005125808/http://www.ci.san-marcos.tx.us/Departments/planning/documents/NOTEPADS5.06.pdf News from the Planning and Development Services Department - City of San Marcos, Texas][http://www.news8austin.com/content/headlines/?ArID=160270&SecID=2 Storms strike again - News 8 Austin] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

| Denver, Colorado, US

| A hailstorm in the western suburbs of Denver caused $770 million (USD) damage.{{cite web|url=http://www.rmiia.org/Catastrophes_and_Statistics/Hail.asp |title=Hail Damage and Statistics |publisher=Rmiia.org |access-date=24 November 2013}}

| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US

| Two major hailstorms separated by less than a week caused damage to large portions of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Damages from the first storm caused an estimated $595 million (USD) damage, and the second storm was expected to be around the same, totaling around $1 billion in damages.{{cite web|last=Mecoy |first=Don |url=http://www.newsok.com/article/3465717 |title=The Daily Oklahoman |publisher=Newsok.com |date=3 June 2010 |access-date=24 November 2013}}

| Calgary, Alberta, Canada

| The hailstorm that pounded Calgary on 12 July eclipsed the record originally set in 1991, with insurable damages totaling at least $400 million,{{cite web |title=Calgary hailstorm sets damage record |date=12 August 2010 |website=CBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618040205/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-hailstorm-sets-damage-record-1.925450 |archive-date=18 June 2021 |url-status=live |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-hailstorm-sets-damage-record-1.925450}} excluding agricultural crop damage. The storm brought hail as wide as {{convert|4|cm|in|abbr=on}}.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}

| Vivian, South Dakota, US

| The largest diameter hailstone known, measuring {{convert|7.87|in|cm|abbr=on}} in diameter and weighing {{convert|1.9375|lb|kg|2|abbr=on}}, fell on Vivian during an exceptional hailstorm.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXgYH9pTu_Y |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522065527/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXgYH9pTu_Y |archive-date=22 May 2014 |url-status=dead|title=World Record Hail Stone Found |publisher=YouTube |date=30 July 2010 |access-date=24 November 2013}}

| Phoenix, Arizona, US

| The 5 Oct hailstones - some exceeding 2 inches in diameter - pounded cars, smashed windows and blasted apart roof tiles and shingles. The storm caused more than $2.7 billion in property damage, putting Arizona atop the 2010 list of states with the most insured-property losses.{{Cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2011/10/03/20111003weather-phoenix-hail-damage-disputes.html#ixzz5lOfpDq3O|title = Help Center - the Arizona Republic}}

| St. Louis, Missouri, US

| Series of [http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lsx/?n=04_28_2012 hailstorms] amount to 2nd costliest in U.S. history at estimated $1.6 billion in insured losses{{cite web|url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=lsx&storyid=88129&source=0 |title=April 28, 2012 Hailstorms In St. Louis Among The Most Costly In U.S. History |publisher=Crh.noaa.gov |access-date=24 November 2013}}

| Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, US

| Baseball- to softball-sized hail pummeled DFW causing significant damage to cars, houses, and other buildings. Estimated damages were approximately $900 million.{{cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/?n=june132012 |title=June 13th 2012 Hailstorms - National Weather Service |publisher=Srh.noaa.gov |access-date=24 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203024242/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/?n=june132012 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}

| Calgary, Alberta, Canada

| A storm, with hailstones approximately the size of golf balls, battered Calgary for 10 minutes. A subsequent storm 2 days later brought in another round of hailstorm with high winds causing additional damage to the city. The cost of these events reached $552 million.[http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/12/20/calgary-hail-stor-environment-canadas-top-10-extreme-weather-events_n_2339941.html Calgary Hail Storm Makes Environment Canada's Top 10 Extreme Weather Events]

| San Antonio, Texas, US

| A storm producing hail up to the size of grapefruits pummeled the city causing extensive damage to cars, homes, windows, and roofs. It is estimated that the storm cost 1.4 billion dollars in losses (the costliest in the state's history).[http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/local/amp/San-Antonio-hail-storm-1-4-billion-in-losses-7269460.php San Antonio hail storm called costliest in Texas history with nearly $1.4 Billion in losses]

| Denver, Colorado, US

| In what was then the most catastrophic storm in state history, baseball-sized stones pummeled the west Denver Metro area, resulting in extensive damage to homes, windows, vehicles (many of which were in the late day commute), and roofs. The storm surpassed the state's costliest wildfires, forced the closure of the Colorado Mills Mall until the end of 2017, and caused $2.3 billion in damage.{{cite news |url=https://kdvr.com/photo-galleries/one-year-ago-billion-dollar-hail-storm-hits-colorado/ |title=One year ago: Billion-dollar hail storm hits Colorado |date=8 May 2018 |access-date=12 April 2024 |publisher=KDVR }}{{cite news |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2017/05/23/hailstorm-costliest-ever-metro-denver/ |title=Hailstorm is costliest ever for Colorado |last=Svaldi|first=Aldo |date=23 May 2017 |access-date=12 April 2024 |newspaper=Denver Post }}[http://www.rmiia.org/catastrophes_and_statistics/Hail.asp Hail Damage and Statistics]{{full|date=April 2024}}

| Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

| A storm system lasting over a week created severe hail and high wind damage, reaching from Minnesota to Texas to Virginia to New York. The Minneapolis metro area suffered especially, receiving hail damage to many buildings and vehicles. The total damage was estimated to be over $2.5 billion.{{cite web | url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/201706 | title=National Climage Report | date=2017 | publisher=NOAA | accessdate=9 August 2021 }}

| Calgary, Alberta, Canada

|Regarded as the hailstorm capital of Canada, a massive hailstorm of tennis-ball-sized pummeled northeastern Calgary and nearby communities. Preliminary damage estimates weigh in at least $1.2 billion, eclipsing the $400 million hailstorm event 10 years prior and becoming the 4th costliest natural disaster in Canada.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-hailstorm-costly-damage-1.5642317?fbclid=IwAR23mYxerviQvdH_7ReX4nSKXsCDnr41naUEONZdtZOqn1ZUOkSPOiSPstE |title=Calgary hailstorm that caused $1.2B in damage ranks as Canada's 4th costliest natural disaster |last=Rieger |first=Sarah |date=8 July 2020 |access-date=20 July 2020 |work=CBC News}}

|Near Innisfail and Penhold, Alberta, Canada

|A destructive hailstorm struck Central Alberta, in the area around Innisfail and Penhold. Notable destruction occurred to cars driving on Alberta Highway 2, in which RCMP stated over a pile-up of over 70 cars occurred. The largest hailstone in Canadian history was recorded from this event, with a hailstone being measured at {{Convert|123|mm|in|abbr=in}} in diameter and {{Convert|292.71|g|lb|abbr=out}}.{{Cite web |last=Corp |first=Pelmorex |date=4 August 2022 |title=Canada's largest recorded hailstone fell in Alberta |url=https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/forecasts/canadas-largest-hailstone-found-in-alberta |access-date=27 February 2025 |website=The Weather Network |language=en-ca}}

| Morrison, Colorado, US

| An evening severe thunderstorm produced several inches of hail, some stones measuring up to the size of golf balls and tennis balls. Over 90 people attending a Louis Tomlinson concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater were treated on-site as a result of hail-related injuries. Seven people were hospitalized.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/louis-tomlinson-red-rocks-hail-storm-hospital-injuries-1235359545/ | title=Freak Hail Storm During Louis Tomlinson's Red Rocks Show Hospitalizes 7, Injures Dozens| magazine=Billboard}}

| Denver, Colorado, US

| An unusually strong storm blanketed a large portion of the northeast Denver metro area in the late evening. Golf ball-sized stones damaged homes and vehicles, in an event comparable to the May 2017 hail storm. Due to the late hour the storm hit, much of the hail would not melt until the following day.{{cite web | url=https://www.denverpost.com/2024/05/31/colorado-weather-denver-hail-storm-march-30-damage-forecast-friday/ | title=Denver cleans up from overnight hail damage Friday, with more storms possible}}

|Calgary, Alberta, Canada

|Major hailstorm hit Calgary, causing tennis-ball-sized hail. It caused notable damage to CF Chinook Centre, southwest Calgary, and southeast Calgary. Major traffic jams along Calgary's highways were caused.{{Cite web |date=17 July 2024 |title=Weekend hailstorm left gardens decimated, broke through shopping mall's roof dome |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-july-weekend-hail-storm-1.6909208 |website=CBC News Calgary}}

|Calgary, Alberta, Canada

|A major hailstorm struck Calgary on 5 August 2024. It caused extensive damage to Calgary International Airport, and heavy damage to northwest and northeast Calgary. It is estimated to have caused over $2.8 billion in damage, and is one of the costliest hailstorms in history.{{Cite web |last=Heintz |first=Lauryn |date=11 September 2024 |title=August hailstorm in Calgary caused $2.8 billion in losses |url=https://calgary.citynews.ca/2024/09/11/calgary-august-hailstorm-insured-losses/ |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=CityNews Calgary |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Calgary hail storm the 2nd-costliest disaster in Canadian history after $2.8B in damage {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10750841/calgary-hail-2024-insurance-damage/ |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}

! Date

! Location

! Incident

| Outskirts of Chartres, France

| A freak hail storm struck and killed an estimated 1,000{{Cite web |url=http://www.stgeorges-windsor.org/archives/archive-features/image-of-the-month/title1/a-king-is-born-at-windsor.html |title=Eleanor Cracknell, Assistant Archivist, cites: Barnes, J., The History of that Most Victorious Monarch Edward IIId (Cambridge, 1688), p. 583. in 'A King is Born at Windsor', Windsor Castle Chapel Archives and Chapter Library at stgeorges-windsor.org |access-date=20 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604110801/http://www.stgeorges-windsor.org/archives/archive-features/image-of-the-month/title1/a-king-is-born-at-windsor.html |archive-date=4 June 2016 |url-status=dead }} English soldiers on Black Monday (1360) during the Hundred Years War

| Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England, UK

| The first known severe hailstorm in Britain is thought to have incurred fatalities.{{cite web |url=http://www.torro.org.uk/site/hail_extremes.php |title=European Hailstorm Extremes |publisher=Torro.org.uk |access-date=24 November 2013 |archive-date=21 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221143125/http://www.torro.org.uk/site/hail_extremes.php |url-status=dead }}

| Hitchin to Great Offley, Hertfordshire, England, UK

| A H8 level hailstorm is the most intense on record in Britain, known as the 1697 Hertfordshire Hailstorm.

|France and Dutch Republic

|Heavy damage to crops, leading to further economic turmoil in France and precipitating the French Revolution one year later.

| Netherlands, Germany

| From Brabant and Limburg in the Netherlands, Münsterland, Weserbergland, Brandenburg.

| Midlands and East Anglia, Central and Southern England

| One of Britain's worst ever hailstorms, possibly a supercell, caused massive destruction as hailstones reached up to {{convert|1.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} deep in places. The storm is also believed to have spawned several tornadoes, and the exact size of the hail that fell within it is unknown. The overall damage was so great that an entire new insurance company, The General Hail Insurance Company, was formed to help cope with future hailstorms. This company would later be known as the Norwich Union.{{cite web|url=http://www.geologywales.co.uk/storms/1843.htm |title=THE GREAT HAILSTORM OF AUGUST 9, 1843 |publisher=Geologywales.co.uk |access-date=24 November 2013}}

| Newport, Monmouthshire to Mundesley, Norfolk, UK

| A H6 level hailswath at least from points above and possibly longer is longest on record in Britain.

| Belgrade, Yugoslavia

| The hailstorm lasted for 5 minutes, causing heavy damage and killing many sparrows. Streets were covered in some places with {{convert|90|cm|ft|abbr=on}} of icy slush. The largest pieces were over {{convert|2|cm|in|abbr=on}} in diameter.{{Cite web |url=https://www.meteologos.rs/sacuvano-od-zaborava-velika-nocna-nepogoda-u-beogradu-od-24-maja-1937-godine/ |title=SAČUVANO OD ZABORAVA – VELIKA NOĆNA NEPOGODA U BEOGRADU OD 24. MAJA 1937. GODINE |access-date=12 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811142628/http://www.meteologos.rs/sacuvano-od-zaborava-velika-nocna-nepogoda-u-beogradu-od-24-maja-1937-godine/ |archive-date=11 August 2023 }}

| England and Wales

| Mineral dust blowing in from the Sahara met cold, moist air over the British Isles, forming unusually large hailstones (at least {{convert|7.5|cm}} across, possibly {{convert|10|cm}}) around the dust. In the thunderstorms that ensued, hail piled up to {{convert|45|cm}} deep and many towns flooded.{{cite book|chapter-url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312301861|title=Extreme Weather: Forty Years of the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO)|chapter=Severe Hailstorms in the United Kingdom and Ireland: A Climatological Survey with Recent and Historical Case Studies|pages=181–185|first1=Jonathan D.C.|last1=Webb|first2=Derek M.|last2=Elsom|access-date=2 October 2018|year=2016}}

| Munich, Bavaria, Germany

| Tennis ball-sized hail fell on Munich and surrounding areas on this date.http://elib.dlr.de/64721/1/85-heimann.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} It was the greatest loss event in the history of the German insurance industry: 200,000 cars were damaged and the storm cost an estimated 3 billion Deutschmark.{{cite web |url=http://www.munichre.com/en/group/history/natural_catastrophes.aspx |title=group history 1970–1989 |publisher=Munich Re |date=1 January 1974 |access-date=24 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224959/http://www.munichre.com/en/group/history/natural_catastrophes.aspx |archive-date=2 December 2013 }} For years afterwards people jokingly referred to those cars whose bodywork was not repaired as 'Munich Design'.

| Villingen-Schwenningen and suburbs, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

| Supercell thunderstorms, severe damage by grapefruit-sized{{cite web |author=sueddeutsche.de GmbH, Munich, Germany |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/286/374096/text/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130212011141/http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/286/374096/text/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 February 2013 |title=Schweres Unwetter - Es sieht aus wie im Krieg - Panorama |publisher=sueddeutsche.de |date=29 June 2006 |access-date=8 April 2010 }} hailstones, causing €150 million damage, more than 100 injuries.

| Reutlingen and Pfortzheim, Baden-Württemberg; Wolfsburg and Hanover, Lower Saxony

| A series of hailstorms caused large amounts of damage in both Northern and Southern Germany. The total cost of these hailstorms has been estimated to be €3.6 billion.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ergo.com/~/media/ergocom/pdf/praesentationen/2016/201607-naturkatastrophen-deutschland-1980-2015.pdf?la=de|title=Naturkatastrophen in Deutschland 1980–2015, April 2016|page=7|access-date=3 June 2017}} In Reutlingen alone around 70 people received minor injuries.{{Cite news|url=http://www.schwarzwaelder-bote.de/inhalt.unwetter-im-suedwesten-schaden-belaeuft-sich-auf-100-millionen-euro.a322528b-20a9-47bd-a657-65ad74a45ad6.html|title=Schaden beläuft sich auf 100 Millionen Euro|date=29 July 2013|work=Schwarzwälder Bote|access-date=3 June 2017}}{{cite journal |last = Kunz |first = Michael |display-authors=etal|title = The severe hailstorm in southwest Germany on 28 July 2013: characteristics, impacts and meteorological conditions |journal = Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. |volume = 144 |issue = 710 |pages = 231–50 |date = 2018 |doi = 10.1002/qj.3197 |bibcode = 2018QJRMS.144..231K |s2cid = 125308992 }}

| France, Belgium, Germany

| Heavy Hailstorm Ela caused significant damages, with damage claims reaching up to €2.3 billion for France, Belgium and Germany.{{cite web|title=Loss from storm Ela hits $2.5B. 2014 insured catastrophe losses reach $17B|date=9 July 2014 |url=https://www.artemis.bm/news/loss-from-storm-ela-hits-2-5b-2014-insured-catastrophe-losses-reach-17b/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725152100/https://www.artemis.bm/news/loss-from-storm-ela-hits-2-5b-2014-insured-catastrophe-losses-reach-17b/|access-date=25 July 2023|archive-date=25 July 2023}}

| Sofia, Bulgaria

| 100 million levs in damage claims (c. €51 million){{cite web|title=Damage Claims After Heavy Hailstorm in Sofia Worth Over BGN 100M|url=http://www.novinite.com/articles/162182/Damage+Claims+After+Heavy+Hailstorm+in+Sofia+Worth+Over+BGN+100M|publisher=novinite|access-date=27 October 2014}}

| Pančevo, Belgrade, Serbia

| Strong hailstorm with an occurrence of tornado in Pančevo. Baseball to softball-sized hail.{{Cite web |url=http://informer.rs/vesti/srbija/77388/FOTO-VIDEO-TORNADO-GRADOM-PANCEVU-Gradjani-snimili-pijavicu-nebu-usred-olujnog-nevremena |title=(FOTO/VIDEO) TORNADO SA GRADOM KAO PESNICA POGODIO PANČEVO: Razbijena stakla, uništeni plastenici! - Informer |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807134603/http://informer.rs/vesti/srbija/77388/FOTO-VIDEO-TORNADO-GRADOM-PANCEVU-Gradjani-snimili-pijavicu-nebu-usred-olujnog-nevremena |archive-date=7 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.24sata.rs/tornado-se-obrusio-na-pancevo-i-ostavio-jeziv-prizor/32612 |title=Tornado se obrušio na Pančevo i ostavio jeziv prizor! - 24sata.rs |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=21 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621140550/http://www.24sata.rs/tornado-se-obrusio-na-pancevo-i-ostavio-jeziv-prizor/32612 |url-status=dead }}

| Zalău, Romania

| Severe supercell storm with hail the size of eggs smashed cars' windows

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| Roopkund, Uttarakhand, India

| Several hundred pilgrims were killed by a hailstorm in Roopkund.{{cite news|last=Orr |first=David |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/1476074/Giant-hail-killed-more-than-200-in-Himalayas.html |title=Telegraph News |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=7 November 2004 |access-date=24 November 2013 |location=London}}

| Qingyang, China

| The 1490 Qingyang event may have been due to a large comet breaking up in the atmosphere, or a hail storm. Sources generally considered reliable say more than 10,000 killed, but the official History of Ming does not give a number of casualties.Yau, K., Weissman, P., & Yeomans, D. [http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1994Metic..29..864Y Meteorite Falls In China And Some Related Human Casualty Events], Meteoritics, Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 864–871, {{ISSN|0026-1114}}, bibliographic code: 1994Metic..29..864Y.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140810235302/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9502082119/death-from-above-ancient-china Death from above in ancient China], Sky & Telescope, March 1995, Vol. 89, Iss. 3, p. 15, {{ISSN|0037-6604}}.Webb, Sterling K., Juhl, Robert A. [http://www.mail-archive.com/meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com/msg80757.html Meteorite deaths in Qingyang (Ch'ing-yang) in 1490], MeteoriteCentral.com website as archived on Mail-Archive.com, 1 January 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

| Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh), Northern India

| One of the deadliest hailstorms of all time killed at least 230 people, and over 1600 sheep and goats, in Uttar Pradesh. The hailstones were reportedly as big as oranges, and in some areas piled up to {{convert|2|ft|m|abbr=on}} high. No warning system existed in 1888 and therefore the death toll of this event was exceptionally high.{{cite web |url=http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/orange-sized-hail-reported-in-india |title=Orange-sized hail reported in India — History.com This Day in History — 4/30/1888 |publisher=History.com |access-date=24 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105012256/http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/orange-sized-hail-reported-in-india |archive-date=5 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}

| Gopalganj, Bangladesh

| At least 92 people were killed in Gopalganj by some of the heaviest hailstones ever recorded, which were the size of grapefruits and weighed around {{convert|1.02|kg|lb|2|abbr=on}} each.{{cite web|title=World: Heaviest Hailstone |url=http://wmo.asu.edu/world-heaviest-hailstone |website=Arizona State University |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629151041/http://wmo.asu.edu/world-heaviest-hailstone |archive-date=29 June 2015 }}

| Henan Province, the People's Republic of China

| 25 dead and hundreds injured.{{Cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WEATHER/07/22/weather.china.hail/|title=More casualties from China hail storm|date=23 July 2002|work=CNN|access-date=3 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603142111/http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WEATHER/07/22/weather.china.hail/|archive-date=3 June 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2575-giant-hailstones-kill-25-in-china/|title=Giant hailstones kill 25 in China|last=Vince|first=Gaia|date=22 July 2002|website=New Scientist|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413022740/https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2575-giant-hailstones-kill-25-in-china/|archive-date=13 April 2016|access-date=3 June 2017}}

| Widely Takasaki, Fujioka, Fukaya, Kumagaya, Ichikawa, eastern Honshu, Japan

| According to Japan Meteorological Agency official figures, a freak storm occurred between 13:00 and 18:00 local time. This was due to the 15–20 degrees (C) temperature difference between altitudes above 10,000 meters and sea level. Tennis ball, table tennis ball, golf ball size hail and extremely heavy rain fell widespread in the Kanto area, damaging agriculture, personal vehicles, houses, and buildings. 93 people were injured in Gunma Prefecture, according to Japan Fire and Management Disaster Agency.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

|Islamabad, Pakistan

|Reportedly, the predicted hailstorm started late-afternoon and lasted for about 35 minutes which cooled down the heat wave and humidity level, but hail size was up to that of tennis ball; a rare case. The storm resulted in denting several cars and breaking their windscreens. Many windows and solar panels on the building structures, including Faisal Masjid, were also cracked. Tree branches and electric feeders were also damaged, causing traffic havoc and citywide electricity breakdown. City vicinity also faced thunderstorms.{{cite news |author=Nausheen Yusuf |title=Hailstorm wreaks havoc on cars, trees, traffic in Islamabad, KP |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/600318 |access-date=20 April 2025 |website=geo.tv |date=16 April 2025}}{{cite news |title=Hailstorms, heavy rain batter Islamabad |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2540292/h |access-date=20 April 2025 |work=tribune.com.pk |date=16 April 2025}}{{cite news |author1=Umar Bacha |author2=Abyan Amir |author3=Mikail Ahmed Shaikh |title=Vehicles damaged as hailstorms batter Islamabad, parts of KP |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1904643 |access-date=20 April 2025 |website=dawn.com |date=16 April 2025}}{{cite news |title={{Nq|اسلام آباد میں ژالہ باری سے فیصل مسجد کو بھی نقصان، ویڈیو دیکھیں}} |url=https://www.express.pk/story/2757466 |access-date=20 April 2025 |website=express.pk |date=16 April 2025 |language=ur}}{{cite news |title={{Nq|اسلام آباد میں گذشتہ 'دس سالوں میں شدید ترین' ژالہ باری: ایسے میں کیا کریں؟}} |url=https://www.independenturdu.com/node/179494 |access-date=20 April 2025 |website=independenturdu.com |date=16 April 2025 |language=ur}}

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| Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa

| Major hailstorm striking central Pretoria and surrounding areas. Damage estimated at R400m.{{cite web|url=http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/submitted/etd-04042002-141358/unrestricted/dissertation.pdf |title=A Framework for Modelling Losses arising from Natural Catastrophes in South Africa |publisher=University of Pretoria |access-date=27 May 2013}}

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| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

| 1947 Sydney hailstorm: Early in the afternoon, a storm cell that later formed into a supercell thunderstorm swept in from the south west dropping hailstones larger than 8 cm in diameter over eastern-south west Sydney, inner west, CBD and the eastern suburbs. hundreds of people were caught on Sydney's beaches as the Hailstorm reached the coast line with many knocked unconscious. This event adjusted for inflation caused A$45 million in damages.{{Cite book |last=Newman |first=Bernard William |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Phenomenal_Hailstorm_with_Thunderstorm,_Sydney_1st_January_1947 |title=Phenomenal Hailstorm with Thunderstorm, Sydney 1st January 1947}}

| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

| Late in the afternoon, a supercell thunderstorm swept in from the west dropping hailstones as large as {{convert|6|cm|in|abbr=on}} over parts of the city. A wind gust of over {{convert|180|km/h|mi/h|abbr=on}} was recorded at Brisbane airport and {{convert|57|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rain recorded in 15 minutes at the same location. The 30 minutes of destruction caused A$300 million (A$1.7 billion in 2007 adjusted dollars) damage to vehicles and buildings. This rates as the 5th most costly insured event in Australia since 1968.{{cite web |url=http://www.insurancecouncil.com.au/ForConsumers/CatastropheEventsandtheCommunity/tabid/1737/Default.aspx |title=Catastrophe Events and the Community |publisher=Insurancecouncil.com.au |access-date=8 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907024124/http://www.insurancecouncil.com.au/ForConsumers/CatastropheEventsandtheCommunity/tabid/1737/Default.aspx |archive-date=7 September 2009 }}{{cite web|author=National Climate Centre |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/climate/levelthree/c20thc/storm2.htm |title=Australian Climate Extremes-Storm |publisher=BOM |access-date=8 April 2010|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090317054300/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/96122/20090317-1643/www.bom.gov.au/lam/climate/levelthree/c20thc/storm2.html|archive-date=17 March 2009}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web |url=http://www.northgateward.org/home_Page520.html |title=Northgate Ward |publisher=Northgate Ward |date=18 January 1985 |access-date=8 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224040653/http://www.northgateward.org/home_Page520.html |archive-date=24 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}

| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

| Damaging hailstorm across large swaths of metropolitan Sydney.[http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/sevwx/18mar90.shtml The Sydney Hailstorm - 18 March 1990]

| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

| 1999 Sydney hailstorm: 20,000 properties and 40,000 vehicles were damaged during the storm with more than 25 aircraft damaged at Sydney Airport. One person was killed while fishing after getting struck by lightning and several other people were injured. At A$1.5 billion (A$3.3 billion in 2007 adjusted dollars), it was the costliest hailstorm to hit an Australian populated city.{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/nsw/sevwx/14april1999.shtml |title=The Sydney Hailstorm - 14 April 1999 |publisher=Bom.gov.au |date=14 April 1999 |access-date=24 November 2013 |archive-date=29 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629194735/http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/sevwx/14april1999.shtml |url-status=dead }} The largest stone measured was {{convert|9.5|cm|in|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=http://australiansevereweather.com.au/storm_news/990416.htm |title=Sydney Hailstorm 14th April 1999 |publisher=Australian Severe Weather |access-date=24 November 2013}}

| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

| Supercell thunderstorms caused immense damage in the North and Western Suburbs of Sydney. Worst hit were the suburbs of Blacktown, Castle Hill, and neighbouring Baulkham Hills. Hail stones the size of golf balls damaged cars, windows, and homes.{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/it-was-raining-great-balls-of-ice/2007/12/09/1197135289382.html |title=It was raining great balls of ice - Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Smh.com.au |date=10 December 2007 |access-date=24 November 2013}}

| Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

| 2010 Victorian storms: Heavy rain and large hail across much of Victoria lead to flash flooding in central Melbourne, roofs collapsing at Southern Cross station and Docklands Stadium, and power cuts to over 120,000 households around Victoria. 40,000 insurance claims for over $500 million were lodged.

| Perth, Western Australia, Australia

| The hailstorm that struck after a long dry spell lasted only a few minutes but caused damage to many houses, a number of hospitals and schools, and an airport terminal. The storm damaged thousands of cars, cut power lines and left 150,000 houses and many traffic lights without power. The storm also caused a landslip at King's Park.[https://archive.today/20121230223615/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/torrential-rain-and-hailstones-bring-chaos/story-e6frg6nf-1225844049003 Torrential Rain and Hailstones Bring Chaos]

| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

| The 2014 Brisbane hailstorm caused severe damage to many buildings and cars in the city. It struck central parts of the city during the afternoon peak period. Around 40 people were injured. Three months after the event it was estimated that the storm caused $1.1 billion worth of damage.{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-14/brisbane-super-storm-damage-bill-tops-1-billion/6092338 |title=Brisbane super storm damage bill tops $1 billion |author=Maria Hatzakis |access-date=18 February 2015 |date=14 February 2015 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation }}

|Timaru, New Zealand

|The 2019 Timaru hailstorm was one of New Zealand's costliest weather events in decades. Most damaged was caused to cars.

| Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

| The 2020 Canberra hailstorm caused severe damage to cars, buildings, trees and local wildlife.

It struck just after midday and passed in a South Westerly direction across the city. Areas of most impact were the inner city suburbs. Many cars were written off by the damage. It also affected the local wildlife taking shelter in the trees with leaves and branches broken by the ferocity of the hail.{{Cite news | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/19/australia/australia-hail-dust-storm-intl-hnk-scli/index.html |title=Canberra: hail and dust storms batter southeastern Australia as bushfires continue |author=Jessie Yueng| date=20 January 2020|work=CNN |publisher=CNN }}

| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

| The 2020 Brisbane Hailstorms caused major havoc in the southern and western suburbs of the city, with some isolated areas to the north. Damage in excess of AU$50M was recorded on 1 November alone, possibly the day with the most severe weather. Heavily affected suburbs included Coomera, Victoria Point, Ipswich, Amberley, Brisbane's CBD, Redcliffe, and Springfield, which recorded 14 cm hailstones. The event signified the beginning of a forecast La Niña weather phenomenon, in the wake of its destruction.