Hail History

Hail history for Talbot County, Maryland

Every NOAA hail report filed in Talbot County since 1957, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · Talbot County

Last hail
May 16, 2025
1.00 in, quarter size
Hail days, last 5 years
1
since Nov 3, 2021 · 1 report
Largest ever
2.00 in
hen egg · Aug 12, 1957

24 reports on 22 days since 1957 · #20 of 25 Maryland counties

Hail map · Talbot County

Easton 10 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
23 most recent reports with a location. Dot size and colour follow hail size. Open street map

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What the record says about Talbot County

The latest hail report in Talbot County is from May 16, 2025, 1.00 in (quarter size). Since November 3, 2021 there has been one hail day; the biggest stones in that time were 1.00 in on May 16, 2025.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Talbot County logged 9 reports on 7 hail days, about 0.5 reports a year. That is 30% of the median Maryland county (1.5 a year) and ranks #20 of 25 Maryland counties for all-time reports. Talbot County holds 2% of all 1,592 hail reports in Maryland.

8% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 4% for the median Maryland county. The largest hail on record here is 2.00 in (hen egg) on August 12, 1957.

Reports were up 25% in 2016–2025 (5) compared with 2006–2015 (4). The busiest year was 2017, with 4 reports on 2 days. Hail here peaks in June (25% of reports); 54% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Talbot County 0.5
  • Median Maryland county 1.5

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Talbot County 7
  • Median Maryland county 19

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Talbot County 8%
  • Median Maryland county 4%

Hail over time

01234 1957: 2 reports, largest 2.00 in 1960 1966: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1970 1971: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1975: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1980 1990 1993: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1998: 1 reports, largest 1.50 in 1999: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 2000: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2000 2001: 2 reports, largest 0.88 in 2003: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 2005: 3 reports, largest 1.00 in 2007: 2 reports, largest 0.88 in 2009: 1 reports, largest 0.88 in 2010 2012: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2017: 4 reports, largest 1.00 in 2020 2025: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in
Reports per year, 1957–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
0246 Jan February: 2 reports (8%) Feb Mar April: 2 reports (8%) Apr May: 5 reports (21%) May June: 6 reports (25%) Jun July: 6 reports (25%) Jul August: 3 reports (13%) Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
All 24 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 0
2025 1 1
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 22 4

Hail days since Nov 3, 2021

DateReportsLargestStorm page
May 16, 2025 1 1.00 in —

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Talbot County
Date Size Location Time · source
Aug 12, 1957 2.00 inhen egg — 16:00 local · NCEI
Jun 18, 1957 2.00 inhen egg — 14:00 local · NCEI
Aug 22, 2003 1.75 ingolf ball Easton 20:33 local · NCEI
Apr 23, 1999 1.75 ingolf ball Easton 15:35 local · NCEI
Apr 1, 1993 1.75 ingolf ball — 18:00 local · NCEI

Sizes filed before 1996 are often rough estimates (round numbers like 7.00 or 8.00 in) without an exact spot; they are shown as NOAA filed them.

Size of every report

Most recent reports

Most recent hail reports in Talbot County
Date Size Location Time · source
May 16, 2025 1.00 inquarter Easton 17:10 local · NCEI
May 25, 2017 0.75 inpenny Royal Oak 17:17 local · NCEI
May 25, 2017 0.88 innickel 0.69 N Sherwood 17:15 local · NCEI
Feb 25, 2017 1.00 inquarter 0.54 W Easton 16:40 local · NCEI
Feb 25, 2017 1.00 inquarter 0.69 N Wye Mills 16:15 local · NCEI
Jul 28, 2012 1.00 inquarter 0.47 WSW Mc Daniel 17:48 local · NCEI
Jul 26, 2009 0.88 innickel Easton 15:22 local · NCEI
Jul 29, 2007 0.88 innickel Queen Anne 14:45 local · NCEI
Jun 8, 2007 0.75 inpenny 3 S Trappe 21:40 local · NCEI
Aug 7, 2005 1.00 inquarter Easton 10:45 local · NCEI
Jun 6, 2005 0.88 innickel Easton 20:22 local · NCEI
May 14, 2005 0.88 innickel St Michaels 20:32 local · NCEI

Cities and towns in Talbot County

PlaceReportsLargest
Easton112.00 in

Smaller places with fewer than 10 reports

These places have too few reports for a page of their own, so their record lives here.

PlaceReportsHail daysLatest
Oxford33May 25, 2017
St. Michaels33May 14, 2005
Trappe22Jun 8, 2007
Queen Anne11Jul 29, 2007

Questions about hail in Talbot County

How often does it hail in Talbot County, Maryland?

24 hail reports have been logged in Talbot County since 1957. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 0.5 reports a year. That ranks #20 of 25 Maryland counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Talbot County?

Most reports come in June, July, May. June alone accounts for 25% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Talbot County?

2.00 in (hen egg size) on August 12, 1957. 8% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Talbot County?

The most recent report in this data is from May 16, 2025 (1.00 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

How many hail storms has Talbot County had in the last five years?

1 separate days with hail reports since November 3, 2021, adding up to 1 reports. The most recent was May 16, 2025.

Where does this hail data come from?

Hail reports come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which the National Weather Service compiles from spotter, public, law enforcement and media reports. Recent days use preliminary NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet until NOAA publishes final data. Only reported hail is counted, so areas with fewer people tend to have fewer reports.