Hail events in Bandera County, Texas The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 140 hail events on record for Bandera County, Texas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 10 Mar 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 47 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Mar 10 2026

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

6 miles E of VANDERPOOL

Mar 7 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

6 miles S of BANDERA

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

4 miles S of PIPECREEK

Mar 23 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles N of VANDERPOOL

May 28 2024

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

6 miles WNW of BANDERA

May 16 2024

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile N of BANDERA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At MEDINA

May 8 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNE of MEDINA LAKE

Apr 28 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles S of PIPECREEK

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

At PIPECREEK

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At BANDERA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile N of BANDERA

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile N of BANDERA

Mar 2 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNE of MEDINA LAKE

May 21 2022

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

5 miles SE of MEDINA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles ENE of BLUFF

May 4 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles NNE of MEDINA LAKE

Apr 17 2022

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

At MEDINA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of BANDERA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles E of MEDINA

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

At MEDINA

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

2 miles SSE of MEDINA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At MEDINA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of MEDINA CIRCLE R ARPT

Dec 18 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ENE of TARPLEY

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Bandera County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
1970s	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	6	11
1980s	2	5	2	0	2	0	2	0	1	2	16
1990s	0	3	1	1	0	2	7	5	4	2	25
2000s	1	2	1	0	0	4	4	2	7	1	22
2010s	3	1	2	3	4	1	3	9	1	1	28
2020s	8	4	10	7	3	1	3 (part of the year)				36

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan12 events
Feb5 events
Mar26 events
Apr49 events
May38 events
Jun4 events
Jul0 events
Aug0 events
Sep1 event
Oct1 event
Nov1 event
Dec3 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Bandera County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	24
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	50
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	61
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	5
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Bandera County beside the total of the counties of Texas and of the United States
Measure	Bandera	All counties of Texas	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	140	55,503	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	17.7	21.2	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	64.9	18.8	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Bandera County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
15 Jun 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 May 2021	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
28 Apr 2021	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 May 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 May 2020	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 May 2020	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
27 May 2020	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
27 May 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 May 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Jan 2020	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Jan 2020	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Jun 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 May 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Jan 2017	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Jan 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Jan 2017	Hail	3.00 in	none	County
15 Jan 2017	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
15 Jan 2017	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Jan 2017	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
15 Jan 2017	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
15 Jan 2017	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Jan 2017	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
12 Apr 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Mar 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Mar 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Apr 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 May 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 May 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 May 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
9 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Mar 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Mar 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Mar 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Mar 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 Sep 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Apr 2010	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
7 Apr 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Apr 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 May 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
25 Apr 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 Mar 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
17 Mar 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 Mar 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Mar 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 May 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Mar 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Apr 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 Mar 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 May 2002	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Nov 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 May 1999	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
11 May 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Feb 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Feb 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Feb 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Dec 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Dec 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 May 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Apr 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Mar 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
27 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 May 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 1996	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
20 Apr 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Jan 1995	Hail	0.75 in	$3 thousand	County
30 Mar 1993	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Feb 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 May 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1991	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Apr 1989	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
29 Apr 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 May 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 Apr 1986	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
8 Apr 1986	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Mar 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Mar 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 1982	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
20 Apr 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 May 1981	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 May 1981	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Apr 1981	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Apr 1981	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Mar 1981	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Oct 1980	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 May 1980	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 May 1979	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 May 1979	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Mar 1979	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Mar 1979	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Mar 1979	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 Feb 1979	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
17 Apr 1976	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 1976	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
5 May 1975	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 Apr 1973	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
27 Apr 1972	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 1968	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 1963	Hail	1.75 in	none	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Austin/San Antonio, TX (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Bandera County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/bandera/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Bandera County?: April has 49 of the 140 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Texas?: NCEI has 55,544 hail events on record for Texas from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Bandera County compare with the other counties of Texas?: The counties of Texas have 21.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Bandera County has 17.7.
How large is the hail on record for Bandera County?: 66 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.