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Hail in Bell County, Texas
395 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 395 hail events in Bell County, Texas, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 58 years.
April is the busiest month, with 138 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 202 events against 155 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.7% of the 55,544 hail events recorded in Texas; its 37.5 per 100 square miles compares with 21.3 statewide.
129 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 5.68 inches (grapefruit size).
Compared with Texas
| Measure | Bell County | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 395 | 55,544 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 37.5 | 21.3 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 10.4 | 18.8 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 7 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
8Feb
12Mar
55Apr
138May
113Jun
24Jul
1Aug
4Sep
9Oct
14Nov
12Dec
5
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
The 166 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 395. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2024 | Hail | 2.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2024 | Hail | 2.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Hail | 2.75 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2022 | Hail | 2.00 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2022 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2022 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2022 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2022 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 3.00 in | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 2.00 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 2.25 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 5.68 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 4.00 in | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 2022 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2021 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2021 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2020 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Hail | 2.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2016 | Hail | 2.00 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Hail | 2.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Hail | 4.25 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2008 | Hail | 4.25 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2008 | Hail | 2.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2008 | Hail | 2.50 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2008 | Hail | 2.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.25 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2006 | Hail | 2.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1996 | Hail | 4.50 in | $200M | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1973 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1971 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1971 | Hail | 4.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 1971 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1969 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 1969 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 1969 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1968 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 1968 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 1963 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 1962 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1962 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 1962 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1961 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1957 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1957 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 1956 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Bell County had?
395 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Bell County?
10 May 2026 (Hail, 1.50 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Bell County?
The hail of 19 Apr 1996, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $200M.
How does Bell County compare with Texas for hail?
37.5 events per 100 square miles against 21.3 statewide; the county holds 395 of the state's 55,544 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.