Hail events in Crane 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 114 hail events on record for Crane County, Texas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 6 May 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 18 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

May 6 2025

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

1 mile S of CRANE

May 16 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of CRANE

Oct 4 2023

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

8 miles WNW of JUAN CORDONA LAKE

May 31 2021

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

17 miles WNW of CRANE

May 28 2021

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

16 miles NNW of CRANE

Hail3.00 in, tea cup size

19 miles NW of CRANE

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

11 miles WNW of JUAN CORDONA LAKE

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

5 miles W of CRANE

May 25 2021

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

16 miles N of CRANE

May 18 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CRANE

Apr 27 2021

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

2 miles SSE of CRANE

Apr 12 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CRANE

Apr 10 2020

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

11 miles SSW of CRANE

Mar 28 2017

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

8 miles S of CRANE

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

17 miles S of CRANE

Jun 1 2016

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CRANE

May 17 2016

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

17 miles S of CRANE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

20 miles SE of JUAN CORDONA LAKE

May 6 2015

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

5 miles S of CRANE. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles S of CRANE

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

At CRANE. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

May 7 2014

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At CRANE

Apr 6 2012

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

10 miles SE of CRANE

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile S of CRANE

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile S of CRANE

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 Crane 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	1	3	0	0	4
1960s	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3
1970s	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
1980s	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	3	9
1990s	7	0	8	5	6	8	1	1	1	1	38
2000s	3	1	2	1	2	4	3	5	4	1	26
2010s	1	1	7	0	1	3	3	2	0	0	18
2020s	2	8	0	1	1	1	0 (part of the year)				13

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

Jan0 events
Feb0 events
Mar11 events
Apr26 events
May39 events
Jun17 events
Jul4 events
Aug6 events
Sep1 event
Oct10 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Crane County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	31
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	41
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	37
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	4
4 in and larger	softball and larger	1

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: Crane County beside the total of the counties of Texas and of the United States
Measure	Crane	All counties of Texas	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	114	55,503	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	14.5	21.2	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	243.6	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 Crane County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
6 Apr 2012	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
6 Apr 2012	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
6 Apr 2012	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
6 Apr 2012	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
21 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Apr 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Oct 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Oct 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
6 May 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
6 May 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
11 Oct 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
29 Apr 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Apr 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Mar 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Mar 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 May 2006	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
2 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Aug 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Jul 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Jul 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Mar 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Aug 2004	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 2004	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
3 Jun 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Oct 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
28 May 2002	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Mar 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 Mar 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Mar 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Mar 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Apr 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Oct 1998	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
10 Apr 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Apr 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Oct 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 Oct 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
31 Oct 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$170 thousand	County
25 Jun 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Jun 1995	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 Jun 1995	Hail	4.50 in	$75 thousand	County
23 May 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jul 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jul 1994	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 May 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 May 1994	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 May 1994	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 May 1994	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
7 May 1993	Hail	1.75 in	$1 thousand	County
7 May 1993	Hail	1.75 in	$1 thousand	County
5 May 1993	Hail	1.00 in	$500	County
5 May 1993	Hail	1.00 in	$500	County
28 Apr 1993	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Aug 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 Aug 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 Aug 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 Aug 1992	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 Jun 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 May 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 1990	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 1990	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
1 Jun 1990	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
29 May 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Apr 1990	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Apr 1990	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 1989	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
3 Jun 1989	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
11 May 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 May 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 May 1986	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 May 1986	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jun 1985	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
21 Apr 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 May 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 1976	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
30 Oct 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Mar 1973	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Jun 1969	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 Jun 1968	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 1960	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
20 Sep 1957	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Apr 1957	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
20 Mar 1957	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Apr 1956	Hail	1.00 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: Midland/Odessa (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 Crane County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/crane/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 Crane County?: May has 39 of the 114 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 Crane County compare with the other counties of Texas?: The counties of Texas have 21.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Crane County has 14.5.
How large is the hail on record for Crane County?: 42 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.