Hail events in Denton 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 819 hail events on record for Denton County, Texas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest hail event on record is on 2 Jun 2026.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 373 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 .
Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Hail.
Newest hail events on record
Hail2.00 in, hen egg size
3 miles NNE of CARNEY. Damage estimate: $9 thousand
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
1 mile NW of CARNEY
Hail0.75 in, penny size
2 miles SSE of HEBRON
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles SSE of DROP
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
2 miles NNW of AUBREY
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
1 mile WNW of SMOOTS
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile E of PONDER
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles S of DROP
Hail0.75 in, penny size
2 miles NE of DENTON
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
2 miles SSW of GREEN VLY
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
At SANGER
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile SE of SANGER
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles NNE of NAVO
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
2 miles N of PARVIN
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile SW of NAVO
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
2 miles NNE of NAVO
Hail0.75 in, penny size
2 miles ESE of KRUM
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile E of LAKE DALLAS
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles NNW of CORINTH
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles NNE of CORINTH
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles NE of DENTON
Hail0.75 in, penny size
1 mile ENE of DENTON MUNI ARPT
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile S of ARGYLE
Hail0.75 in, penny size
1 mile SW of SMOOTS
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles S of ROANOKE VLY ARPT
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
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 49 |
| 1990s | 7 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 115 |
| 2000s | 13 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 100 |
| 2010s | 8 | 62 | 22 | 12 | 45 | 6 | 28 | 40 | 23 | 35 | 281 |
| 2020s | 13 | 36 | 30 | 59 | 85 | 24 | 5 (part of the year) | 252 |
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
- Jan1 event
- Feb35 events
- Mar128 events
- Apr258 events
- May187 events
- Jun107 events
- Jul17 events
- Aug9 events
- Sep22 events
- Oct23 events
- Nov25 events
- Dec7 events
Magnitudes on record
| Hail size | Size in words | Events |
|---|---|---|
| under 1 in | pea to quarter | 248 |
| 1 to 1.74 in | quarter to golf ball | 345 |
| 1.75 to 2.74 in | golf ball to baseball | 179 |
| 2.75 to 3.99 in | baseball to softball | 37 |
| 4 in and larger | softball and larger | 10 |
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.
An event without a size in the record is not in this table.
Beside the other counties
| Measure | Denton | All counties of Texas | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events, 1955 to 2026 | 819 | 55,503 | 423,723 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 93.2 | 21.2 | 12.0 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 8.7 | 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
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Damage estimate | Deaths | Injuries | On record for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $8 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $12 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $8 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $8 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $65 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.40 in | $700 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.00 in | $600 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $400 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.00 in | $600 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.00 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.50 in | $5.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $5.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $700 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $300 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $3 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 5.90 in | $10 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.00 in | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 4.25 in | $10 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 4.00 in | $10 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.50 in | $5.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.00 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.00 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.50 in | $750 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.00 in | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $300 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $300 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $200 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $200 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 4.00 in | $5.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $18 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $18 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $60 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $50 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $300 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $400 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $300 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 4.25 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 4.00 in | $50 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $200 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $50 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $50 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 4.25 in | $500 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $15 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.50 in | $12 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $10 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $10 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $5.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $2.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $1.5 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $1.5 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 4.50 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County |
The site keeps 188 of the 819 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. 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: Fort Worth/Dallas, 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 .
Cite this page
County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Denton County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/denton/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .
Questions
- Which month has the most hail events on record for Denton County?
- April has 258 of the 819 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 Denton County compare with the other counties of Texas?
- The counties of Texas have 21.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Denton County has 93.2.
- How large is the hail on record for Denton County?
- 226 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.