Hail events in Donley 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 407 hail events on record for Donley County, Texas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 30 Mar 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 101 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 30 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of HEDLEY

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles SSW of HEDLEY. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

Jul 24 2025

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

3 miles WNW of CLARENDON

May 26 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

6 miles S of CLARENDON

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SSE of HOWARDWICK. Damage estimate: $3 thousand

Apr 22 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles E of ASHTOLA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

11 miles S of CLARENDON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles NW of CLARENDON

Jun 3 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles ESE of ASHTOLA

May 1 2024

Hail2.25 in, hen egg size

2 miles ESE of LELIA LAKE. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Hail4.00 in, softball size

5 miles WNW of CLARENDON. Damage estimate: $30 thousand

Oct 4 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles N of CLARENDON

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile N of CLARENDON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of CLARENDON

May 22 2023

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

3 miles NE of HOWARDWICK

Jun 25 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SE of HOWARDWICK

May 10 2022

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

1 mile NNE of ASHTOLA

Jul 25 2021

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles WNW of JERICHO

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

3 miles NNE of HOWARDWICK

Jul 17 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles SSE of HOWARDWICK

Jun 25 2021

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile E of CLARENDON

May 16 2021

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

3 miles WNW of CLARENDON

Jun 19 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SE of HOWARDWICK

May 23 2020

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

5 miles NW of CLARENDON

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile E of CLARENDON

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 Donley 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	2	0	0	2
1960s	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3
1970s	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
1980s	2	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	9	17
1990s	5	4	2	7	7	11	15	13	1	13	78
2000s	8	16	12	2	2	11	25	12	17	13	118
2010s	11	2	36	11	16	8	38	17	5	15	159
2020s	6	5	2	4	3	6	2 (part of the year)				28

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
Feb4 events
Mar18 events
Apr87 events
May179 events
Jun61 events
Jul12 events
Aug19 events
Sep7 events
Oct17 events
Nov3 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Donley County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	112
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	157
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	118
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	16
4 in and larger	softball and larger	4

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: Donley County beside the total of the counties of Texas and of the United States
Measure	Donley	All counties of Texas	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	407	55,503	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	43.9	21.2	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	1,245.4	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 Donley County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
23 May 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 May 2020	Hail	2.25 in	none	County
23 May 2020	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
22 Jun 2019	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
25 May 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 May 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 May 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 May 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 May 2019	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
17 Apr 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Apr 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Apr 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Apr 2019	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 Apr 2019	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
17 Apr 2019	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
3 Apr 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Apr 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Mar 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Jun 2018	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 May 2018	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
14 May 2018	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 May 2018	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 May 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Jun 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 2017	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
15 Jun 2017	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 2017	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 2017	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
13 Jun 2017	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
13 Jun 2017	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
16 May 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 May 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 May 2017	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
16 May 2017	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
16 May 2017	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
10 May 2017	Hail	3.00 in	none	County
10 May 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Mar 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Mar 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Jul 2016	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
23 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 May 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 May 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 May 2016	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
23 May 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 May 2016	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
23 May 2016	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
23 May 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 May 2016	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
22 May 2016	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
22 May 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 May 2016	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
22 May 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 May 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 May 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Apr 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Apr 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Apr 2016	Hail	1.65 in	none	County
16 Apr 2016	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
16 Apr 2016	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
16 Apr 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 May 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 May 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 May 2015	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
16 May 2015	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
16 May 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Apr 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Aug 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Aug 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Aug 2014	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
28 Aug 2014	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
28 Aug 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Aug 2014	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
28 Aug 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
27 Jun 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
27 Jun 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 May 2013	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
30 Apr 2012	Hail	2.75 in	$50 thousand	County
28 May 2006	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
17 Sep 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	County
23 Aug 2001	Hail	0.75 in	$30 thousand	County
2 Apr 1997	Hail	2.75 in	$75 thousand	County
16 Jun 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Jun 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 May 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 May 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Jun 1995	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
4 Jun 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 May 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 May 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jul 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Jun 1994	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Jun 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 1994	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
5 Jun 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Oct 1993	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Oct 1993	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
7 Oct 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 May 1993	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 1993	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Apr 1993	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Apr 1993	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 Jun 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Apr 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jun 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 May 1991	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
29 May 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 May 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Apr 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Apr 1990	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Apr 1990	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
12 Jun 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Jun 1989	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
10 Jun 1989	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Jun 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 May 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Apr 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Apr 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Apr 1989	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 Mar 1989	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
15 Sep 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Jul 1987	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Oct 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 May 1986	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
26 Mar 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Jun 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Jun 1980	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 May 1980	Hail	3.00 in	none	County
23 May 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 May 1970	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Aug 1968	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
3 Jun 1965	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Jul 1961	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 May 1957	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Apr 1957	Hail	1.75 in	none	County

The site keeps 196 of the 407 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: Amarillo, 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 Donley County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/donley/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 Donley County?: May has 179 of the 407 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 Donley County compare with the other counties of Texas?: The counties of Texas have 21.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Donley County has 43.9.
How large is the hail on record for Donley County?: 138 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.