Hail events in Erath 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 316 hail events on record for Erath County, Texas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 28 May 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 49 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 28 2026

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles SSW of MORGAN MILL

May 10 2026

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

1 mile NW of DUBLIN. Damage estimate: $15 thousand

Hail2.25 in, hen egg size

1 mile NW of DUBLIN. Damage estimate: $11 thousand

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

4 miles S of HIGHLAND. Damage estimate: $13 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles ESE of BUNYAN

Jun 8 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles E of (SEP)CLARK FLD STEPH

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

8 miles ESE of PATILO

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of MORGAN MILL

Apr 23 2025

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile S of (SEP)CLARK FLD STEPH

Mar 29 2025

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles NNE of (SEP)CLARK FLD STEPH

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile N of THURBER. Damage estimate: $7 thousand

Nov 4 2024

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles SSE of (SEP)CLARK FLD STEPH

May 30 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At (SEP)CLARK FLD STEPH

May 9 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles SW of STEPHENVILLE

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

At SAPOAK. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Jun 12 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

4 miles E of (SEP)CLARK FLD STEPH. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles E of (SEP)CLARK FLD STEPH

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SW of (SEP)CLARK FLD STEPH. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles SSW of STEPHENVILLE

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SSW of (SEP)CLARK FLD STEPH. Damage estimate: $7 thousand

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

4 miles S of (SEP)CLARK FLD STEPH

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NW of DUBLIN

May 5 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles S of DUFFAU

Apr 26 2023

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

5 miles N of DUBLIN CAMPBELL ARPT. Damage estimate: $15 thousand

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

3 miles SSW of (SEP)CLARK FLD STEPH. Damage estimate: $60 thousand

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 Erath 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	1	0	0	1	0	2
1960s	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5
1970s	1	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	9
1980s	1	0	2	3	7	2	3	3	0	7	28
1990s	12	9	9	16	32	6	8	9	3	10	114
2000s	2	2	11	7	13	1	4	3	10	10	63
2010s	3	9	2	3	6	18	1	3	2	4	51
2020s	4	5	1	19	4	6	5 (part of the year)				44

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
Feb8 events
Mar20 events
Apr124 events
May80 events
Jun48 events
Jul1 event
Aug1 event
Sep5 events
Oct26 events
Nov2 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Erath County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	103
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	83
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	108
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	17
4 in and larger	softball and larger	5

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: Erath County beside the total of the counties of Texas and of the United States
Measure	Erath	All counties of Texas	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	316	55,503	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	29.2	21.2	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	72.8	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 Erath County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
26 Apr 2023	Hail	2.75 in	$50 thousand	County
26 Apr 2023	Hail	2.75 in	$100 thousand	County
26 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Apr 2023	Hail	2.00 in	$50 thousand	County
2 Apr 2023	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
2 Apr 2023	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	County
27 Mar 2023	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Mar 2022	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 May 2021	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
10 May 2021	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 May 2021	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 May 2021	Hail	2.00 in	$250 thousand	County
13 Apr 2021	Hail	1.75 in	$25 thousand	County
24 May 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Apr 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Apr 2020	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
29 Apr 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Jun 2019	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
9 Jun 2019	Hail	2.75 in	$50 thousand	County
23 Apr 2019	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
17 Apr 2019	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Oct 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 May 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Apr 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Apr 2017	Hail	1.75 in	$40 thousand	County
21 Apr 2017	Hail	1.00 in	$4 thousand	County
10 May 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
25 Aug 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 May 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 May 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 May 2015	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
9 May 2015	Hail	2.50 in	$100 thousand	County
9 May 2015	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
9 May 2015	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
26 Apr 2015	Hail	2.75 in	$20 thousand	County
26 Apr 2015	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
26 Apr 2015	Hail	1.75 in	$7 thousand	County
26 Apr 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 2015	Hail	4.25 in	$100 thousand	County
26 Apr 2015	Hail	4.25 in	$10 thousand	County
26 Apr 2015	Hail	2.75 in	$50 thousand	County
26 Apr 2015	Hail	3.00 in	$20 thousand	County
26 Apr 2015	Hail	2.75 in	$15 thousand	County
26 Apr 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 Apr 2015	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	County
13 Apr 2014	Hail	1.75 in	$60 thousand	County
3 Apr 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 May 2013	Hail	1.50 in	$5 thousand	County
2 Apr 2013	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	County
2 Apr 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 May 2011	Hail	2.75 in	$3 thousand	County
21 May 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
21 May 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$1 thousand	County
2 May 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$3 thousand	County
1 May 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
24 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
24 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Apr 2011	Hail	1.25 in	$2 thousand	County
19 Oct 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Oct 2010	Hail	1.75 in	$7 thousand	County
20 May 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Sep 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Sep 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Sep 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 May 2009	Hail	2.75 in	$10 thousand	County
2 May 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 May 2009	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
2 May 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Feb 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
10 Feb 2009	Hail	2.00 in	$8 thousand	County
10 Feb 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Oct 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
30 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Apr 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	2.75 in	$35 thousand	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	2.75 in	$25 thousand	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Jun 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 May 2007	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
13 Apr 2007	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
5 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
28 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Apr 2006	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
11 May 1994	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	County
22 Mar 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 Mar 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 Mar 1984	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Feb 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Feb 1984	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Feb 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1983	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
2 May 1983	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
2 May 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 May 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 1980	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 May 1979	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 1978	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Sep 1976	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
25 May 1976	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 May 1973	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 May 1971	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 May 1971	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 1971	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
26 Oct 1970	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 May 1967	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Mar 1965	Hail	3.00 in	none	County
22 Nov 1961	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 May 1961	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 May 1960	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 May 1958	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Apr 1955	Hail	0.75 in	none	County

The site keeps 150 of the 316 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 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Erath County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/erath/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 Erath County?: April has 124 of the 316 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 Erath County compare with the other counties of Texas?: The counties of Texas have 21.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Erath County has 29.2.
How large is the hail on record for Erath County?: 130 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.