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Storm events on record through 30 Jun 2026

Hail events in Gaines 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 233 hail events on record for Gaines County, Texas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 9 Jun 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 45 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

Jun 9 2025

Hail0.75 in, penny size

6 miles E of SEMINOLE

May 5 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

12 miles S of SEMINOLE

Apr 30 2025

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile W of SEMINOLE

Apr 29 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

7 miles SW of SEAGRAVES

Apr 28 2025

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

5 miles E of SEMINOLE

Nov 2 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

8 miles S of SEMINOLE ARPT

Hail2.25 in, hen egg size

4 miles S of SEMINOLE ARPT

Hail0.75 in, penny size

8 miles SSW of SEMINOLE ARPT

May 30 2024

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

3 miles NNW of SEMINOLE ARPT

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

11 miles SW of CEDAR LAKE

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

5 miles ENE of SEMINOLE

Hail3.00 in, tea cup size

5 miles ENE of SEMINOLE

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

6 miles E of SEMINOLE

Hail3.00 in, tea cup size

8 miles N of SEMINOLE

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

8 miles SW of SEAGRAVES

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

9 miles W of SEAGRAVES

Apr 25 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

6 miles N of SEMINOLE

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

4 miles N of SEMINOLE

May 2 2023

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

At SEMINOLE

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles S of SEMINOLE ARPT

May 24 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

13 miles SSW of SEMINOLE ARPT

May 1 2022

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

At SEAGRAVES ARPT

May 18 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

7 miles N of CEDAR LAKE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of SEAGRAVES ARPT

May 3 2021

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

8 miles N of SEMINOLE

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 Gaines 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	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1970s	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	7
1980s	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	5	2	14
1990s	1	0	4	5	4	5	12	7	2	7	47
2000s	4	7	18	9	11	4	13	10	18	7	101
2010s	3	2	5	0	3	5	10	2	0	7	37
2020s	0	4	2	2	13	5	0 (part of the year)				26

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
Feb0 events
Mar10 events
Apr47 events
May102 events
Jun45 events
Jul5 events
Aug2 events
Sep8 events
Oct9 events
Nov4 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Gaines County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	62
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	78
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	68
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	20
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: Gaines County beside the total of the counties of Texas and of the United States
Measure	Gaines	All counties of Texas	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	233	55,503	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	15.5	21.2	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	106.4	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 Gaines County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
13 Apr 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
3 Jul 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
17 Jun 2019	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	0	County
7 May 2019	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
7 May 2019	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	0	County
7 May 2019	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	0	County
4 May 2019	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
5 Apr 2019	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
16 Apr 2017	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
16 Apr 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
11 Jun 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
11 Jun 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
11 Jun 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
31 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
30 May 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
21 May 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
21 May 2016	Hail	2.50 in	$15 thousand	0	0	County
21 May 2016	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	0	0	County
21 May 2016	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	0	County
21 Apr 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
21 Oct 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
12 Jun 2015	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	0	County
12 Jun 2015	Hail	2.50 in	$10 thousand	0	0	County
14 May 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
14 May 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
7 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
7 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
7 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
7 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
7 May 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
7 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
7 May 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
7 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
31 May 2011	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	0	County
11 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
21 Oct 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
7 Jun 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
7 Jun 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
14 Jun 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
31 May 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
24 May 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
11 Apr 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
11 Apr 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
11 Apr 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
11 Apr 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
24 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
17 Jun 2008	Hail	4.25 in	$10 thousand	0	0	County
17 Jun 2008	Hail	2.75 in	$30 thousand	0	0	County
17 Jun 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	0	0	County
17 Jun 2008	Hail	2.75 in	$10 thousand	0	0	County
8 Jun 2008	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	0	County
8 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
27 May 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	0	0	County
14 May 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	0	County
7 May 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
6 May 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
6 May 2008	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	0	County
6 May 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	0	County
6 May 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
3 Jun 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
2 Jun 2007	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	0	County
1 Jun 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
1 Jun 2007	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	0	County
1 Jun 2007	Hail	4.25 in	none	0	0	County
1 Jun 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
8 May 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
30 Apr 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
28 Mar 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
28 Mar 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
11 Sep 2006	Hail	1.25 in	$2.0 million	0	0	County
5 May 2006	Hail	2.75 in	$250 thousand	0	0	County
5 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
5 May 2006	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	0	County
5 May 2006	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	0	County
5 May 2006	Hail	4.00 in	none	0	0	County
5 May 2006	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	0	County
4 May 2006	Hail	2.50 in	$30 thousand	0	0	County
4 May 2006	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	0	County
4 May 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
4 May 2006	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	0	County
19 Mar 2006	Hail	0.75 in	$20 thousand	0	0	County
19 Mar 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
5 Jun 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
30 May 2005	Hail	0.75 in	$100 thousand	0	0	County
25 May 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
4 Jan 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
22 Nov 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
21 Sep 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
21 Aug 2004	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
3 Apr 2004	Hail	2.75 in	$10 thousand	0	0	County
1 Oct 2002	Hail	2.50 in	$500 thousand	0	0	County
1 Oct 2002	Hail	2.00 in	$325 thousand	0	0	County
1 Oct 2002	Hail	1.50 in	$250 thousand	0	0	County
30 Apr 2000	Hail	1.75 in	$500 thousand	0	0	County
30 Apr 1999	Hail	2.00 in	$8.0 million	0	0	County
14 Sep 1998	Hail	0.88 in	$2.5 million	0	0	County
28 May 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
14 May 1997	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	0	County
8 May 1997	Hail	3.00 in	$3.0 million	0	0	County
8 May 1997	Hail	1.75 in	$1.0 million	0	0	County
8 May 1997	Hail	2.75 in	$300 thousand	0	0	County
8 May 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
10 Apr 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
18 Sep 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
17 Sep 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
2 Jun 1996	Hail	4.00 in	$17 million	0	0	County
2 Jun 1996	Hail	2.75 in	$10 thousand	0	0	County
2 Jun 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
2 Jun 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
29 May 1996	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	0	County
25 May 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
25 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
25 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
25 May 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
25 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
26 Jun 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
23 Jun 1995	Hail	0.88 in	$10 thousand	0	0	County
10 Jun 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
29 May 1995	Hail	2.50 in	$250 thousand	0	0	County
6 May 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	0	0	County
13 Jul 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
26 May 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
12 May 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
11 May 1994	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
17 May 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
17 May 1993	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	0	County
1 May 1993	Hail	0.75 in	$500	0	0	County
27 Apr 1993	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	0	0	County
27 Apr 1993	Hail	2.75 in	$10 thousand	0	0	County
1 Sep 1992	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	0	County
13 Jun 1992	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	0	County
8 Jun 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
16 Apr 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
29 May 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
3 Jun 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
16 May 1989	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	0	County
20 May 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
18 May 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
16 Apr 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
16 Apr 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
31 Mar 1988	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	0	County
1 Jun 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
24 May 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
24 May 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
4 Jun 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
8 May 1985	Hail	0.80 in	none	0	0	County
8 May 1985	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
20 Apr 1983	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	0	County
20 Aug 1979	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
17 Mar 1979	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	0	County
17 Mar 1979	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	0	County
23 May 1978	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
2 May 1978	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County
10 May 1975	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	0	County
22 May 1973	Hail	5.00 in	none	0	0	County
29 May 1963	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	0	County

The site keeps 187 of the 233 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: 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 Gaines County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/gaines/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 Gaines County?: May has 102 of the 233 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 Gaines County compare with the other counties of Texas?: The counties of Texas have 21.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Gaines County has 15.5.
How large is the hail on record for Gaines County?: 93 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.