Hail events in Garza 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 188 hail events on record for Garza County, Texas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 10 May 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 28 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 10 2026

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

9 miles ENE of JUSTICEBURG

Apr 28 2026

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

At POST

Jun 6 2025

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At POST

Apr 29 2025

Hail3.50 in, tea cup size

9 miles W of POST

Nov 4 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At POST

May 16 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

7 miles ENE of JUSTICEBURG

May 3 2024

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

6 miles ENE of JUSTICEBURG

Apr 9 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

8 miles ENE of JUSTICEBURG

Apr 8 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

7 miles ENE of JUSTICEBURG

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

4 miles ENE of POST

Jun 23 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SE of SOUTHLAND

May 3 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At JUSTICEBURG

May 24 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles E of GRAHAM CHAPEL

May 20 2020

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

3 miles NW of POST

Apr 10 2020

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles SE of AUGUSTUS

Jun 21 2019

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles ENE of JUSTICEBURG

Jun 15 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

6 miles ENE of JUSTICEBURG

Apr 5 2019

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles NE of JUSTICEBURG

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

9 miles ENE of JUSTICEBURG

May 17 2018

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

4 miles NNE of JUSTICEBURG

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile NE of PLEASANT VLY

May 15 2018

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles NNW of POST

May 16 2017

Hail0.90 in, nickel size

2 miles NE of JUSTICEBURG

Hail1.80 in, golf ball size

At JUSTICEBURG

Mar 21 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At POST

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 Garza 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	0	0	1
1960s	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	5
1970s	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	3	0	9
1980s	0	1	2	1	0	3	1	0	2	2	12
1990s	3	2	2	1	5	9	1	4	1	6	34
2000s	12	11	2	7	11	11	6	8	2	10	80
2010s	4	2	7	2	1	1	5	3	3	4	32
2020s	3	1	0	1	6	2	2 (part of the year)				15

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
Mar10 events
Apr48 events
May64 events
Jun42 events
Jul8 events
Aug2 events
Sep3 events
Oct4 events
Nov3 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Garza County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	40
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	61
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	72
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	11
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: Garza County beside the total of the counties of Texas and of the United States
Measure	Garza	All counties of Texas	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	188	55,503	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	21.0	21.2	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	320.7	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

Hail events on record for Garza County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
23 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2016	Hail	5.00 in	$10 thousand	County
22 May 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 May 2016	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
20 Apr 2016	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
14 May 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 May 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Mar 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Apr 2012	Hail	2.75 in	$300	County
30 Apr 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Apr 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Apr 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Nov 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Nov 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Apr 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Apr 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Apr 2010	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
22 Apr 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Aug 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Jun 2009	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
16 Apr 2009	Hail	1.00 in	$50 thousand	County
16 Apr 2009	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
16 Apr 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Apr 2009	Hail	1.50 in	$20 thousand	County
16 Apr 2009	Hail	2.50 in	$25 thousand	County
16 Apr 2009	Hail	3.50 in	$30 thousand	County
16 Apr 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
26 Apr 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 2007	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
23 Apr 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 Apr 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Apr 2007	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
23 Apr 2007	Hail	2.50 in	$5 thousand	County
17 Apr 2007	Hail	0.88 in	$5 thousand	County
29 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
29 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 May 2006	Hail	1.50 in	$1 thousand	County
31 Mar 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Sep 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Sep 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Sep 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 May 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 May 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 May 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Oct 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Oct 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 Jul 2004	Hail	0.75 in	$25 thousand	County
5 Jul 2004	Hail	0.75 in	$20 thousand	County
5 Jul 2004	Hail	0.75 in	$25 thousand	County
5 Jul 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jul 2004	Hail	0.75 in	$25 thousand	County
5 Jul 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 Jul 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Jun 2004	Hail	1.75 in	$125 thousand	County
10 May 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Jun 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$300 thousand	County
3 Jun 2003	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
3 Jun 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$300 thousand	County
3 Jun 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	County
24 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$25 thousand	County
23 May 2003	Hail	0.88 in	$40 thousand	County
18 Apr 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Jun 2002	Hail	1.75 in	$150 thousand	County
4 Jun 2002	Hail	2.75 in	$400 thousand	County
30 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	County
30 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	County
30 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	County
29 May 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 May 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$25 thousand	County
26 May 2001	Hail	0.88 in	$20 thousand	County
2 May 2001	Hail	1.25 in	$75 thousand	County
23 Mar 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Feb 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 Feb 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Feb 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
25 May 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Apr 2000	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
29 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Apr 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Apr 2000	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
29 Apr 2000	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
22 Mar 2000	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Mar 2000	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
2 Mar 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Mar 2000	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
2 Mar 2000	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
24 Feb 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Jul 1999	Hail	1.00 in	$50 thousand	County
26 May 1999	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	County
9 May 1999	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
9 May 1999	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
9 May 1999	Hail	2.75 in	$75 thousand	County
13 Apr 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	$25 thousand	County
14 Jun 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 May 1997	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
14 May 1997	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
2 Apr 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jun 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 Oct 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Jun 1995	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Jun 1995	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
31 May 1995	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
31 May 1995	Hail	4.50 in	$5 thousand	County
31 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 May 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 May 1995	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 May 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Jun 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Jun 1994	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
11 Jun 1994	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
25 May 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Apr 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 1993	Hail	1.75 in	$50	County
9 Jun 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 May 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 Jun 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 1990	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
1 Jun 1990	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
1 Jun 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 May 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 Mar 1988	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
1 Oct 1986	Hail	0.94 in	none	County
20 May 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 1985	Hail	4.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 May 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 Jun 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Jun 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 1981	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 May 1978	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 May 1978	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 May 1978	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
22 May 1977	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 1976	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
10 Aug 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 May 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 May 1971	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 May 1970	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Jun 1968	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 May 1968	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 May 1964	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
3 Jun 1963	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 1963	Hail	5.00 in	none	County
14 Jun 1955	Hail	0.75 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: Lubbock, 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 Garza County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/garza/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 Garza County?: May has 64 of the 188 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 Garza County compare with the other counties of Texas?: The counties of Texas have 21.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Garza County has 21.0.
How large is the hail on record for Garza County?: 87 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.