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Hail in Grayson County, Texas
486 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 486 hail events in Grayson County, Texas, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 58 years.
April is the busiest month, with 144 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 278 events against 159 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.9% of the 55,544 hail events recorded in Texas; its 52.1 per 100 square miles compares with 21.3 statewide.
135 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.00 inches (softball size).
Compared with Texas
| Measure | Grayson County | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 486 | 55,544 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 52.1 | 21.3 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 34.9 | 18.8 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 7 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
3Feb
19Mar
69Apr
144May
121Jun
57Jul
10Aug
13Sep
20Oct
14Nov
10Dec
6
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
The 156 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 486. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2026 | Hail | 2.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2026 | Hail | 2.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Hail | 3.50 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Hail | 2.00 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Hail | 2.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2025 | Hail | 2.50 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2025 | Hail | 2.50 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Hail | 2.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Hail | 2.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Hail | 2.00 in | $11K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2024 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 2.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 2.50 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2023 | Hail | 2.50 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.88 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2022 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 1.50 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | $17K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2016 | Hail | 2.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $17K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2012 | Hail | 2.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2012 | Hail | 2.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2011 | Hail | 2.75 in | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $13K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Hail | 2.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Hail | 2.00 in | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2009 | Hail | 2.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2009 | Hail | 2.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2006 | Hail | 3.00 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2006 | Hail | 2.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Hail | 2.75 in | $10M | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2003 | Hail | 2.75 in | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1999 | Hail | 4.00 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 1996 | Hail | 2.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 1995 | Hail | 0.00 in | $20M | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Grayson County had?
486 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Grayson County?
10 May 2026 (Hail, 2.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Grayson County?
The hail of 29 Apr 1995, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $20M.
How does Grayson County compare with Texas for hail?
52.1 events per 100 square miles against 21.3 statewide; the county holds 486 of the state's 55,544 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.