Hail events in Gregg 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 218 hail events on record for Gregg County, Texas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 29 Apr 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 36 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

Apr 29 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NW of JUDSON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of JUDSON

Apr 24 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of LONGVIEW

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile NE of JUDSON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SE of SPRING HILL

Mar 15 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of TENNERYVILLE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NE of GREGGTON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of GREGGTON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WSW of TENNERYVILLE

Apr 30 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles N of LONGVIEW EASTSIDE AR

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WSW of LONGVIEW

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile NW of LONGVIEW

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles N of LONGVIEW

Mar 8 2025

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile S of LONGVIEW

May 22 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of SPRING HILL

Feb 11 2024

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

1 mile N of LONGVIEW

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

2 miles W of KILGORE EAST

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of KILGORE

Apr 2 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile N of LONGVIEW

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SSE of LIBERTY CITY

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles SW of LONGVIEW

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SW of KILGORE EAST

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

3 miles ESE of KILGORE EAST

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

4 miles E of (GGG)GREGG CO ARPT L

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile W of KILGORE EAST

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 Gregg 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	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1970s	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	1	7
1980s	1	0	2	2	3	4	5	2	2	4	25
1990s	3	11	9	4	0	0	16	16	17	9	85
2000s	4	1	2	1	4	2	1	2	9	3	29
2010s	5	2	9	5	5	0	2	6	5	0	39
2020s	1	2	3	8	4	5	9 (part of the year)				32

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

Jan15 events
Feb15 events
Mar35 events
Apr79 events
May33 events
Jun7 events
Jul3 events
Aug7 events
Sep2 events
Oct13 events
Nov8 events
Dec1 event

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Gregg County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	76
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	88
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	44
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	8
4 in and larger	softball and larger	2

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: Gregg County beside the total of the counties of Texas and of the United States
Measure	Gregg	All counties of Texas	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	218	55,503	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	79.7	21.2	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	17.6	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 Gregg County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Injuries	On record for
2 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 Mar 2022	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 Jan 2022	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
19 Jan 2022	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
9 Apr 2021	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
9 Apr 2021	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 May 2020	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
13 Apr 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
11 Mar 2018	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
11 Mar 2018	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
11 Mar 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
6 Feb 2018	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
28 May 2017	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
26 Apr 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
26 Apr 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
22 Apr 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
10 Apr 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
10 Apr 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 Jul 2016	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
29 Apr 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
6 Oct 2014	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
14 Apr 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
14 Apr 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
28 Mar 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
28 Mar 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
11 Sep 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
31 Mar 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
18 Feb 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
12 Feb 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
12 Feb 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
11 Nov 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
11 Nov 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
9 Aug 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 May 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
20 Apr 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
20 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
3 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
2 Apr 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
8 Nov 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
26 Apr 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 Oct 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
24 Oct 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
26 May 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
10 Mar 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
20 Jan 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
9 Apr 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
9 Apr 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
9 Apr 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
8 Apr 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	1	County
30 Mar 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 Mar 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 Mar 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 Mar 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 Mar 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
29 Mar 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
29 Mar 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
5 Feb 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 Sep 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
13 Apr 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
26 Oct 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 Nov 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
14 Jul 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 Apr 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
7 Apr 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
7 Apr 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 Apr 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 Aug 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
9 May 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
30 Mar 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
12 Mar 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
3 May 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
3 May 2000	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
23 Apr 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
23 Apr 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
24 Aug 1999	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
4 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 Mar 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 Mar 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
2 Mar 1999	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
2 Mar 1999	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
2 Mar 1999	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
21 Jan 1999	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
21 Jan 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
2 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
2 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
8 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
8 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
6 Jan 1998	Hail	4.50 in	$1.0 million	0	County
6 Jan 1998	Hail	4.50 in	none	0	County
6 Jan 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
6 Jan 1998	Hail	2.75 in	$125 thousand	0	County
22 Apr 1997	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
21 Oct 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
21 Oct 1996	Hail	0.60 in	none	0	County
23 Jul 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
13 May 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
13 May 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
13 May 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
28 Apr 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
28 Apr 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
28 Apr 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
20 Apr 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
20 Apr 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
20 Apr 1996	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	County
24 Mar 1996	Hail	0.50 in	none	0	County
24 Mar 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
17 Mar 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
6 Mar 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
20 Nov 1993	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	0	County
20 Oct 1993	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	0	County
9 May 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Apr 1993	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 Oct 1992	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
29 Oct 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 Oct 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
11 Jun 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
11 May 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
24 Mar 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
9 Mar 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
12 Feb 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
12 Feb 1992	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
19 Nov 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
19 Nov 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
29 Oct 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
4 May 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
3 May 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
27 Apr 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
26 Apr 1991	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
26 Apr 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
19 Feb 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
18 Feb 1991	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
18 Feb 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
30 May 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
27 Apr 1990	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
15 Feb 1990	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
7 Jun 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
16 May 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
16 May 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
9 May 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
15 Nov 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
9 May 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
17 Jun 1987	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
17 Jun 1987	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
3 Aug 1986	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
3 Aug 1986	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
5 Apr 1986	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
4 Apr 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
4 Apr 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
23 Apr 1985	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
23 Apr 1985	Hail	3.00 in	none	0	County
23 Apr 1985	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
23 Apr 1985	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	County
7 May 1984	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
2 May 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
10 Apr 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
10 Dec 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
12 Aug 1983	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
25 Apr 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
19 Apr 1982	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	County
1 May 1980	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 Feb 1979	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
26 May 1976	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
14 May 1976	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
20 Mar 1976	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
20 Mar 1976	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
29 Apr 1975	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
20 Jan 1973	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 Apr 1968	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County

The site keeps 198 of the 218 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: Shreveport, LA (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 Gregg County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/gregg/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 Gregg County?: April has 79 of the 218 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 Gregg County compare with the other counties of Texas?: The counties of Texas have 21.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Gregg County has 79.7.
How large is the hail on record for Gregg County?: 54 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.