Hail events in Hill 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 310 hail events on record for Hill County, Texas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

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

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 74 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 28 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of ABBOTT

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile NW of ABBOTT

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

5 miles NNE of HURON. Damage estimate: $7 thousand

Hail3.00 in, tea cup size

3 miles N of SINGISER. Damage estimate: $17 thousand

Hail3.25 in, tea cup size

1 mile S of ITASCA. Damage estimate: $19 thousand

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

1 mile SE of ITASCA. Damage estimate: $13 thousand

Oct 25 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SSE of WHITNEY

May 17 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles WNW of WHITNEY

May 2 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of HILLSBORO

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles WSW of HILLSBORO

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles SSE of WHITNEY

Dec 28 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SE of BYNUM

Dec 26 2024

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

At HUBBARD

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile WNW of HUBBARD

Jun 2 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SSW of OSCEOLA

May 24 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of IRENE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of HILLSBORO

May 22 2024

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

3 miles WNW of WHITNEY

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles W of WHITNEY

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile NW of WHITNEY

May 21 2024

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile N of HILLSBORO

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles NW of WHITNEY. Damage estimate: $7 thousand

May 9 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of ITASCA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles E of SINGISER. Damage estimate: $7 thousand

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

3 miles SSE of ITASCA. Damage estimate: $20 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 Hill 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	2	1	1	5
1960s	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5
1970s	0	5	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	15
1980s	2	1	0	5	4	0	0	2	6	9	29
1990s	9	5	15	3	11	13	21	4	7	3	91
2000s	12	3	9	2	5	4	7	3	9	3	57
2010s	2	14	2	2	5	3	1	15	15	1	60
2020s	3	5	0	10	19	5	6 (part of the year)				48

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

Jan8 events
Feb13 events
Mar54 events
Apr95 events
May82 events
Jun21 events
Jul1 event
Aug1 event
Sep2 events
Oct20 events
Nov3 events
Dec10 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Hill County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	81
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	110
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	100
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	16
4 in and larger	softball and larger	3

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: Hill County beside the total of the counties of Texas and of the United States
Measure	Hill	All counties of Texas	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	310	55,503	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	32.3	21.2	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	85.0	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 Hill County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
9 May 2024	Hail	3.00 in	$75 thousand	County
9 May 2024	Hail	4.50 in	$100 thousand	County
26 Apr 2024	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Mar 2024	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 Feb 2024	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Jun 2023	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
11 Jun 2023	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
11 Jun 2023	Hail	2.00 in	$100 thousand	County
10 Jun 2023	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 May 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Apr 2023	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
28 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Apr 2023	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
9 May 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 May 2021	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 May 2021	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
22 Mar 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Jan 2021	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 May 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Apr 2020	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
11 Apr 2020	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Oct 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Oct 2018	Hail	1.00 in	$4 thousand	County
13 Apr 2018	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 Apr 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Apr 2018	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
13 Apr 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Apr 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Apr 2018	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 Apr 2018	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 Apr 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Mar 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Mar 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Mar 2018	Hail	2.00 in	$5 thousand	County
18 Mar 2018	Hail	2.00 in	$5 thousand	County
18 Mar 2018	Hail	2.00 in	$5 thousand	County
18 Mar 2018	Hail	2.50 in	$10 thousand	County
3 May 2017	Hail	1.25 in	$2 thousand	County
3 May 2017	Hail	1.25 in	$1 thousand	County
3 May 2017	Hail	1.50 in	$2 thousand	County
3 May 2017	Hail	1.25 in	$1 thousand	County
3 May 2017	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
10 Apr 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Mar 2017	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
26 Mar 2017	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
26 Mar 2017	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
26 Mar 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Mar 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Mar 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Mar 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Mar 2017	Hail	1.00 in	$20 thousand	County
1 Jun 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 May 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Apr 2015	Hail	1.50 in	$10 thousand	County
9 May 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 May 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
9 May 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
21 Apr 2014	Hail	1.50 in	$40 thousand	County
21 Apr 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 May 2013	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
9 Mar 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 2012	Hail	2.50 in	$950 thousand	County
3 Apr 2012	Hail	1.75 in	$110 thousand	County
26 Apr 2011	Hail	0.50 in	$100	County
26 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$3 thousand	County
25 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$25 thousand	County
19 Apr 2011	Hail	2.50 in	$10 thousand	County
19 Apr 2011	Hail	3.00 in	$20 thousand	County
19 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$6 thousand	County
19 Apr 2011	Hail	3.50 in	$35 thousand	County
14 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Apr 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Feb 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 May 2010	Hail	1.75 in	$1 thousand	County
16 May 2010	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
17 Apr 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Feb 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Feb 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
13 Jul 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Apr 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Apr 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Apr 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
31 Mar 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
31 Mar 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Feb 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
12 Feb 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
14 Oct 2007	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
25 Mar 2000	Hail	2.75 in	$1.0 million	County
18 Oct 1984	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Oct 1984	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Mar 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 Mar 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Jun 1983	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
29 Jun 1983	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 May 1981	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Apr 1980	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Apr 1980	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
26 Mar 1979	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 Mar 1979	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Sep 1976	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Feb 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 May 1973	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
23 May 1973	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 May 1973	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Mar 1973	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 Mar 1972	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
24 Mar 1972	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 May 1971	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 May 1971	Hail	3.50 in	none	County
23 May 1971	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 May 1971	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 1971	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 May 1968	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
27 Apr 1968	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
8 Jun 1962	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 1962	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Apr 1960	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 1959	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
21 Apr 1958	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 May 1957	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 May 1957	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Apr 1955	Hail	0.75 in	none	County

The site keeps 159 of the 310 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 Hill County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/hill/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 Hill County?: April has 95 of the 310 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 Hill County compare with the other counties of Texas?: The counties of Texas have 21.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Hill County has 32.3.
How large is the hail on record for Hill County?: 119 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.