Hail events in Hockley 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 317 hail events on record for Hockley County, Texas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest hail event on record is on 23 Jun 2026.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 51 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 .
Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Hail.
Newest hail events on record
Hail2.75 in, baseball size
1 mile WNW of LEVELLAND
Hail2.00 in, hen egg size
1 mile S of WHITHARRAL
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles NNW of LEVELLAND
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
At LEVELLAND
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
3 miles WSW of LEVELLAND
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
6 miles NW of ROPESVILLE
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
6 miles W of COBLE
Hail2.00 in, hen egg size
3 miles ENE of ROPESVILLE
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
At LEVELLAND MUNI ARPT
Hail5.00 in, grapefruit size
7 miles S of ANTON
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
6 miles NNW of ROPESVILLE
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
2 miles NW of ROPESVILLE
Hail2.75 in, baseball size
4 miles N of SMYER
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
At ROUNDUP
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
4 miles N of WHITHARRAL
Hail0.75 in, penny size
2 miles W of ROPESVILLE
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles W of ROPESVILLE
Hail5.00 in, grapefruit size
At PETTIT
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
At ANTON
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
4 miles N of WHITHARRAL
Hail3.00 in, tea cup size
1 mile S of PEP
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
3 miles SSE of SUNDOWN
Hail2.00 in, hen egg size
3 miles E of SMYER
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile N of LEVELLAND
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile E of SMYER
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
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 1970s | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| 1990s | 0 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 57 |
| 2000s | 7 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 117 |
| 2010s | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 39 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 (part of the year) | 44 |
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
- Feb0 events
- Mar12 events
- Apr39 events
- May113 events
- Jun101 events
- Jul9 events
- Aug11 events
- Sep17 events
- Oct13 events
- Nov2 events
- Dec0 events
Magnitudes on record
| Hail size | Size in words | Events |
|---|---|---|
| under 1 in | pea to quarter | 79 |
| 1 to 1.74 in | quarter to golf ball | 91 |
| 1.75 to 2.74 in | golf ball to baseball | 123 |
| 2.75 to 3.99 in | baseball to softball | 19 |
| 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.
An event without a size in the record is not in this table.
Beside the other counties
| Measure | Hockley | All counties of Texas | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events, 1955 to 2026 | 317 | 55,503 | 423,723 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 34.9 | 21.2 | 12.0 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 148.4 | 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
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Damage estimate | Deaths | Injuries | On record for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $4.5 million | 0 | 1 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $200 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $115 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $15 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $10 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.10 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 4.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.50 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $105 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $120 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $650 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $1.5 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $300 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $1.5 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $1.5 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $225 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $20 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $15 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $175 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $130 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $85 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $70 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $750 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $1.5 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $175 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $130 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $3.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $21 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.25 in | $5.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $300 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $35 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $35 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $505 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $55 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County |
The site keeps 184 of the 317 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: 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 .
Cite this page
County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Hockley County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/hockley/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .
Questions
- Which month has the most hail events on record for Hockley County?
- May has 113 of the 317 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 Hockley County compare with the other counties of Texas?
- The counties of Texas have 21.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Hockley County has 34.9.
- How large is the hail on record for Hockley County?
- 147 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.