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Hail in Hunt County, Texas
251 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 251 hail events in Hunt County, Texas, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 49 years.
April is the busiest month, with 93 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 113 events against 112 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.5% of the 55,544 hail events recorded in Texas; its 29.9 per 100 square miles compares with 21.3 statewide.
81 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 | Hunt County | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 251 | 55,544 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 29.9 | 21.3 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 24.3 | 18.8 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 7 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
5Feb
8Mar
32Apr
93May
52Jun
24Jul
7Aug
2Sep
2Oct
15Nov
10Dec
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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 175 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 251. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Hail | 3.50 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2024 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2023 | Hail | 2.50 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2021 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jan 2021 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2020 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2019 | Hail | 2.00 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2019 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2018 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Hail | 2.00 in | $70K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.50 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $90K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jan 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Feb 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1993 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1993 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1993 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1993 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1993 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1993 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1993 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1992 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1992 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 1992 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 1991 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 1991 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1990 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1990 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1989 | Hail | 3.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Nov 1988 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 1988 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 1988 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 1988 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 1988 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1987 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1986 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 1986 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 1986 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 1984 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 1984 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1983 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1982 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 1982 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1981 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1981 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1975 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 1968 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1968 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1968 | Hail | 4.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1961 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 1961 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 1958 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1957 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1957 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1957 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1957 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 1957 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Hunt County had?
251 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 Hunt County?
27 Apr 2026 (Hail, 1.50 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Hunt County?
The hail of 11 Apr 2016, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $300K.
How does Hunt County compare with Texas for hail?
29.9 events per 100 square miles against 21.3 statewide; the county holds 251 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.