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Hail in Jack County, Texas
246 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 246 hail events in Jack County, Texas, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 49 years.
April is the busiest month, with 80 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 110 events against 120 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.4% of the 55,544 hail events recorded in Texas; its 27.0 per 100 square miles compares with 21.3 statewide.
89 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.50 inches (grapefruit size).
Compared with Texas
| Measure | Jack County | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 246 | 55,544 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 27.0 | 21.3 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 282.4 | 18.8 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 7 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
2Feb
4Mar
27Apr
80May
71Jun
31Jul
7Aug
4Sep
1Oct
16Nov
2Dec
1
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 159 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 246. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 2.00 in | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Hail | 2.00 in | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Hail | 3.25 in | $17K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 2.25 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Hail | 2.00 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2022 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2022 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2021 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2021 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2020 | Hail | 2.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | Hail | 2.00 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2019 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2018 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2015 | Hail | 2.75 in | $20K | $60K | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2015 | Hail | 4.00 in | — | $30K | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 2014 | Hail | 1.25 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 2014 | Hail | 2.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 2014 | Hail | 2.75 in | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2013 | Hail | 1.25 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2013 | Hail | 1.50 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2013 | Hail | 1.50 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2013 | Hail | 2.00 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2013 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2013 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2013 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2013 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2012 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2011 | Hail | 2.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2004 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 1991 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1991 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1990 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1990 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1990 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1990 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1989 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1989 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1989 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 1988 | Hail | 4.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1988 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1988 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1988 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Feb 1987 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Feb 1987 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1986 | Hail | 2.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1986 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1985 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1985 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1982 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1981 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 1980 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 1980 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1976 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1973 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 1966 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1965 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 1965 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Oct 1963 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Jack County had?
246 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 Jack County?
8 May 2026 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Jack County?
The hail of 8 Apr 2024, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $100K.
How does Jack County compare with Texas for hail?
27.0 events per 100 square miles against 21.3 statewide; the county holds 246 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.