Hail in Jackson County, Texas

52 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.

52 events · 0 deaths recorded · peak month May · county share of state 0.1%

Hail event locations in and around Jackson County. Dots: Hail event locations in the kept record. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

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 52 hail events in Jackson County, Texas, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 24 years.

May is the busiest month, with 19 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 5 events against 34 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 0.1% of the 55,544 hail events recorded in Texas; its 6.3 per 100 square miles compares with 21.3 statewide.

23 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 2.75 inches (baseball size).

Compared with Texas

Measure	Jackson County	Texas	US
Hail events since 1950	52	55,544	424,356
Per 100 square miles	6.3	21.3	12.0
Per 10,000 residents	34.4	18.8	12.8
Deaths recorded	0	7	29
Busiest month	May	May	May

By year

195019882026

Hail events recorded in Jackson County per year, 1950 to 2026 (2026 is partial).

Seasonality

Jan
0Feb
2Mar
7Apr
12May
19Jun
5Jul
3Aug
0Sep
0Oct
1Nov
0Dec
3

Hail events in Jackson County by month of occurrence, all years.

Magnitude distribution

under 1 in16

1–1.74 in13

1.75–2.74 in22

2.75–3.99 in1

4 in and larger0

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

All 52 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

Date	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
2 Apr 2017	Hail	1.75 in	$3K	—	—	—	County
25 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	—	—	—	—	County
5 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	—	—	—	—	County
26 May 2011	Hail	2.50 in	$30K	—	—	—	County
19 Jul 2009	Hail	1.00 in	$1K	$1K	—	—	County
10 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	$2K	—	—	—	County
10 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$15K	—	—	—	County
27 Mar 2005	Hail	0.75 in	$4K	—	—	—	County
14 Jun 2004	Hail	0.88 in	$5K	—	—	—	County
14 Jun 2004	Hail	0.75 in	$8K	—	—	—	County
14 Jun 2004	Hail	0.75 in	$3K	—	—	—	County
11 Apr 2004	Hail	1.00 in	$10K	—	—	—	County
11 Apr 2004	Hail	0.75 in	$10K	—	—	—	County
25 Mar 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$4K	—	—	—	County
13 Mar 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$5K	—	—	—	County
21 Feb 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$5K	—	—	—	County
12 Dec 2002	Hail	1.75 in	$5K	—	—	—	County
12 Dec 2002	Hail	1.75 in	$5K	—	—	—	County
12 Dec 2002	Hail	2.75 in	$15K	—	—	—	County
30 Mar 2002	Hail	1.00 in	$10K	—	—	—	County
30 Mar 2002	Hail	1.75 in	$20K	—	—	—	County
23 Jul 2000	Hail	1.75 in	$50K	—	—	—	County
2 Apr 2000	Hail	1.75 in	$25K	—	—	—	County
2 May 1999	Hail	1.25 in	$25K	—	—	—	County
27 Feb 1999	Hail	0.75 in	$3K	—	—	—	County
7 Mar 1998	Hail	0.75 in	$2K	—	—	—	County
28 May 1997	Hail	1.00 in	$5K	—	—	—	County
28 May 1997	Hail	1.75 in	$10K	—	—	—	County
28 May 1997	Hail	1.75 in	$10K	—	—	—	County
20 Jun 1996	Hail	1.75 in	$5K	—	—	—	County
5 Apr 1996	Hail	1.75 in	$5K	—	—	—	County
12 Oct 1993	Hail	0.88 in	—	—	—	—	County
10 May 1993	Hail	1.00 in	—	—	—	—	County
10 May 1993	Hail	1.00 in	—	—	—	—	County
5 May 1993	Hail	0.88 in	—	—	—	—	County
5 May 1993	Hail	0.88 in	—	—	—	—	County
30 Apr 1993	Hail	0.88 in	—	—	—	—	County
28 May 1992	Hail	0.88 in	—	—	—	—	County
19 Apr 1992	Hail	1.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
9 May 1981	Hail	1.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
9 May 1981	Hail	1.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
22 Apr 1978	Hail	1.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
22 Apr 1978	Hail	1.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
8 May 1975	Hail	0.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
26 Apr 1973	Hail	2.00 in	—	—	—	—	County
26 Apr 1973	Hail	2.00 in	—	—	—	—	County
31 Jul 1972	Hail	1.00 in	—	—	—	—	County
8 May 1969	Hail	1.50 in	—	—	—	—	County
11 May 1968	Hail	1.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
11 May 1968	Hail	1.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
11 May 1968	Hail	1.00 in	—	—	—	—	County
31 Mar 1955	Hail	2.00 in	—	—	—	—	County

Questions and answers

How many hail events has Jackson County had?

52 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 Jackson County?

2 Apr 2017 (Hail, 1.75 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Jackson County?

The hail of 23 Jul 2000, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $50K.

How does Jackson County compare with Texas for hail?

6.3 events per 100 square miles against 21.3 statewide; the county holds 52 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.