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Hail in Johnson County, Texas
376 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 376 hail events in Johnson County, Texas, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 57 years.
April is the busiest month, with 151 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 188 events against 144 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.7% of the 55,544 hail events recorded in Texas; its 51.9 per 100 square miles compares with 21.3 statewide.
121 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 5.00 inches (grapefruit size).
Compared with Texas
| Measure | Johnson County | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 376 | 55,544 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 51.9 | 21.3 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 20.1 | 18.8 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 7 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
6Feb
8Mar
61Apr
151May
80Jun
36Jul
2Aug
3Sep
1Oct
19Nov
6Dec
3
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 156 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 376. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 3.00 in | $17K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 2.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 2.00 in | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 2.00 in | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 2.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 2.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 3.00 in | $17K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 4.50 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 2.00 in | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 2.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 3.00 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 3.50 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2025 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2025 | Hail | 2.00 in | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Hail | 2.50 in | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Hail | 2.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Hail | 1.20 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 3.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 3.00 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2023 | Hail | 2.50 in | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2023 | Hail | 4.00 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2023 | Hail | 2.25 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2023 | Hail | 2.00 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2023 | Hail | 2.00 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 2022 | Hail | 2.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 3.00 in | $750K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2021 | Hail | 2.00 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2021 | Hail | 2.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2021 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | Hail | 2.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2019 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.50 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2014 | Hail | 2.00 in | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2014 | Hail | 2.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $850K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.50 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2011 | Hail | 1.50 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Hail | 2.75 in | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Oct 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2007 | Hail | 1.50 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Dec 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2005 | Hail | 2.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 1998 | Hail | 2.00 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 1993 | Hail | 4.50 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1976 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1974 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 1974 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 1970 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1968 | Hail | 5.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1968 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1961 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 1961 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 1959 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 1958 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Johnson County had?
376 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 Johnson County?
2 Jun 2026 (Hail, 1.50 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Johnson County?
The hail of 3 Apr 2012, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $850K.
How does Johnson County compare with Texas for hail?
51.9 events per 100 square miles against 21.3 statewide; the county holds 376 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.