Hail events in Martin 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 160 hail events on record for Martin County, Texas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 23 May 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 29 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 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

May 23 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of STANTON

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SSW of STANTON RDRUNNER ARP

May 21 2026

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At STANTON

Jun 9 2025

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

1 mile E of STANTON

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile E of STANTON RDRUNNER ARP

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

5 miles SSW of LENORAH

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

6 miles SSE of TARZAN

Jun 8 2025

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile E of STANTON

May 5 2025

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile E of STANTON

Jun 15 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles WSW of STANTON RDRUNNER ARP

May 1 2022

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

At FLOWER GROVE

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile N of FLOWER GROVE

Hail2.25 in, hen egg size

5 miles WNW of THREE LEAGUES

Jun 2 2021

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

6 miles W of TARZAN

May 17 2021

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

8 miles E of LENORAH

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

1 mile NW of STANTON

May 15 2021

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles E of THREE LEAGUES. Damage estimate: $400

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

3 miles W of TARZAN

Jun 19 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At LENORAH

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

11 miles N of LENORAH

May 15 2020

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At STANTON

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

At STANTON

Apr 10 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

15 miles NNW of TARZAN

May 29 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At STANTON

May 20 2019

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

5 miles W of STANTON

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

Hail events on record for Martin County by year, 1950 to 2026
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	0	1	0	1	2
1960s	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1970s	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3
1980s	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	4	10
1990s	1	2	3	8	11	5	5	6	5	0	46
2000s	4	1	1	11	5	2	9	7	5	9	54
2010s	0	1	2	3	2	4	4	2	1	2	21
2020s	5	5	3	0	1	6	3 (part of the year)				23

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
Mar9 events
Apr28 events
May64 events
Jun38 events
Jul2 events
Aug3 events
Sep9 events
Oct5 events
Nov2 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Martin County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	40
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	47
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	68
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	3
4 in and larger	softball and larger	2

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.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Martin County beside the total of the counties of Texas and of the United States
Measure	Martin	All counties of Texas	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	160	55,503	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	17.5	21.2	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	307.0	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

Hail events on record for Martin County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
3 Jun 2018	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
16 Aug 2017	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Apr 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Jun 2015	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
8 May 2015	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
6 May 2015	Hail	2.50 in	$10 thousand	County
6 May 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Oct 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
18 Jun 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
25 Jun 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Jun 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Sep 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Mar 2012	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
19 May 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Apr 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Apr 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Apr 2009	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
16 Apr 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Apr 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Apr 2009	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
16 Apr 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Apr 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Apr 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 May 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	2.75 in	$10 thousand	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
6 Sep 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jun 2007	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
1 Jun 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jun 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 Apr 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
23 Apr 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Mar 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 May 2006	Hail	4.00 in	none	County
5 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 May 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 May 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Mar 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Jul 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Jun 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Aug 2004	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Jul 2004	Hail	1.75 in	$450 thousand	County
26 May 2004	Hail	4.00 in	none	County
4 Mar 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Mar 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Sep 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Sep 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 Sep 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
28 Apr 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Mar 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 May 2002	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 May 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Mar 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Mar 2000	Hail	2.00 in	$3 thousand	County
22 Mar 2000	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
7 Jun 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Jun 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Jun 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Jun 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 May 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 May 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Apr 1997	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
29 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 May 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 May 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 May 1996	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
10 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Jun 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 May 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Apr 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Apr 1995	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
19 Nov 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Nov 1994	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 Oct 1994	Hail	0.75 in	$500 thousand	County
11 Jun 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Jun 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 May 1994	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
25 May 1994	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
12 May 1994	Hail	1.00 in	$500	County
11 May 1994	Hail	1.75 in	$6 thousand	County
11 May 1994	Hail	1.00 in	$500	County
10 May 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Oct 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Oct 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 May 1993	Hail	1.50 in	$500	County
5 May 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 May 1993	Hail	1.00 in	$50	County
5 May 1993	Hail	1.00 in	$50	County
5 May 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 1993	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
5 Sep 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Sep 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 Jun 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Oct 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Jun 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 May 1990	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Jun 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 May 1989	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
10 May 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Sep 1987	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Sep 1987	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Jun 1987	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Jun 1987	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Aug 1979	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
4 May 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 May 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 Jun 1964	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 May 1959	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
24 May 1957	Hail	2.00 in	none	County

The table has all other events on record. 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: Midland/Odessa (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 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Martin County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/martin/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Martin County?: May has 64 of the 160 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 Martin County compare with the other counties of Texas?: The counties of Texas have 21.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Martin County has 17.5.
How large is the hail on record for Martin County?: 73 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.