Hail events in Mason 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 161 hail events on record for Mason County, Texas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 4 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 37 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

Jun 4 2026

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile E of KOOCKVILLE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NW of MASON

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile NW of MASON

May 26 2026

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

At FREDONIA

May 6 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of ART

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

5 miles E of HEDWIGS HILL

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

9 miles S of STREETER

May 26 2025

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

3 miles WNW of LOYAL VLY

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles SSW of KOOCKVILLE

May 17 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of KOOCKVILLE

May 1 2025

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles SSE of MASON

May 16 2024

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile E of KOOCKVILLE

Apr 9 2024

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile W of LOYAL VLY

Mar 15 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ENE of KOOCKVILLE

Jun 19 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

7 miles W of STREETER

Jun 12 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile ENE of KATEMCY

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

4 miles E of ART

Apr 26 2023

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile ENE of KATEMCY

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

4 miles S of LOYAL VLY

Apr 22 2023

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

5 miles S of HEDWIGS HILL

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles NW of KOOCKVILLE

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile S of STREETER

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

At GRIT

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

5 miles S of LOYAL VLY

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile E of KOOCKVILLE

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 Mason 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	0	0	0	0
1960s	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	5
1970s	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	5
1980s	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	7
1990s	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	1	1	8
2000s	3	1	3	3	4	8	3	4	1	10	40
2010s	3	4	9	12	15	9	3	3	1	0	59
2020s	0	8	2	13	3	4	7 (part of the year)				37

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

Jan1 event
Feb1 event
Mar15 events
Apr53 events
May67 events
Jun21 events
Jul0 events
Aug0 events
Sep0 events
Oct0 events
Nov2 events
Dec1 event

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Mason County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	30
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	57
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	65
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	8
4 in and larger	softball and larger	1

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: Mason County beside the total of the counties of Texas and of the United States
Measure	Mason	All counties of Texas	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	161	55,503	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	17.3	21.2	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	408.3	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 Mason County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
22 Apr 2023	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
22 Apr 2023	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
24 May 2022	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 May 2022	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 May 2021	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
9 May 2021	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
15 Apr 2021	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
12 Apr 2021	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Apr 2021	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 Apr 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Apr 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Apr 2021	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
25 May 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Apr 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 2017	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
10 Apr 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Mar 2016	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
8 Mar 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 May 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 May 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
25 May 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 May 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Apr 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Apr 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 Apr 2015	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
1 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 May 2014	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
12 May 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Apr 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
21 Apr 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Apr 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Apr 2014	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
21 Apr 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
21 Apr 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Apr 2014	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
21 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Apr 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
1 Jun 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jun 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jun 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 May 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 May 2013	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
9 May 2013	Hail	2.25 in	none	County
9 Mar 2013	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
9 Mar 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Mar 2013	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
30 May 2012	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
30 May 2012	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
7 May 2012	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
7 May 2012	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
5 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 May 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Mar 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Mar 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 May 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 May 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 May 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 May 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 May 2010	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
1 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Jun 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Jun 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 2009	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
12 Jun 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Jun 2009	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
25 Mar 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 Mar 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Mar 2009	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 May 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Apr 2007	Hail	2.75 in	$8 thousand	County
4 May 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 May 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 May 2005	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
9 May 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 May 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 May 2005	Hail	1.25 in	$100 thousand	County
8 May 2005	Hail	4.25 in	none	County
8 May 2005	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
25 Mar 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
25 Mar 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 May 2004	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
13 May 2004	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
13 May 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 May 2004	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
1 May 2003	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
1 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 Dec 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Apr 2002	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Nov 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Nov 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 May 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 May 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 Feb 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Mar 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Jan 1995	Hail	2.00 in	$30 thousand	County
14 May 1994	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
14 May 1994	Hail	0.75 in	$10 thousand	County
14 May 1994	Hail	0.75 in	$10 thousand	County
30 Apr 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Apr 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Apr 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 May 1981	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
15 May 1981	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 1979	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Mar 1979	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
7 May 1975	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
23 May 1973	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 May 1972	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 Apr 1965	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
25 Apr 1965	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
25 Apr 1965	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
27 May 1963	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 1960	Hail	0.75 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: San Angelo, TX (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 Mason County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/mason/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 Mason County?: May has 67 of the 161 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 Mason County compare with the other counties of Texas?: The counties of Texas have 21.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Mason County has 17.3.
How large is the hail on record for Mason County?: 74 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.