Hail events in Palo Pinto County, Texas The hail events on record, by date and by year

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NCEI has 391 hail events on record for Palo Pinto County, Texas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 28 Apr 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 47 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

Apr 28 2026

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

4 miles SW of (MWL)MINERAL WELLS A

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

3 miles SW of (MWL)MINERAL WELLS A. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

3 miles WNW of MINERAL WELLS

Apr 15 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

8 miles WNW of GRAFORD

Mar 4 2026

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile NE of MINERAL WELLS. Damage estimate: $7 thousand

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile NE of MINERAL WELLS. Damage estimate: $7 thousand

Jun 1 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of (MWL)MINERAL WELLS A

May 26 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of MINERAL WELLS

May 22 2025

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

3 miles ENE of METCALF GAP

May 18 2025

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

5 miles E of SANTO. Damage estimate: $7 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles SW of SANTO

May 17 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ENE of MINERAL WELLS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

6 miles S of BRAZOS

Mar 29 2025

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

3 miles N of SANTO

May 22 2024

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile S of (MWL)MINERAL WELLS A

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SSW of (MWL)MINERAL WELLS A. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles N of BRAZOS

May 9 2024

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

5 miles E of PALO PINTO

Apr 8 2024

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

5 miles ESE of POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

Apr 1 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NW of GRAFORD

Mar 7 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNW of GRAFORD

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles WSW of POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Sep 19 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile N of STRAWN. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

Jun 10 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles NE of GORDON. Damage estimate: $3 thousand

Hail0.75 in, penny size

5 miles WSW of SANTO

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 Palo Pinto 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	0	1	1	1	2	1	3	10
1970s	1	5	0	1	1	0	5	1	6	3	23
1980s	5	4	4	3	2	1	11	6	4	17	57
1990s	7	10	1	8	20	9	12	4	19	12	102
2000s	17	14	7	13	11	5	2	8	11	12	100
2010s	1	20	9	8	1	7	4	0	11	1	62
2020s	1	2	0	12	8	8	6 (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
Feb4 events
Mar59 events
Apr110 events
May124 events
Jun37 events
Jul5 events
Aug3 events
Sep14 events
Oct30 events
Nov3 events
Dec1 event

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Palo Pinto County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	112
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	121
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	131
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	23
4 in and larger	softball and larger	4

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: Palo Pinto County beside the total of the counties of Texas and of the United States
Measure	Palo Pinto	All counties of Texas	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	391	55,503	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	41.0	21.2	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	136.3	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 Palo Pinto County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Injuries	On record for
11 May 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
11 May 2023	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
11 May 2023	Hail	1.75 in	$8 thousand	0	County
11 May 2023	Hail	1.75 in	$8 thousand	0	County
2 Apr 2023	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
16 Mar 2023	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
16 Mar 2023	Hail	2.50 in	$20 thousand	0	County
16 Mar 2023	Hail	2.50 in	$100 thousand	0	County
2 Mar 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
28 Apr 2021	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
17 Mar 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
28 Apr 2020	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
23 Jun 2019	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
25 May 2018	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
25 May 2018	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
25 May 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
25 May 2018	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
25 May 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 Apr 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 Apr 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 Apr 2018	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
21 Apr 2018	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
21 Apr 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 Apr 2018	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
10 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
16 Apr 2016	Hail	1.75 in	$40 thousand	0	County
30 Mar 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
30 Mar 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
26 May 2015	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
26 May 2015	Hail	2.50 in	$60 thousand	0	County
26 May 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 May 2015	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	0	County
26 Apr 2015	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	0	County
18 Apr 2015	Hail	1.75 in	$4 thousand	0	County
18 Apr 2015	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	0	County
13 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
15 May 2013	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
15 May 2013	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
15 May 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
15 May 2013	Hail	4.00 in	$400 thousand	0	County
30 Mar 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
23 Mar 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
9 Mar 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
10 Feb 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
4 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
4 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
4 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
4 May 2012	Hail	1.50 in	$5 thousand	0	County
3 Apr 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
3 Apr 2012	Hail	1.50 in	$3 thousand	0	County
3 Apr 2012	Hail	1.50 in	$20 thousand	0	County
19 Mar 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 Jan 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
20 Jun 2011	Hail	2.75 in	$40 thousand	0	County
18 Jun 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
24 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
24 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
24 May 2011	Hail	2.75 in	$20 thousand	0	County
11 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 May 2011	Hail	2.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
1 May 2011	Hail	2.50 in	$3 thousand	0	County
1 May 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
1 May 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$1 thousand	0	County
24 Apr 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 Apr 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
24 Apr 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
24 Apr 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
24 Apr 2011	Hail	2.00 in	$10 thousand	0	County
24 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
23 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
23 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$8 thousand	0	County
23 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
17 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 Sep 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	0	County
21 Sep 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	0	County
21 Sep 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
21 Sep 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$3 thousand	0	County
21 Sep 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$1 thousand	0	County
8 May 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
8 May 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
8 May 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
5 May 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$4 thousand	0	County
5 May 2009	Hail	2.00 in	$5 thousand	0	County
5 May 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$3 thousand	0	County
25 Mar 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
10 Nov 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	2.75 in	$20 thousand	0	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
17 Apr 2008	Hail	2.75 in	$150 thousand	0	County
17 Apr 2008	Hail	2.50 in	$10 million	1	County
9 Apr 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
9 Apr 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
24 Apr 2007	Hail	2.00 in	$10 thousand	0	County
24 Apr 2007	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	0	County
13 Apr 2007	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	0	County
8 May 1998	Hail	4.00 in	none	5	County
21 Oct 1996	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	0	County
17 Oct 1993	Hail	1.75 in	$500	0	County
3 Apr 1978	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
3 Apr 1978	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
3 Apr 1978	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
20 Mar 1978	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
2 May 1977	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
30 May 1976	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
25 May 1976	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
12 May 1976	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
19 Apr 1976	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
20 Feb 1976	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
4 Jun 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
6 May 1973	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
28 May 1971	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
28 May 1971	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
9 May 1971	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
6 May 1971	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
6 May 1971	Hail	3.00 in	none	0	County
28 Apr 1970	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
14 Aug 1969	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
12 Jun 1969	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
6 May 1969	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
11 Jun 1968	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
20 Apr 1967	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
20 Apr 1967	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
10 Apr 1966	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
15 May 1965	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
24 Apr 1964	Hail	3.00 in	none	0	County
5 May 1960	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County

The site keeps 154 of the 391 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. 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: Fort Worth/Dallas, 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 Palo Pinto County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/palo-pinto/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 Palo Pinto County?: May has 124 of the 391 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 Palo Pinto County compare with the other counties of Texas?: The counties of Texas have 21.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Palo Pinto County has 41.0.
How large is the hail on record for Palo Pinto County?: 158 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.