Hail events in Shelby 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 167 hail events on record for Shelby County, Texas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 8 Jun 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 27 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 8 2025

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles SW of CENTER

Mar 30 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles WSW of TIMPSON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of TENAHA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile N of TIMPSON

Apr 26 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NE of HUXLEY

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles SE of HUXLEY

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

5 miles ESE of JAMES

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of SHELBYVILLE

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile NNE of JAMES

Apr 15 2023

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

3 miles SSW of TIMPSON

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles S of HASLAM

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At TIMPSON

Mar 31 2023

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

2 miles SSE of JOAQUIN

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles SSW of HANSON

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles NNE of TENAHA

Apr 9 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles ENE of MELDRUM

Apr 19 2020

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

The site does not show the place text of this record

Apr 13 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles ESE of JAMES

Apr 6 2018

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NE of TENAHA

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile N of TENAHA

May 20 2017

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile ESE of JOAQUIN

Apr 26 2017

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile N of TIMPSON

Apr 2 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SSW of CENTER MUNI ARPT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of CENTER

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile N of CENTER

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 Shelby 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	0	1
1960s	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1970s	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	1	6
1980s	0	0	3	3	14	8	4	2	6	6	46
1990s	7	3	6	7	0	1	12	2	5	2	45
2000s	5	0	4	3	2	6	2	2	6	0	30
2010s	1	2	4	0	1	2	2	5	2	1	20
2020s	1	1	0	11	0	4	0 (part of the year)				17

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

Jan6 events
Feb7 events
Mar23 events
Apr68 events
May35 events
Jun7 events
Jul5 events
Aug5 events
Sep0 events
Oct3 events
Nov5 events
Dec3 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Shelby County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	42
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	71
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	51
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	3
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

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: Shelby County beside the total of the counties of Texas and of the United States
Measure	Shelby	All counties of Texas	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	167	55,503	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	21.0	21.2	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	69.8	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 Shelby County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
29 Nov 2016	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
21 Jan 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 2015	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
27 Mar 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Dec 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Nov 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 Feb 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Nov 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 May 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 May 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
2 May 2008	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
2 May 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Mar 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Feb 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Apr 2007	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
2 Apr 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 May 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 Apr 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Aug 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Jun 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Jun 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Apr 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Mar 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Jul 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 2003	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Aug 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 May 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Mar 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Mar 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 May 2000	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
23 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Apr 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Apr 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Mar 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Mar 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Jun 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Jan 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 Jan 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 May 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 May 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Oct 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 May 1996	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
29 May 1996	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
29 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 1996	Hail	0.50 in	none	County
14 Apr 1996	Hail	0.50 in	none	County
14 Apr 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 1996	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
18 Mar 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Mar 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 Feb 1995	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 Apr 1993	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
25 Apr 1993	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Apr 1993	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
25 Mar 1993	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
25 Mar 1993	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Feb 1993	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
23 Jan 1993	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 Nov 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Nov 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 May 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 May 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 May 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 May 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 Apr 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Feb 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Dec 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Dec 1990	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
12 May 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Apr 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Feb 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Feb 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 Jan 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 May 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 May 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 May 1989	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
5 May 1989	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 May 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Mar 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Oct 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Oct 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Jul 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 1988	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 Apr 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Apr 1988	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
17 Jun 1987	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Jan 1987	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 May 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 May 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Aug 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Jul 1985	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Apr 1985	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Apr 1985	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
23 Apr 1985	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Apr 1985	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
21 Apr 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 Mar 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 Aug 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 Aug 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 1984	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
10 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 May 1983	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Apr 1983	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Apr 1983	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 1982	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Apr 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 1982	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
22 May 1979	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 May 1978	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 Mar 1976	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 Mar 1976	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 May 1974	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Mar 1974	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
11 Apr 1962	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
10 Apr 1962	Hail	3.00 in	none	County
17 Apr 1957	Hail	1.75 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: Shreveport, LA (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 Shelby County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/shelby/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 Shelby County?: April has 68 of the 167 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 Shelby County compare with the other counties of Texas?: The counties of Texas have 21.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Shelby County has 21.0.
How large is the hail on record for Shelby County?: 54 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.