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Hail in Stephens County, Texas
234 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.
Stephens County, Texas, has 234 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 52 different years.
May is the busiest month, with 80 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 82 events against 120 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.4% of the 55,544 hail events recorded in Texas; its 26.1 per 100 square miles compares with 21.3 statewide.
104 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.00 inches (softball size).
Compared with Texas
| Measure | Stephens County | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 234 | 55,544 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 26.1 | 21.3 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 255.1 | 18.8 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 7 | 29 |
| Busiest month | May | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
1Feb
0Mar
22Apr
64May
80Jun
31Jul
14Aug
5Sep
4Oct
11Nov
2Dec
0
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 162 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 234. 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 | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2026 | Hail | 1.60 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2026 | Hail | 1.60 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Hail | 2.50 in | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Hail | 2.00 in | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Hail | 2.75 in | $11K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Hail | 2.75 in | $11K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Hail | 2.50 in | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Hail | 2.50 in | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2025 | Hail | 2.00 in | $11K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Hail | 2.00 in | $11K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Hail | 2.00 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Hail | 2.00 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2022 | Hail | 2.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2021 | Hail | 2.50 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2021 | Hail | 2.00 in | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2016 | Hail | 2.50 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2015 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.50 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2013 | Hail | 2.50 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2013 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Hail | 2.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2011 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Hail | 2.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Hail | 2.75 in | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2009 | Hail | 4.00 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2006 | Hail | 2.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2001 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Hail | 3.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2000 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 1998 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1995 | Hail | 4.00 in | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 1994 | Hail | 2.75 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 1989 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1989 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1989 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 1988 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 1988 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 1988 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1987 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1987 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1986 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1986 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1986 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1986 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 1986 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 1986 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 1986 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1985 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1985 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 1984 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 1984 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1981 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1979 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1979 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1978 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 1978 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1978 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 1978 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1976 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1973 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Nov 1961 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1960 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1960 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1955 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 1955 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Stephens County had?
234 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 Stephens County?
2 Jun 2026 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Stephens County?
The hail of 25 Apr 1994, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.
How does Stephens County compare with Texas for hail?
26.1 events per 100 square miles against 21.3 statewide; the county holds 234 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.