Hail events in Winkler 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 114 hail events on record for Winkler County, Texas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 4 May 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 22 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 4 2025

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile SW of KERMIT

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles WSW of KERMIT

Apr 22 2025

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile N of KERMIT

May 4 2024

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile W of KERMIT

Hail4.00 in, softball size

3 miles E of KERMIT ROBINSON ARPT

May 24 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile W of WINK

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

7 miles S of WINK

May 1 2022

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

10 miles E of KERMIT ROBINSON ARPT

Jul 2 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At KERMIT

Jun 2 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

8 miles ENE of KERMIT ROBINSON ARPT

Jul 3 2019

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At KERMIT

May 7 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles NE of WINK JCT STATION

May 5 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

16 miles ENE of CHEYENNE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At KERMIT

May 3 2019

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

21 miles NE of KERMIT. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Apr 29 2019

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

7 miles E of WINK

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

At WINK

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At WINK

Apr 12 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At WINK

May 21 2016

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile WNW of KERMIT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NW of KERMIT

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At WINK

May 14 2015

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At WINK

May 21 2014

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of WINK

Jun 21 2013

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At WINK

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 Winkler 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	1	1
1960s	2	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	2	3	13
1970s	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	5
1980s	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	2	0	2	9
1990s	1	0	1	4	3	7	1	2	1	4	24
2000s	1	1	3	2	3	6	3	10	0	3	32
2010s	0	0	4	2	1	1	3	1	0	8	20
2020s	0	2	1	2	2	3	0 (part of the year)				10

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
Mar10 events
Apr14 events
May44 events
Jun30 events
Jul6 events
Aug2 events
Sep2 events
Oct6 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Winkler 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	39
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	39
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	4
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: Winkler County beside the total of the counties of Texas and of the United States
Measure	Winkler	All counties of Texas	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	114	55,503	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	13.6	21.2	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	153.7	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 Winkler County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
21 Jun 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Oct 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Oct 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	County
18 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 May 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Apr 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 Apr 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Jun 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Jun 2007	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
3 Jun 2007	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
3 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 May 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 May 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 2007	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
2 May 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Mar 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Mar 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Aug 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Mar 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	County
28 Mar 2006	Hail	2.00 in	$10 thousand	County
5 Jun 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 Jun 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Jun 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Jun 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 Jun 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Mar 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Jul 2004	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 Jul 2004	Hail	2.50 in	$275 thousand	County
20 Mar 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 Oct 2003	Hail	2.50 in	$20 thousand	County
3 Jun 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Jun 2002	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 Apr 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 Apr 2002	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 May 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Oct 2000	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Jun 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Jun 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Jun 1999	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
4 Jun 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Oct 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 Jun 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 1997	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 Sep 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Oct 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Jun 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
10 Jun 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Jun 1995	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 May 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 May 1995	Hail	1.13 in	none	County
5 Sep 1994	Hail	1.75 in	$6 thousand	County
26 May 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 May 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 May 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 May 1993	Hail	1.00 in	$50	County
26 Mar 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Mar 1993	Hail	1.00 in	$500	County
24 May 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Apr 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 1989	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
10 May 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Jul 1987	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 Jul 1987	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 May 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 Mar 1985	Hail	0.82 in	none	County
21 May 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 May 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Aug 1978	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Jun 1975	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Jun 1975	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 May 1975	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 May 1972	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Jun 1969	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
13 Jun 1969	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
10 Apr 1969	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 May 1968	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
10 May 1968	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 May 1966	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1965	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
15 May 1965	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
15 May 1965	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 May 1962	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1961	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 May 1960	Hail	5.00 in	none	County
26 Apr 1960	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 May 1959	Hail	2.50 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 Winkler County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/winkler/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 Winkler County?: May has 44 of the 114 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 Winkler County compare with the other counties of Texas?: The counties of Texas have 21.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Winkler County has 13.6.
How large is the hail on record for Winkler County?: 45 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.