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Hail in Wise County, Texas
475 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.
Wise County, Texas, has 475 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 56 different years.
April is the busiest month, with 156 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 247 events against 179 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.9% of the 55,544 hail events recorded in Texas; its 52.5 per 100 square miles compares with 21.3 statewide.
149 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.50 inches (grapefruit size).
Compared with Texas
| Measure | Wise County | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 475 | 55,544 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 52.5 | 21.3 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 66.2 | 18.8 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 7 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
4Feb
17Mar
85Apr
156May
97Jun
49Jul
9Aug
3Sep
4Oct
24Nov
15Dec
12
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 164 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 475. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2026 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Hail | 2.00 in | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Hail | 2.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Hail | 2.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Hail | 3.00 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Hail | 2.00 in | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2024 | Hail | 2.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2024 | Hail | 2.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2024 | Hail | 4.50 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2024 | Hail | 2.00 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2024 | Hail | 2.50 in | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2024 | Hail | 2.00 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Oct 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2022 | Hail | 2.00 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2022 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2022 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2020 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2019 | Hail | 2.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 2.00 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Hail | 2.00 in | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Hail | 2.75 in | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Hail | 2.75 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2015 | Hail | 2.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2015 | Hail | 4.25 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2015 | Hail | 2.50 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2013 | Hail | 1.50 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2013 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | $10K | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2013 | Hail | 2.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2011 | Hail | 2.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2009 | Hail | 2.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2009 | Hail | 2.25 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2008 | Hail | 2.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2008 | Hail | 2.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2008 | Hail | 2.50 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Hail | 4.25 in | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2007 | Hail | 2.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2003 | Hail | 2.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1999 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1998 | Hail | 2.00 in | $2.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 1996 | Hail | 2.00 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Wise County had?
475 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 Wise County?
10 May 2026 (Hail, 0.75 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Wise County?
The hail of 8 May 1998, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $2.0M.
How does Wise County compare with Texas for hail?
52.5 events per 100 square miles against 21.3 statewide; the county holds 475 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.