Hail events in Wood 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 164 hail events on record for Wood County, Texas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 10 May 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 45 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 10 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of HAWKINS HOLLY ARPT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SW of QUITMAN

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NNW of HAINESVILLE

May 8 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WNW of WINNSBORO

Apr 29 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of WINNSBORO

Mar 15 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of GOLDEN

May 17 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of DEBBIE

Jun 2 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of MINEOLA

May 22 2024

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

1 mile SW of MUSGROVE

Jun 16 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNW of MINEOLA

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles N of MINEOLA WISENER ARPT

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile W of ALBA

Jun 13 2023

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile E of WINNSBORO

Jun 10 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of MINEOLA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile ENE of HAWKINS

May 8 2023

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

3 miles NE of GOLDEN

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles WSW of HAINESVILLE

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile ENE of HAWKINS

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile ENE of HAWKINS

Apr 28 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles N of ALBA

Aug 17 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ENE of HAWKINS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WSW of QUITMAN

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile ENE of CARTWRIGHT

Apr 9 2021

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile ENE of HAWKINS

Mar 24 2021

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At YANTIS

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 Wood 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	1	0	0	0	0	1
1960s	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1970s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1980s	0	1	0	0	1	4	3	0	3	1	13
1990s	2	4	4	4	4	10	5	9	7	9	58
2000s	6	2	1	4	2	1	4	6	1	1	28
2010s	3	0	1	1	5	1	11	3	3	7	35
2020s	2	2	3	11	2	1	6 (part of the year)				27

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

Jan11 events
Feb3 events
Mar27 events
Apr45 events
May36 events
Jun20 events
Jul2 events
Aug6 events
Sep0 events
Oct9 events
Nov5 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Wood County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	43
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	52
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	61
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	6
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: Wood County beside the total of the counties of Texas and of the United States
Measure	Wood	All counties of Texas	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	164	55,503	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	25.4	21.2	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	35.7	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 Wood County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	On record for
16 Aug 2020	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
28 Apr 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2019	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2019	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2019	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
13 Apr 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
25 Mar 2019	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
25 Mar 2019	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
25 Mar 2019	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
11 Mar 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 Jan 2018	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
21 Jan 2018	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
26 Apr 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
10 Apr 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 Feb 2017	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
31 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
11 Apr 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
11 Apr 2016	Hail	2.25 in	none	0	County
11 Apr 2016	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
11 Apr 2016	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
11 Apr 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
11 Apr 2016	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	County
11 Apr 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
11 Apr 2016	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
11 Apr 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
30 Mar 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
16 Apr 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
27 Apr 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
27 Apr 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
27 Apr 2014	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	0	County
27 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
3 Apr 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 Jun 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
3 Apr 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
24 Oct 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
24 Oct 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
10 Mar 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
8 Jul 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
13 Mar 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
13 Jun 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
23 May 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
13 Apr 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
13 Apr 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
13 Apr 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
3 Apr 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
14 May 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
14 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
14 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
14 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
31 Mar 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
23 Nov 2004	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
20 Mar 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
16 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
16 May 2003	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
5 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
5 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
4 May 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 Jun 2001	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
27 Feb 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
3 May 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
29 Mar 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
29 Mar 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
10 Mar 2000	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
10 Mar 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
25 May 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
25 May 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
25 May 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
17 May 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
17 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 Mar 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
5 Mar 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
5 Mar 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
2 Mar 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
2 Oct 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
11 Aug 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
12 Jul 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
2 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
2 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
7 Mar 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
11 Jan 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
25 Oct 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
17 Jun 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
17 Jun 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
13 Jun 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
13 Jun 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
13 Jun 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
21 Apr 1997	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
21 Apr 1997	Hail	4.50 in	none	0	County
2 Mar 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
7 Nov 1996	Hail	2.75 in	$4 thousand	0	County
21 Oct 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
18 Jun 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
17 Mar 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
5 Mar 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
22 Apr 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
22 Apr 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
22 Apr 1995	Hail	1.75 in	none	2	County
19 Apr 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Apr 1995	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
18 Jan 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
18 Jan 1995	Hail	2.00 in	$40 thousand	0	County
18 Jan 1995	Hail	2.00 in	$40 thousand	0	County
18 Jan 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	0	County
18 Jan 1995	Hail	2.50 in	$40 thousand	0	County
4 Nov 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
10 Jun 1994	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	0	County
26 Jan 1994	Hail	2.75 in	$50 million	0	County
26 Jan 1994	Hail	2.00 in	$50 thousand	0	County
18 Oct 1993	Hail	2.75 in	$500 thousand	0	County
19 Apr 1993	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
19 Apr 1993	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
13 Apr 1993	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 Oct 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 Oct 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
11 May 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
4 Mar 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
4 Oct 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
4 May 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 Apr 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
26 Apr 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
5 Apr 1990	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
7 Mar 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
3 Apr 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
25 Nov 1988	Hail	4.50 in	none	0	County
25 Nov 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
19 Jan 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 Apr 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
12 Apr 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
4 Apr 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 Aug 1985	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 May 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
20 Mar 1985	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
22 Feb 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
2 May 1984	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
26 May 1981	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
5 May 1978	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
28 Mar 1961	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
15 May 1955	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	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 Wood County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/wood/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 Wood County?: April has 45 of the 164 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 Wood County compare with the other counties of Texas?: The counties of Texas have 21.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Wood County has 25.4.
How large is the hail on record for Wood County?: 69 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.