323
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$121.9M
Property damage
Hail in Bowie County, Texas: 323 recorded events between 1971 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #264 nationally and #44 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Bowie County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Bowie County is the 1990s, when 84 of the county's 323 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Bowie County archive, hail makes up 38.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #264 for this hazard and #44 within Texas, putting it in the 91.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Bowie County with 82 recorded events, while Sep is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2025 | REDWATER | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 9, 2024 | NASH | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | MALTA | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | DEFENSE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | HOOKS | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | HOOKS | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | HOOKS | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | RED SPGS | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | SILOAM | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | RED SPGS | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Bowie County
- Thunderstorm Wind 364
- Flash Flood 83
- Tornado 59
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Fire department reported that car windows and sky lights and the roofs of many homes throughout the city were damaged from this devastating hail storm. Preliminary monetary estimate at the time of this publication was near 90 million dollars with local emergency management officials saying this amount would likely increase.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Bowie County, Texas?
323 hail events are recorded in Bowie County between 1971 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Bowie County?
The strongest hail on record in Bowie County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Bowie County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Bowie County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/bowie-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.