Hail in Brazos County, Texas

Hail in Brazos County, Texas: 176 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #760 nationally and #123 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Brazos County is the 2020s, when 67 of the county's 176 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 Brazos County archive, hail makes up 38.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #760 for this hazard and #123 within Texas, putting it in the 75.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Mar is the peak month for hail in Brazos County with 62 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 182
• Flash Flood 46

How many hail events are on record in Brazos County, Texas?

176 hail events are recorded in Brazos County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Brazos County?

The strongest hail on record in Brazos County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Brazos 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.