228
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.6M
Property damage
Hail in Dallam County, Texas: 228 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #508 nationally and #87 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Dallam County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Dallam County is the 2000s, when 73 of the county's 228 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 Dallam County archive, hail makes up 64.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #508 for this hazard and #87 within Texas, putting it in the 83.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Dallam County with 69 recorded events, while Jan 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 10, 2026 | DALHART | 1 | $2K |
| Sep 18, 2025 | TEXLINE | 2.5 | $10K |
| Sep 9, 2025 | DALHART | 0.75 | $0 |
| Sep 8, 2025 | DALHART | 1.75 | $5K |
| Jul 6, 2025 | WARE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2025 | WARE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | PERICO | 1.75 | $3K |
| May 28, 2024 | TEXLINE | 2 | $10K |
| May 28, 2024 | DALHART | 2 | $20K |
| May 28, 2024 | TEXLINE | 2.75 | $20K |
Other hazards here
More from Dallam County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The large hail broke out all of the skylights in a house and barn plus all of the windows in the the house and tore siding off the house. At least one thousand and five acres of corn, three thousand acres of wheat, and two thousand acres of feed milo plus an additional fourteen circles of corn and wheat were destroyed by the hail.
Strong winds and hail occurred over large area just west of Dalhart to the state line, generally extending from around Highway 87 to Highway 54. This impacted many farms and there was damage to crops throughout the area. This included some fields that were completely flattened and were a total loss.
Hail up to golf ball-size was reported by TV meteorologist in Dallam County. The Sheriff's Office reported quarter-size hail near the community of Bootleg. A rancher reported thunderstorm winds blew a shed apart and toppled his windmill with damage estimated at $10K.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Dallam County, Texas?
228 hail events are recorded in Dallam County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Dallam County?
The strongest hail on record in Dallam County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Dallam 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 Dallam County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/dallam-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.