163
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.3M
Property damage
Hail in Dawson County, Texas: 163 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #836 nationally and #131 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Dawson County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Dawson County is the 2000s, when 75 of the county's 163 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 Dawson County archive, hail makes up 43.5% of all recorded severe weather across 4 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #836 for this hazard and #131 within Texas, putting it in the 73.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Dawson County with 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2025 | PUNKIN CENTER | 2.25 | $0 |
| May 26, 2023 | KLONDIKE | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 19, 2021 | KEY | 1 | $0 |
| May 18, 2021 | LAMESA | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 4, 2021 | LAMESA | 1 | $0 |
| May 15, 2020 | SPARENBURG | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2019 | SPARENBURG | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 20, 2019 | ARVANA | 1 | $0 |
| May 20, 2019 | SAND | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2019 | LAMESA | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Dawson County
- Thunderstorm Wind 106
- Tornado 54
- Flash Flood 52
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A supercell thunderstorm moved from the northwest portion of Dawson County southeast just west of Lamesa, across the community of Friendship, and then east of Patricia. Large hail, strong winds, and torrential rains produced widespread crop and property damage across the western half of Dawson County.
The second supercell thunderstorm to affect the Permian Basin this day resulted in a swath of large hail that damaged property and destroyed cotton and sorghum crops across northeast Dawson County. Hailstones ranging in size from pennies to golfballs fell along U.S. Highway 87 north-northeast of Lamesa. Large hail covered the ground northeast and east of Arvana, also ranging in size from pennies to golfballs. NWS meteorologists interviewed local residents the following day. Several residents indicated the hail fell at their locations for up to twenty minutes. The combination of damage surveys and interviews with local agricultural officials indicated over 3.7 million dollars worth of damage to cotton and surghum crops. In addition, house roofs, vehicles, and windows were damaged by the hail.
The evening's third supercell to affect the northern Permian Basin (the second supercell in Dawson County) resulted in up to golfball size hail that broke windows, caused roof damage, and damaged vehicles at rural residences in the vicinity of Sand. This storm also resulted in the destruction of local cotton and surgham crops. Post storm surveys and interviews suggest an additional 1.9 million dollars worth of agricultural damage occurred. Several area residents reported the duration of large hail at their locations to range from twenty-five to thirty minutes.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Dawson County, Texas?
163 hail events are recorded in Dawson County between 1963 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Dawson County?
The strongest hail on record in Dawson County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Dawson 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 Dawson County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/dawson-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.