813
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$924.7M
Property damage
Hail in Denton County, Texas: 813 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 5.9. That places the county #21 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Denton County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Denton County is the 2010s, when 280 of the county's 813 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 Denton County archive, hail makes up 51.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #21 for this hazard and #5 within Texas, putting it in the 99.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Denton County with 258 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2025 | SMOOTS | 1.5 | $0 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | PONDER | 1 | $0 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | DROP | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 21, 2025 | DENTON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Sep 21, 2025 | GREEN VLY | 1.25 | $0 |
| Sep 21, 2025 | SANGER | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 21, 2025 | SANGER | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | NAVO | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | PARVIN | 1.25 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | NAVO | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Denton County
- Thunderstorm Wind 516
- Flash Flood 126
- Tornado 58
- Lightning 51
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Softball sized hail was reported by a trained spotter one-eighth of a mile west of the Texas Woman's Campus in Denton. Additionally, this storm covered much of the city of Denton, and a considerable part of the County as well. The Insurance Council of Texas estimated approximately 35,000 vehicles, and 22,000 homes were damaged in some fashion with this storm. The damage estimate is aproximately 500 million dollars.
Large hail over 2 inches in diameter fell in Sanger for several minutes. A photo of a hailstone greater than 5 inches in diameter was shown in Sanger. NWS Fort Worth examined the hail stone in person and determined it was 5.9 inches in size, and a record hail stone for the North and Central Texas region. The residents in Sanger said only a few large hail stones fell during the storm, most were notably smaller in size. Several of the largest hail stones broke apart upon impact, limiting the amount of damage in the town.
A large amount of hail up to the size of golfballs fell in Argyle. The hail broke numerous windows in cars and homes, dented wood siding and cars, and damaged roofs. Many businesses along Highway 377 had their west facing windows broke out by the hail.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Denton County, Texas?
813 hail events are recorded in Denton County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Denton County?
The strongest hail on record in Denton County measured 5.9.
Where does the hail data for Denton 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 Denton County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/denton-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.