158
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
10
Direct injuries
$463.0M
Property damage
Hail in El Paso County, Texas: 158 recorded events between 1958 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 3.25. That places the county #874 nationally and #136 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in El Paso County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in El Paso County is the 2010s, when 66 of the county's 158 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 El Paso County archive, hail makes up 35.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #874 for this hazard and #136 within Texas, putting it in the 71.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in El Paso County with 34 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2009 | SOCORRO | 1.75 | 0 | 10 | $100.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2023 | EL PASO | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | BIGGS AFB | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | SOCORRO | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 9, 2022 | CANUTILLO | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 9, 2022 | MONTOYA | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | (ELP)EL PASO INTL AR | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2022 | LA TUNA | 1 | $150K |
| Jul 12, 2021 | WHITE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2021 | MONTOYA | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2019 | SMELTERTOWN | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from El Paso County
- Flash Flood 145
- Thunderstorm Wind 119
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Supercell thunderstorms (very rare for November in this area) affected much of El Paso. The strongest, which actually weakened before moving into the United States, produced golf ball hail over far east El Paso into Horizon City. This caused record breaking insurance claims for a single hail event with a total of $200 million damage to vehicles and $100 million to homes. This doubled the previous record from 9-16-09. Flooding also occurred due to excessive hail amounts plugging up drains.
Far east El Paso was hardest hit by this second supercell, with extensive golfball to possibly tennis ball size hail falling for 20 minutes. Thousands of automobiles were damaged, with several dealerships suffering much loss. Skylights were destroyed, roofs damaged and windows broken on thousands of buildings. Several injuries were reported from hailstones as well.
A swath of large hail (quarter to hen's egg size) driven by 60 to 70 mph microburst winds caused extensive damage to a portion of west El Paso. Skylights were destroyed, roofs damaged, car windshields and south-facing house windows smashed. Dozens of automobiles suffered body damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in El Paso County, Texas?
158 hail events are recorded in El Paso County between 1958 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in El Paso County?
The strongest hail on record in El Paso County measured 3.25.
Where does the hail data for El Paso 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 El Paso County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/el-paso-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.