Hail in Fort Bend County, Texas

Hail in Fort Bend County, Texas: 128 recorded events between 1961 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,125 nationally and #157 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Fort Bend County is the 2000s, when 41 of the county's 128 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 Fort Bend County archive, hail makes up 28.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,125 for this hazard and #157 within Texas, putting it in the 63.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Fort Bend County with 36 recorded events, while Jul 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 163
• Tornado 60
• Flash Flood 56

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

128 hail events are recorded in Fort Bend County between 1961 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Fort Bend County?

The strongest hail on record in Fort Bend County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Fort Bend 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.