Hail in Freestone County, Texas

Hail in Freestone County, Texas: 95 recorded events between 1973 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,497 nationally and #190 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Freestone County is the 1990s, when 30 of the county's 95 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 Freestone County archive, hail makes up 40.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,497 for this hazard and #190 within Texas, putting it in the 51.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Freestone County with 35 recorded events, while Feb 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 72
• Flash Flood 44

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

95 hail events are recorded in Freestone County between 1973 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Freestone County?

The strongest hail on record in Freestone County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Freestone 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.