Hail in Gonzales County, Texas

Hail in Gonzales County, Texas: 51 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #2,220 nationally and #239 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Gonzales County is the 1990s, when 12 of the county's 51 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 Gonzales County archive, hail makes up 22.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,220 for this hazard and #239 within Texas, putting it in the 28.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Gonzales County with 15 recorded events, while Sep 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.

• Flash Flood 91
• Thunderstorm Wind 52

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

51 hail events are recorded in Gonzales County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Gonzales County?

The strongest hail on record in Gonzales County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Gonzales 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.