492
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.0M
Property damage
Hail in Gray County, Texas: 492 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #92 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Gray County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Gray County is the 2010s, when 155 of the county's 492 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 Gray County archive, hail makes up 58.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #92 for this hazard and #19 within Texas, putting it in the 97.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Gray County with 167 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2025 | LEFORS | 2.75 | $5K |
| May 26, 2025 | KINGS MILL | 2.5 | $3K |
| Apr 29, 2025 | PAMPA | 1.5 | $3K |
| Nov 2, 2024 | PAMPA | 1.25 | $2K |
| Jun 6, 2024 | KINGS MILL | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2024 | ALANREED | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | MC LEAN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2023 | PAMPA | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | MC LEAN | 4 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | LEFORS | 2.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Gray County
- Thunderstorm Wind 245
- Tornado 87
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Gray County Emergency Manager's Office reported baseball to grapefruit size hail which damaged numerous homes near the Pampa Municipal Golf Course. The wind driven hail shattered most north facing windows of several homes.
Numerous reports of large hail across Pampa. The largest size was baseball size. Accumulating hail occurred as well with sizes up to golf balls while the accumulation was occurring. Many cars in Pampa had dents and also sunroofs/windows broken.
A member of the public located 8 miles east-southeast of Lefors estimated the largest hail stones to be quarter size. This occurred as a cluster of multicell thunderstorms moved east across the county. No other hail reports were received in Gray County although the storms generally remained over rural areas.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Gray County, Texas?
492 hail events are recorded in Gray County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Gray County?
The strongest hail on record in Gray County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Gray 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 Gray County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/gray-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.