Hail in Grayson County, Texas

Hail in Grayson County, Texas: 480 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #102 nationally and #20 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Grayson County is the 2020s, when 143 of the county's 480 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 Grayson County archive, hail makes up 44.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #102 for this hazard and #20 within Texas, putting it in the 96.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Grayson County with 141 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 388
• Flash Flood 98
• Tornado 72

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

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

480 hail events are recorded in Grayson County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Grayson County?

The strongest hail on record in Grayson County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Grayson 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.