248
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Hail in Hall County, Texas: 248 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #445 nationally and #76 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Hall County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Hall County is the 1990s, when 69 of the county's 248 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 Hall County archive, hail makes up 53.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #445 for this hazard and #76 within Texas, putting it in the 85.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Hall County with 112 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2026 | MEMPHIS | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | LAKEVIEW | 2.25 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | BRICE | 2 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | NEWLIN | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 27, 2025 | MEMPHIS | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | BRICE | 2 | $0 |
| May 1, 2024 | TURKEY | 1.75 | $0 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | TAMPICO | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2023 | TURKEY | 2 | $0 |
| May 22, 2023 | HULVER | 2 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Hall County
- Thunderstorm Wind 141
- Tornado 55
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Fire department storm spotters reported golfball to tennis ball size hail. The hail lasted for approximately 20 minutes and damaged buildings, smashed windows out of automobiles and homes, and destroyed crops in the storm's path.
Numerous storm chasers reported a swath of giant hail along US Highway 287 southeast of Memphis to approximately five miles east of Memphis along Texas State Highway 256. Photographs from storm chasers showed the largest hail size of 3.5 inches in diameter along US Highway 287. Copious amount of windshields were destroyed from this hail.
Reports from multiple sources indicated that large hail, occasionally up to the size of baseballs, accompanied a supercell thunderstorm as it propagated southeastward from near Brice to near Estelline. Reports of golfball size hail was common along the hail swath. Giant baseball size hail damaged vehicles and resulted in at least minor roof damage near Estelline. The storm eventually produced a significant tornado in Childress.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Hall County, Texas?
248 hail events are recorded in Hall County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Hall County?
The strongest hail on record in Hall County measured 3.5.
Where does the hail data for Hall 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 Hall County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/hall-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.