603
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$23.3M
Property damage
Hail in Harris County, Texas: 603 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #52 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Harris County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Harris County is the 2000s, when 208 of the county's 603 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 Harris County archive, hail makes up 31.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #52 for this hazard and #12 within Texas, putting it in the 98.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Harris County with 174 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | OLCOTT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | OLCOTT | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | PEARLAND | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | HEDWIG VLG | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | BAMMEL | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | ORR | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | BAMMEL | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | TOMBALL | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | HUFFMAN | 1 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | HUFFMAN | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Harris County
- Thunderstorm Wind 713
- Tornado 254
- Flash Flood 217
- Lightning 72
- Funnel Cloud 62
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous reports of hail on the west side of Houston. 0.75 inch to 1.5 inch hail along I-10 between Hunters Creek Village and the West Loop. 1 to 1.5 inch hail near South Braeswood and Fondren Road accumulated to several inches deep and was still on the ground 24 hours after the storm. 1.5 inch hail near South Post Oak Road and West Bellfort. 1 inch hail at Westheimer and Hillcroft. 0.8 inch hail near Gessner and Highway 59. Numerous reports of windows broken and trees and shrubs stripped of their leaves.
Golf ball-size hail was reported by SkyWarn spotters northwest of Houston on Highway 290 outside of the Interstate 610 loop, along Interstate 45 north of Houston, and at the intersection of Chimney Rock and Interstate 10. Dime- to quarter-size hail was reported by SkyWarn spotter at intersection of Bingle Road and Long Point.
A cold front moving across southeast Texas spawned a line of thunderstorms which moved across the eastern half of the area during the evening of April 7th. Dime to golfball sized hail was reported in several locations with a couple of reports of wind damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Harris County, Texas?
603 hail events are recorded in Harris County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Harris County?
The strongest hail on record in Harris County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Harris 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 Harris County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/harris-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.