176
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$111.7M
Property damage
Hail in Hays County, Texas: 176 recorded events between 1967 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #760 nationally and #123 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Hays County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Hays County is the 2010s, when 53 of the county's 176 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 Hays County archive, hail makes up 39.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #760 for this hazard and #123 within Texas, putting it in the 75.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Hays County with 67 recorded events, while Jul 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2006 | SAN MARCOS | 4.25 | 0 | 1 | $100.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2025 | NIEDERWALD | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 23, 2025 | NIEDERWALD | 2.75 | $0 |
| May 23, 2025 | NIEDERWALD | 2 | $0 |
| May 23, 2025 | KYLE | 2.5 | $0 |
| May 23, 2025 | SAN MARCOS MUNI ARPT | 2 | $0 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | SAN MARCOS LOWMAN AR | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | BUDA | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | KYLE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | KYLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | SAN MARCOS | 2 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Hays County
- Flash Flood 126
- Thunderstorm Wind 105
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A thunderstorm produced three inch diameter hail south of Dripping Springs. As of this writing there is no official estimate of monetary loss due to the hail across Hays County including Dripping Springs and the Wimberley area. Will go with an initial 10 million dollars and this will be updated at a later time if more accurate estimates come in from city or county officials.
Thunderstorms produced widespread large hail, accompanied by damaging winds that knocked down tree limbs, stripped leaves from trees and knocked out power and telephone communications to San Marcos for several hours. The hailstones broke windows in homes and school as well as Southwest State University.
Thunderstorms produced widespread large hail, accompanied by damaging winds that knocked down tree limbs, stripped leaves from trees and knocked out power and telephone communications to San Marcos for several hours. The hailstones broke windows in homes and school as well as Southwest State University.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Hays County, Texas?
176 hail events are recorded in Hays County between 1967 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Hays County?
The strongest hail on record in Hays County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Hays 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 Hays County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/hays-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.