313
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$34.7M
Property damage
Hail in Hockley County, Texas: 313 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 5. That places the county #290 nationally and #51 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Hockley County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Hockley County is the 2000s, when 117 of the county's 313 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 Hockley County archive, hail makes up 48.9% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #290 for this hazard and #51 within Texas, putting it in the 90.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Hockley County with 108 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2017 | ANTON | 2.75 | 0 | 1 | $3.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2025 | LEVELLAND | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2025 | ROPESVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | COBLE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | ROPESVILLE | 2 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | LEVELLAND MUNI ARPT | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2025 | ANTON | 5 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | ROPESVILLE | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 29, 2025 | ROPESVILLE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | SMYER | 2.75 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | ROUNDUP | 1.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Hockley County
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- Tornado 76
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Golfball- to baseball-size hail fell across Levelland, and caused millions of dollars in damages to roofs, vehicles, and windows all across the city. This same storm would later go on to cause damage in Wolfforth and far southwest Lubbock.
A left-moving supercell produced a swath of large hail generally from near Sundown northeast to Levelland. Trained spotters estimated the hail ranged in size from ping pong balls to as large as tennis balls. The worst hail damage was noted in Levelland where many vehicles suffered cracked or shattered windows, particularly at the Covenant hospital. Several homes in Levelland also sustained varying degrees of roof damage including some broken windows.
This is the continuation path of the devastating supercell that moved slowly southeast along U.S. Highway 84 from Lamb County. Wind-driven hail as large as baseballs shattered home windows, destroyed siding, punctured roofs, heavily damaged vehicles, wiped out crops, and stripped trees across far northeast Hockley County. The mayor of Anton described the hail damage as the worst he had ever seen in decades of living on the Texas South Plains and declared a state of disaster. The American Red Cross said 100% of the roughly 400 homes in Anton sustained serious damage, with each home requiring on average $6,000 of repairs. One resident of Anton was bruised by the large hail and cut by broken glass as he attempted to cover up shattered windows during the storm. About 8,000 acres of crops in extreme northeast Hockley County were a total loss from the hail, torrential rainfall and flooding that ensued.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Hockley County, Texas?
313 hail events are recorded in Hockley County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Hockley County?
The strongest hail on record in Hockley County measured 5.
Where does the hail data for Hockley 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 Hockley County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/hockley-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.