Hail in Hunt County, Texas

Hail in Hunt County, Texas: 251 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #430 nationally and #72 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Hunt County is the 1990s, when 73 of the county's 251 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 Hunt County archive, hail makes up 37.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #430 for this hazard and #72 within Texas, putting it in the 86.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Hunt County with 92 recorded events, while Aug 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 255
• Flash Flood 75
• Tornado 62

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

251 hail events are recorded in Hunt County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Hunt County?

The strongest hail on record in Hunt County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Hunt 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.