205
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.9M
Property damage
Hail in Kaufman County, Texas: 205 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 5. That places the county #595 nationally and #102 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Kaufman County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Kaufman County is the 1990s, when 72 of the county's 205 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 Kaufman County archive, hail makes up 34.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #595 for this hazard and #102 within Texas, putting it in the 80.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Kaufman County with 63 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2025 | TERRELL | 1 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | CRANDALL | 1 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | CRANDALL | 1.75 | $7K |
| Mar 26, 2025 | TALTY | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2025 | TALTY | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2025 | FORNEY | 1 | $0 |
| Dec 24, 2024 | FORNEY | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | CRANDALL | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 28, 2024 | KEMP | 1 | $0 |
| May 28, 2024 | FORNEY | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Kaufman County
- Thunderstorm Wind 264
- Flash Flood 70
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail caused $12,000 dollars damage to crops and damaged cars, roofs, and windows. 3 NE Terrell,19,1850CST,,,0,0,0,0,Hail (1.00) Kemp,19,2000CST,,,0,0,4,0,Hail (1.75) Hail damage to cars, trucks, signs, roofs, and awnings.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Kaufman County, Texas?
205 hail events are recorded in Kaufman County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Kaufman County?
The strongest hail on record in Kaufman County measured 5.
Where does the hail data for Kaufman 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 Kaufman County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/kaufman-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.