80
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$930K
Property damage
Hail in Lee County, Texas: 80 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,699 nationally and #210 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Lee County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Lee County is the 2010s, when 24 of the county's 80 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 Lee County archive, hail makes up 34.2% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,699 for this hazard and #210 within Texas, putting it in the 44.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Lee County with 25 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2025 | MANHEIM | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | LOEBAU | 1 | $0 |
| Dec 25, 2024 | LEXINGTON | 1 | $0 |
| Dec 25, 2024 | LEXINGTON | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | GIDDINGS | 2 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | LEXINGTON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | GIDDINGS | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2023 | FEDOR | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 26, 2020 | LEXINGTON | 2 | $0 |
| May 26, 2020 | LEXINGTON | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Lee County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The extremely large hail damaged hundreds of cars windows and bodies and dented and damaged the roofs of dozens of homes. Many consider this to be the most devastating hail storm in the city of Giddings in over 50 years.
Up to dime-size hail was reported in Giddings by a TV-36 Stormtracker. Two auto dealerships in Giddings reported significant damage to their stock. Several cars in town had windshields broken out and several homes had roof damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Lee County, Texas?
80 hail events are recorded in Lee County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Lee County?
The strongest hail on record in Lee County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Lee 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 Lee County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/lee-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.