250
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.4M
Property damage
Hail in Lynn County, Texas: 250 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #435 nationally and #73 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Lynn County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Lynn County is the 2000s, when 72 of the county's 250 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 Lynn County archive, hail makes up 54.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #435 for this hazard and #73 within Texas, putting it in the 86.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Lynn County with 95 recorded events, while Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2025 | WILSON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | WILSON | 3.25 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | NEW HOME | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2025 | TAHOKA | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2025 | TAHOKA | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2025 | TAHOKA T BAR ARPT | 0.75 | $0 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | ODONNELL | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 29, 2024 | WILSON | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 28, 2024 | TAHOKA | 2.75 | $0 |
| May 28, 2024 | PETTY | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Lynn County
- Thunderstorm Wind 114
- Tornado 45
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A three quarter of a mile wide swath of three to four inch diameter hail fell across southern Lynn County. A cotton gin and three homes near Wells were battered by this hail. Numerous windows were shattered and major roof damage occurred.
A swath of destructive hail up to golf ball size passed directly over O'Donnell accompanied by heavy rain and strong winds. The size of this hail swath was about 1.5 miles in width by 7 miles in length. This wind-driven hail damaged or destroyed an estimated 800 acres of cotton in far southern Lynn County in addition to damaging cars and breaking some windows in homes. Large numbers of fowl, primarily doves, were killed from this barrage of hail that lasted for several minutes.
A cluster of severe thunderstorms persisted over southern Lynn County for nearly 40 minutes. SKYWARN spotters and the Lynn County Sheriff's Office reported golf ball-size hail near the Wells Community, in O'Donnell, and west of O'Donnell. The hail accumulated in drifts several inches deep near Wells and resulted in minor roof, vehicle, and crop damage in the area.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Lynn County, Texas?
250 hail events are recorded in Lynn County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Lynn County?
The strongest hail on record in Lynn County measured 4.25.
Where does the hail data for Lynn 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 Lynn County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/lynn-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.