Hail in Maverick County, Texas

Hail in Maverick County, Texas: 97 recorded events between 1960 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,466 nationally and #187 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Maverick County is the 2010s, when 31 of the county's 97 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 Maverick County archive, hail makes up 46.6% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,466 for this hazard and #187 within Texas, putting it in the 52.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Maverick County with 43 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.

• Flash Flood 56
• Thunderstorm Wind 40

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

97 hail events are recorded in Maverick County between 1960 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Maverick County?

The strongest hail on record in Maverick County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Maverick 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.