309
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$129K
Property damage
Hail in Oldham County, Texas: 309 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.25. That places the county #303 nationally and #54 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Oldham County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Oldham County is the 2000s, when 113 of the county's 309 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 Oldham County archive, hail makes up 67.5% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #303 for this hazard and #54 within Texas, putting it in the 90.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Oldham County with 106 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2025 | ADRIAN | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | BOYS RANCH | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | VEGA | 1.75 | $4K |
| Jun 7, 2025 | WILDORADO | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | VEGA | 1.75 | $10K |
| Jun 1, 2024 | BOYS RANCH | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 28, 2024 | ADRIAN | 1.75 | $10K |
| May 4, 2024 | BOYS RANCH | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 3, 2024 | BOYS RANCH | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2023 | WILDORADO | 1.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A line of severe thunderstorms moved across Oldham County during the early afternoon hours of the 24th. As this line moved east of the town of Adrian (Oldham County), a trained storm spotter reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) 3 miles east of town (Oldham County). After producing this hail the line of storms continued moving southwestward across the county.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved across Oldham County during the early afternoon hours of the 24th. As this line moved over the town of Adrian (Oldham County), an employee for Adrian Independent School District reported baseball size hail (2.75 inches) breaking out car windows and school windows in town (Oldham County). After producing this hail the line of storms continued moving southwestward across the county.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved across Oldham County during the early afternoon hours of the 24th. As this line moved west of the town of Wildorado (Oldham County), a trained storm spotter reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) four miles west of Wildorado (Oldham County). After producing this hail the line of storms continued moving southwestward across the county.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Oldham County, Texas?
309 hail events are recorded in Oldham County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Oldham County?
The strongest hail on record in Oldham County measured 3.25.
Where does the hail data for Oldham 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 Oldham County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/oldham-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.