Hail in Panola County, Texas

Hail in Panola County, Texas: 170 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #795 nationally and #127 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Panola County is the 1990s, when 64 of the county's 170 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 Panola County archive, hail makes up 32.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #795 for this hazard and #127 within Texas, putting it in the 74.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Panola County with 65 recorded events, while Sep 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 270
• Tornado 51

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

170 hail events are recorded in Panola County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Panola County?

The strongest hail on record in Panola County measured 3.5.

Where does the hail data for Panola 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.