Hail in Polk County, Texas

Hail in Polk County, Texas: 121 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,192 nationally and #165 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Polk County is the 1990s, when 38 of the county's 121 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 Polk County archive, hail makes up 38.2% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,192 for this hazard and #165 within Texas, putting it in the 61.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Polk County with 30 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 110
• Flash Flood 45

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

121 hail events are recorded in Polk County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Polk County?

The strongest hail on record in Polk County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Polk 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.