Hail in Rusk County, Texas

Hail in Rusk County, Texas: 242 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #461 nationally and #78 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Rusk County is the 1990s, when 78 of the county's 242 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 Rusk County archive, hail makes up 31.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #461 for this hazard and #78 within Texas, putting it in the 85.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Rusk County with 99 recorded events, while Aug 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 395
• Tornado 67
• Flash Flood 57

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

242 hail events are recorded in Rusk County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Rusk County?

The strongest hail on record in Rusk County measured 3.5.

Where does the hail data for Rusk 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.