270
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
$20.3M
Property damage
Hail in Scurry County, Texas: 270 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #380 nationally and #62 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Scurry County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Scurry County is the 2000s, when 91 of the county's 270 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 Scurry County archive, hail makes up 48.7% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #380 for this hazard and #62 within Texas, putting it in the 87.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Scurry County with 125 recorded events, while Dec 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2021 | SNYDER | 3 | 0 | 6 | $500K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2025 | FLUVANNA | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | HERMLEIGH | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | WINSTON | 1 | $0 |
| Nov 3, 2024 | FLUVANNA | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 16, 2024 | WINSTON | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 16, 2024 | WINSTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 4, 2024 | UNION | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 4, 2024 | FRANKLIN CENTER | 2 | $0 |
| May 4, 2024 | FRANKLIN CENTER | 4 | $0 |
| May 4, 2024 | FRANKLIN CENTER | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Scurry County
- Thunderstorm Wind 167
- Flash Flood 73
- Tornado 41
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Lime to baseball sized hail fell across Snyder for at least 15 minutes. The hail was blown sideways at times by 60 to 70 mph winds. This resulted in numerous broken windows in both buildings and vehicles, as well as damaged siding, roofs, and window air conditioning units. A damage survey was performed the following day by the National Weather Service. The most significant damage was found in an area bounded by A, E, 30th, and 37th Streets. In this area, an apartment complex sustained damage to 110 windows and numerous cars parked in its parking lot. Also in this area was a car dealership that sustained major damage to at least 140 cars. Over a million dollars in damage was estimated to have been done just to county owned buildings and vehicles, with an additional quarter of a million dollars in damage to city owned buildings and vehicles. Ten to eighteen vehicles used by the Snyder Police Department were damaged. Three of these were removed from service because of the damage sustained. Hail scouring was evident on many roads throughout Snyder.
A thunderstorm produced three inch hail in Snyder. There were multiple reports of golf ball to softball sized hail in Snyder. There was a photo of hail up to 3.5 inches. There were numerous broken windows, busted solar panels, severely damaged roofs and vehicles, and damage to trees. Six injuries were reported. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
This storm was a supercell with a moderate to strong anti-cyclonically rotating updraft. The storm entered Scurry County from the south out of Mitchell County and dropped large hail over much of eastern Scurry County. In the China Grove community baseball size hail was reported.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Scurry County, Texas?
270 hail events are recorded in Scurry County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Scurry County?
The strongest hail on record in Scurry County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Scurry 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 Scurry County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/scurry-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.