Hail in Sutton County, Texas

Hail in Sutton County, Texas: 66 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,928 nationally and #223 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Sutton County is the 2000s, when 21 of the county's 66 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 Sutton County archive, hail makes up 48.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,928 for this hazard and #223 within Texas, putting it in the 37.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Sutton County with 25 recorded events, while Feb 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.

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

66 hail events are recorded in Sutton County between 1968 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Sutton County?

The strongest hail on record in Sutton County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Sutton 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.