230
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$4.1M
Property damage
Hail in Swisher County, Texas: 230 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 7.02. That places the county #501 nationally and #86 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Swisher County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Swisher County is the 1990s, when 96 of the county's 230 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 Swisher County archive, hail makes up 50.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #501 for this hazard and #86 within Texas, putting it in the 83.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Swisher County with 86 recorded events, while Jan 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2025 | TULIA | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | VIGO PARK | 7.02 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2024 | HAPPY | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | VIGO PARK | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2023 | HAPPY | 2.75 | $0 |
| May 28, 2023 | VIGO PARK | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 22, 2023 | EUNICE | 1 | $0 |
| May 22, 2023 | KRESS | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | TULIA | 2.75 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2022 | EUNICE | 2 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Swisher County
- Thunderstorm Wind 126
- Tornado 75
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A slow-moving high precipitation supercell produced copious amounts of damaging hail across northern Swisher County with some hailstones as large as baseball size in Happy. A 12-mile stretch of Interstate 27 from Happy to north of Tulia was covered in hail up to six inches deep. In addition to damaging roofs of homes and businesses, intense straight line winds in the rear flank downdraft of the supercell carried hail sideways which shattered many north and west facing windows. Countless vehicles along Interstate 27 suffered broken windows and significant hail dents. It is estimated that 500 acres of winter wheat were flattened by this barrage of hail, wind and torrential rains with 40 percent of the winter wheat crop suffering lesser degrees of damage. Preliminary combined monetary losses are estimated at $4M.
Storm spotters estimated hail of golf ball to baseball size along the Swisher and Randall County line near Happy. Around a dozen vehicles that stopped on Interstate 27 were heavily damaged by the hail. This hail swath continued southeast of Happy where it heavily damaged an estimated 1000 acres of corn.
Multiple reports of large hail were received from near Tulia to Vigo Park. Reports indicated that quarter to golfball size hail damaged several vehicles in Tulia between 16:10 CST and 16:25 CST. By 16:37 CST penny size hail was reported in Vigo Park.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Swisher County, Texas?
230 hail events are recorded in Swisher County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Swisher County?
The strongest hail on record in Swisher County measured 7.02.
Where does the hail data for Swisher 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 Swisher County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/swisher-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.