138
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.4M
Property damage
Hail in Upshur County, Texas: 138 recorded events between 1962 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,021 nationally and #149 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Upshur County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Upshur County is the 2010s, when 38 of the county's 138 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 Upshur County archive, hail makes up 32.5% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,021 for this hazard and #149 within Texas, putting it in the 67.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Upshur County with 36 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | GILMER | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | PRITCHETT | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | MIDWAY | 1 | $0 |
| May 30, 2024 | UNION GROVE | 1 | $0 |
| May 22, 2024 | DIANA | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2024 | GILMER | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | COFFEEVILLE | 2 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | LA FAYETTE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | BOXWOOD | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | BOXWOOD | 2.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Upshur County
- Thunderstorm Wind 214
- Flash Flood 41
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Three automobile dealerships suffered considerable hail damage to their entire inventories of over 300 vehicles. The hail fell continuously for over 20 minutes. A 24 year veteran in insurance claims said that the hail episode was the second worse he had ever seen in north Texas.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Upshur County, Texas?
138 hail events are recorded in Upshur County between 1962 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Upshur County?
The strongest hail on record in Upshur County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Upshur 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 Upshur County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/upshur-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.