Hail in Wise County, Texas

Hail in Wise County, Texas: 461 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #114 nationally and #22 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Wise County is the 1990s, when 116 of the county's 461 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 Wise County archive, hail makes up 48.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #114 for this hazard and #22 within Texas, putting it in the 96.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Wise County with 155 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 313
• Flash Flood 74
• Tornado 66

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

461 hail events are recorded in Wise County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Wise County?

The strongest hail on record in Wise County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Wise 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.