Hail in Austin County, Texas

Hail in Austin County, Texas: 65 recorded events between 1955 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,944 nationally and #225 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Austin County is the 1990s, when 24 of the county's 65 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 Austin County archive, hail makes up 28.6% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,944 for this hazard and #225 within Texas, putting it in the 37.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Austin County with 16 recorded events, while Jul 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 84
• Flash Flood 41

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

65 hail events are recorded in Austin County between 1955 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Austin County?

The strongest hail on record in Austin County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Austin 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.