Hail in Bee County, Texas

Hail in Bee County, Texas: 86 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,636 nationally and #203 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Bee County is the 1990s, when 28 of the county's 86 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 Bee County archive, hail makes up 30.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,636 for this hazard and #203 within Texas, putting it in the 47.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Bee County with 25 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 86
• Flash Flood 59

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

86 hail events are recorded in Bee County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Bee County?

The strongest hail on record in Bee County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Bee 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.