394
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$203.8M
Property damage
Hail in Bell County, Texas: 394 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 5.68. That places the county #171 nationally and #31 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Bell County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Bell County is the 2020s, when 88 of the county's 394 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 Bell County archive, hail makes up 40.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #171 for this hazard and #31 within Texas, putting it in the 94.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Bell County with 137 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2025 | ROGERS | 1 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | TROY | 1 | $0 |
| May 1, 2025 | HOLLAND | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | KILLEEN MUNI ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | KILLEEN MUNI ARPT | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | SIMMONSVILLE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | HOLLAND | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | MIDWAY | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 30, 2024 | TROY | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 23, 2024 | TROY | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Bell County
- Thunderstorm Wind 302
- Flash Flood 159
- Tornado 72
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Many social media reports of large hail ranging up to 4 inch in diameter hail was reported in and around the Salado, TX area. This was in addition to the 5.6+ inch hail stone that is noted separately. The large hail fell for several minutes.
A social media picture indicated a 5.6+ inch diameter hail stone in Salado, TX. Swift actions were taken by NWS Fort Worth and the IBHS (Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety) to preserve and document this record hailstone. The IBHS officially measured the hailstone at: Maximum diameter ��� 5.676 in, Mass ��� 409.3 g, Volume ��� 29.5 in3 making it the largest hail stone on record in the FWD CWA to date. Other large hailstones also fell in this same area.
During the late afternoon on the 25th, a line of strong thunderstorms developed over Tarrant, Johnson, and Bosque Counties ahead of a dry line. The southernmost storm became a supercell as it moved northeast into southwestern Dallas County at about 1745 CST. The severe storm produced hail up to baseball-size across Dallas County resulting in an estimated $80 million damage. A brief tornado also touched down in Dallas. The storm continued to produce large hail and wind damage as it moved through Rockwall, Hunt, and Hopkins Counties.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Bell County, Texas?
394 hail events are recorded in Bell County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Bell County?
The strongest hail on record in Bell County measured 5.68.
Where does the hail data for Bell 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 Bell County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/bell-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.