Hail in Burnet County, Texas

Hail in Burnet County, Texas: 250 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 5. That places the county #435 nationally and #73 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Burnet County is the 2020s, when 86 of the county's 250 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 Burnet County archive, hail makes up 50.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #435 for this hazard and #73 within Texas, putting it in the 86.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Burnet County with 92 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 119
• Flash Flood 90

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

250 hail events are recorded in Burnet County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Burnet County?

The strongest hail on record in Burnet County measured 5.

Where does the hail data for Burnet 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.