Hail in Caldwell County, Texas

Hail in Caldwell County, Texas: 91 recorded events between 1967 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #1,557 nationally and #196 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Caldwell County is the 1990s, when 25 of the county's 91 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 Caldwell County archive, hail makes up 31.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,557 for this hazard and #196 within Texas, putting it in the 49.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Caldwell County with 36 recorded events, while Oct 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.

• Flash Flood 83
• Thunderstorm Wind 79

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

91 hail events are recorded in Caldwell County between 1967 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Caldwell County?

The strongest hail on record in Caldwell County measured 3.5.

Where does the hail data for Caldwell 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.