Hail in Cass County, Texas

Hail in Cass County, Texas: 265 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #390 nationally and #68 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Cass County is the 1990s, when 90 of the county's 265 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 Cass County archive, hail makes up 40.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #390 for this hazard and #68 within Texas, putting it in the 87.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Cass County with 86 recorded events, while Aug 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 275
• Tornado 71

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

265 hail events are recorded in Cass County between 1959 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Cass County?

The strongest hail on record in Cass County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Cass 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.