Hail in Cherokee County, Texas

Hail in Cherokee County, Texas: 198 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #624 nationally and #107 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Cherokee County is the 1990s, when 52 of the county's 198 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 Cherokee County archive, hail makes up 34.5% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #624 for this hazard and #107 within Texas, putting it in the 79.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Cherokee County with 57 recorded events, while Sep 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 249
• Flash Flood 67
• Tornado 45

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

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Cherokee County?

The strongest hail on record in Cherokee County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Cherokee 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.