200
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$957K
Property damage
Hail in Dickens County, Texas: 200 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 6. That places the county #618 nationally and #106 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Dickens County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Dickens County is the 2000s, when 70 of the county's 200 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 Dickens County archive, hail makes up 59.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #618 for this hazard and #106 within Texas, putting it in the 80.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Dickens County with 84 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2025 | SPUR MUNI ARPT | 2 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | DICKENS | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | MC ADOO | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | AFTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | GLENN | 6 | $0 |
| May 3, 2024 | AFTON | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 3, 2024 | DICKENS | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2023 | MC ADOO | 4.5 | $0 |
| May 4, 2022 | AFTON | 2.5 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2021 | MC ADOO | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Dickens County
- Thunderstorm Wind 81
- Tornado 44
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Golf ball size hail began falling in Dickens around 1717 CST and for the next 13 minutes proceeded to grow to tennis ball size resulting in extensive damage to cars. Many trees were stripped of their leaves and some homes would likely require new roofs.
The Dickens County Sheriff's Office reported golf ball-size hail just west of Dickens and dime-size hail in Spur. The heavy rainfall from the storms resulted in flooding of highways and roads in central Dickens County. Only minor damage was noted.
The Dickens County Sheriff's Office reported golf ball-size hail just west of Dickens and dime-size hail in Spur. The heavy rainfall from the storms resulted in flooding of highways and roads in central Dickens County. Only minor damage was noted.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Dickens County, Texas?
200 hail events are recorded in Dickens County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Dickens County?
The strongest hail on record in Dickens County measured 6.
Where does the hail data for Dickens 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 Dickens County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/dickens-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.