94
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$78K
Property damage
Hail in Fayette County, Texas: 94 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,508 nationally and #192 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Fayette County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Fayette County is the 2010s, when 28 of the county's 94 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 Fayette County archive, hail makes up 33.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,508 for this hazard and #192 within Texas, putting it in the 51.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Fayette County with 29 recorded events, while Jul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2025 | SCHULENBURG ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| May 6, 2025 | SCHULENBURG | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 6, 2025 | SCHULENBURG | 1 | $0 |
| May 6, 2025 | FLATONIA | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | LA GRANGE | 1 | $0 |
| Dec 25, 2024 | O QUINN | 2.75 | $0 |
| Dec 25, 2024 | MULDOON | 1.75 | $0 |
| Feb 11, 2024 | OLDENBURG | 1.25 | $0 |
| Feb 11, 2024 | WEST PT | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 8, 2023 | FREYBURG | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Fayette County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail between 0.50 and 1.00-inch-diameter was reported in the southern portion of Fayette County , near Flatonia. A radio station in LaGrange relayed a report of pea-size to marble-size hail in Schulenberg. TEXAS, Southern Cont'd
Several reports of large hail were made in the county. Golf ball-size hail was reported by a rainfall observer west of Fayette. A weather observer reported quarter-size hail in Schulenburg, nickel-size hail was also reported by a radio station in town a few minutes later. The public reported golf ball-size hail in downtown Flatonia.
Several reports of large hail were made in the county. Golf ball-size hail was reported by a rainfall observer west of Fayette. A weather observer reported quarter-size hail in Schulenburg, nickel-size hail was also reported by a radio station in town a few minutes later. The public reported golf ball-size hail in downtown Flatonia.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Fayette County, Texas?
94 hail events are recorded in Fayette County between 1963 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Fayette County?
The strongest hail on record in Fayette County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Fayette 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 Fayette County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/fayette-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.