206
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$5.8M
Property damage
Hail in Fisher County, Texas: 206 recorded events between 1962 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #587 nationally and #100 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Fisher County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Fisher County is the 2000s, when 72 of the county's 206 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 Fisher County archive, hail makes up 53.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #587 for this hazard and #100 within Texas, putting it in the 81.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Fisher County with 85 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | ROTAN | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | ROTAN | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | SYLVESTER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | ROTAN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | NORTH ROBY | 2.75 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | ROTAN | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 23, 2024 | CELOTEX | 2.75 | $0 |
| May 22, 2024 | SARDIS | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | ROTAN | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | ROTAN | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Fisher County
- Thunderstorm Wind 98
- Tornado 50
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A supercell thunderstorm produced tennis ball to softball size hail in Roby. The combination of the strong winds and large hail resulted in damage that ranged from light to significant to approximately 100 homes. The Fisher County Sheriff's Office stated that 80 to 90 percent of the homes received damage to their roofs, siding and windows. Also, automobile windows were broken. The large hail lasted for 20 minutes.
The hail storm dropped hail stones from the size of golfball to baseball size. The large hail along with wind gusts to near 50 mph damaged several homes, vehicles, farm equipment, windows, windshields, skylights and roofs in the hardest hit towns of Sylvester and McCaulley. The hail also stripped leaves and bark off trees. The storm produced a northwest to southeast hail swath about two miles wide that extended from Hobbs and Rotan to Sylvester.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Fisher County, Texas?
206 hail events are recorded in Fisher County between 1962 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Fisher County?
The strongest hail on record in Fisher County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Fisher 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 Fisher County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/fisher-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.