Hail in Frio County, Texas

Hail in Frio County, Texas: 98 recorded events between 1959 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,457 nationally and #186 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Frio County is the 2010s, when 25 of the county's 98 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 Frio County archive, hail makes up 44.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,457 for this hazard and #186 within Texas, putting it in the 53.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Frio County with 36 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.

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

98 hail events are recorded in Frio County between 1959 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Frio County?

The strongest hail on record in Frio County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Frio 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.