Hail in Gillespie County, Texas

Hail in Gillespie County, Texas: 225 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #515 nationally and #89 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Gillespie County is the 2010s, when 62 of the county's 225 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 Gillespie County archive, hail makes up 56.8% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #515 for this hazard and #89 within Texas, putting it in the 83.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Gillespie County with 97 recorded events, while Nov 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.

• Flash Flood 97
• Thunderstorm Wind 56

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

225 hail events are recorded in Gillespie County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Gillespie County?

The strongest hail on record in Gillespie County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Gillespie 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.