Hail in Grimes County, Texas

Hail in Grimes County, Texas: 55 recorded events between 1958 and 2020. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,130 nationally and #229 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Grimes County is the 1990s, when 27 of the county's 55 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 Grimes County archive, hail makes up 26.6% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,130 for this hazard and #229 within Texas, putting it in the 31.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Grimes County with 16 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 84
• Flash Flood 48

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

55 hail events are recorded in Grimes County between 1958 and 2020, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Grimes County?

The strongest hail on record in Grimes County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Grimes 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.