Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Hail in Hopkins County, Texas

182

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

3

Direct injuries

$692K

Property damage

Hail in Hopkins County, Texas: 182 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #717 nationally and #116 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Hail in Hopkins County, Texas: events per decade

Hail in Hopkins County, Texas: recorded events per decade
Hail in Hopkins County, Texas: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for hail in Hopkins County is the 1990s, when 71 of the county's 182 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 Hopkins County archive, hail makes up 35.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #717 for this hazard and #116 within Texas, putting it in the 76.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

2Jan
6Feb
32Mar
53Apr
47May
15Jun
5Jul
3Aug
4Sep
6Oct
7Nov
2Dec

Apr is the peak month for hail in Hopkins County with 53 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.

Significant events

Deadliest on record

DateLocationScaleDeathsInjuriesDamage
Apr 6, 2003SULPHUR SPGS2.7503$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Apr 3, 2025BRASHEAR1$0
May 23, 2024BRINKER3$250K
May 23, 2024MAHONEY1.5$0
May 23, 2024MAHONEY1.25$0
May 23, 2024SULPHUR SPGS1.5$0
May 23, 2024SULPHUR SPGS MUNI AR1$0
May 23, 2024TEDRAG1.75$7K
May 23, 2024TEDRAG1$0
May 9, 2024MARTIN SPGS0.88$0
May 9, 2024SHIRLEY1.75$5K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Hopkins County?

The strongest hail on record in Hopkins County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Hopkins 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.

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“Hail in Hopkins County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/hopkins-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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