Hail in Jackson County, Texas

Hail in Jackson County, Texas: 52 recorded events between 1955 and 2017. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,195 nationally and #237 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Jackson County is the 2000s, when 19 of the county's 52 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 Jackson County archive, hail makes up 25.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,195 for this hazard and #237 within Texas, putting it in the 29.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Jackson County with 19 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 63
• Tornado 43

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

52 hail events are recorded in Jackson County between 1955 and 2017, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Jackson County?

The strongest hail on record in Jackson County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Jackson 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.