152
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$235K
Property damage
Hail in Kent County, Texas: 152 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #910 nationally and #142 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Kent County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Kent County is the 2000s, when 56 of the county's 152 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 Kent County archive, hail makes up 64.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #910 for this hazard and #142 within Texas, putting it in the 70.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Kent County with 54 recorded events, while Feb 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2025 | JAYTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | JAYTON | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | CLAIREMONT | 2 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | GIRARD | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | GIRARD | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | GIRARD | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2025 | GIRARD | 4 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | GIRARD | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2024 | JAYTON | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | JAYTON | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Very large baseball size hail stones were reported by storm chasers in Clairemont. These hail stones were produced by a prolific supercell thunderstorm that developed over the Clairemont vicinity along a pre-existing outflow boundary. The storm moved very little for almost an hour. Minor damages to vehicles and roofs were reported.
Multiple reports of large hail were received from the Clairemont vicinity as a large supercell thunderstorm developed along a pre-existing outflow boundary and remained almost stationary. Local fire department officials initially reported golfball size hail east of Clairemont along U.S. Highway 380 at 13:47 CST. By 13:58, very large hail was reported in Clairemont as the storm grew in coverage and intensity and effectively back built toward the town. Nickel size hail continued to fall near Clairemont until 14:37 CST. Although minor damage to vehicles and roofs occurred, no major damage was reported.
Hail up to the size of baseballs was observed by the Spur Fire Department in northwestern Kent County. Fire department vehicles sustained minor damage. These giant hailstones were associated with one of two isolated supercells that impacted southern Dickens County, Crosby, Garza, and Kent Counties.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Kent County, Texas?
152 hail events are recorded in Kent County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Kent County?
The strongest hail on record in Kent County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Kent 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Kent County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/kent-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.