154
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$153K
Property damage
Hail in Mason County, Texas: 154 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #897 nationally and #141 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Mason County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Mason County is the 2010s, when 59 of the county's 154 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 Mason County archive, hail makes up 65.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #897 for this hazard and #141 within Texas, putting it in the 71.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Mason County with 64 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2025 | LOYAL VLY | 2 | $0 |
| May 26, 2025 | KOOCKVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | KOOCKVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 1, 2025 | MASON | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 17, 2024 | KOOCKVILLE | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2024 | LOYAL VLY | 2 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | KOOCKVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2023 | STREETER | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | ART | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | KATEMCY | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Mason County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The supercell that developed in northern Concho County reached Mason. The storm produced hail across the northern half of the city, and the largest hail stones were noted just to the east of town. Mason was spared considerable damage with the main core of the storm passing within a mile or two of town.
Thunderstorms produced large hail in a strip one mile long and three miles wide west of the city of Mason. Trees were stripped of their leaves and hail was piled up to 12 inches deep in places. Cars were dented and windows were broken in homes and buildings. Grass and vegetation was reported to have been beaten to the ground in the storm. The thunderstorm moved northeastward but produced no large hail in Mason.
This storm dumped lots of hail 3 miles north of Loyal Valley. Fire department reported the hail was 8 to 10 inches deep and lasted from 111 AM to 121 AM. There was one place the hail was about 1.5 feet deep. The hail was still on the ground at 9 AM.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Mason County, Texas?
154 hail events are recorded in Mason County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Mason County?
The strongest hail on record in Mason County measured 4.25.
Where does the hail data for Mason 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 Mason County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/mason-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.