Hail in Mills County, Texas

Hail in Mills County, Texas: 127 recorded events between 1967 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,135 nationally and #161 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Mills County is the 1990s, when 43 of the county's 127 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 Mills County archive, hail makes up 57.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,135 for this hazard and #161 within Texas, putting it in the 63.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Mills County with 49 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.

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

127 hail events are recorded in Mills County between 1967 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Mills County?

The strongest hail on record in Mills County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Mills 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.