879
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$454.7M
Property damage
Hail in Potter County, Texas: 879 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #15 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Potter County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Potter County is the 2000s, when 324 of the county's 879 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 Potter County archive, hail makes up 58.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #15 for this hazard and #3 within Texas, putting it in the 99.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Potter County with 259 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
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2025 | AMARILLO | 1.75 | 0 | 1 | $15K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 | AMARILLO | 2 | $20K |
| Sep 21, 2025 | (AMA)AMARILLO INTL A | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 9, 2025 | (AMA)AMARILLO INTL A | 0.88 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | BUSHLAND | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | AMARILLO | 1.75 | $15K |
| Aug 11, 2025 | VALLE DE ORO | 1.5 | $4K |
| Aug 11, 2025 | VALLE DE ORO | 2.5 | $10K |
| Apr 25, 2025 | AMARILLO | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | VALLE DE ORO | 0.75 | $0 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | BUSHLAND | 1.5 | $2K |
Other hazards here
More from Potter County
- Thunderstorm Wind 464
- Flash Flood 78
- Tornado 40
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. A trained storm spotter at the intersection of 34th Ave and Soncy Road (Randall County) reported that baseball size hail had broken out the windows of 7 Bar and Grill. Several business and residential homes near this intersection suffered broken window, roof damage, and hundreds of vehicles at Gene Messer Ford of Amarillo suffered varying degrees of hail damage. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th.
A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. A trained storm spotter in downtown Amarillo (Potter County) reported golf ball size hail covering the group as the supercell moved through the area. This hail caused varying degrees of damage to residential homes businesses, and vehicles in the area. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th.
A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. A member of the public reported ping pong ball size hail near the intersection of 26th Ave and Georgia (Randall County). This hail caused damage to residential homes and business. A skylight on a residential home was broken by the hail. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Potter County, Texas?
879 hail events are recorded in Potter County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Potter County?
The strongest hail on record in Potter County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Potter 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 Potter County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/potter-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.