Hail in San Jacinto County, Texas

Hail in San Jacinto County, Texas: 61 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #2,020 nationally and #227 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in San Jacinto County is the 1990s, when 23 of the county's 61 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 San Jacinto County archive, hail makes up 27.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,020 for this hazard and #227 within Texas, putting it in the 34.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in San Jacinto County with 22 recorded events, while Jun 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 87
• Flash Flood 48

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

61 hail events are recorded in San Jacinto County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in San Jacinto County?

The strongest hail on record in San Jacinto County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for San Jacinto 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.