Hail in Shackelford County, Texas

Hail in Shackelford County, Texas: 151 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #920 nationally and #143 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Shackelford County is the 2000s, when 55 of the county's 151 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 Shackelford County archive, hail makes up 57.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #920 for this hazard and #143 within Texas, putting it in the 70.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Shackelford County with 63 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.

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

151 hail events are recorded in Shackelford County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Shackelford County?

The strongest hail on record in Shackelford County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Shackelford 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.