Hail in Sterling County, Texas

Hail in Sterling County, Texas: 132 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,076 nationally and #154 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Sterling County is the 1990s, when 38 of the county's 132 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 Sterling County archive, hail makes up 64.1% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,076 for this hazard and #154 within Texas, putting it in the 65.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Sterling County with 62 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 Sterling County, Texas?

132 hail events are recorded in Sterling County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Sterling County?

The strongest hail on record in Sterling County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Sterling 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.