519
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$687.9M
Property damage
Hail in Travis County, Texas: 519 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #79 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Travis County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Travis County is the 2020s, when 136 of the county's 519 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 Travis County archive, hail makes up 43.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #79 for this hazard and #17 within Texas, putting it in the 97.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Travis County with 159 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | DEL VALLE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | VINSON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | OAK HILL | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 28, 2025 | FISKVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 28, 2025 | FISKVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 28, 2025 | NORTH OAKS | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 28, 2025 | JONESTOWN | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 28, 2025 | NAMELESS | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 23, 2025 | CREEDMOOR | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 23, 2025 | CREEDMOOR | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Travis County
- Thunderstorm Wind 303
- Flash Flood 243
- Tornado 71
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A thunderstorm produced three inch diameter hail on Burnet Ln. in the Brentwood area of Austin. This storm was part of a complex that caused 700 million dollars in hail damage in Texas. The damage in Austin, Georgetown, and Round Rock was the most impactful from this system and totaled upwards of 600 million dollars in damage across Williamson and Travis counties. Thus 300 million dollars of damage is being listed on this Travis County entry.
A thunderstorm moved through the Austin area and produced hail ranging from quarter to teacup size. We received 14 reports of severe size hail, nine of which were two inches or larger. The teacup size hail was reported by the media and fell near the Austin Arboretum.
During the evening hours north and northeast Austin were pounded by large hail. An estimated $75 million in damage was reported to cars, roofs, greenhouses and vegetation. This was the costliest hailstorm to hit Austin in history.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Travis County, Texas?
519 hail events are recorded in Travis County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Travis County?
The strongest hail on record in Travis County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Travis 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 Travis County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/travis-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.