Hail in Waller County, Texas

Hail in Waller County, Texas: 48 recorded events between 1973 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #2,275 nationally and #242 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Waller County is the 1990s, when 20 of the county's 48 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 Waller County archive, hail makes up 30.4% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,275 for this hazard and #242 within Texas, putting it in the 26.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Waller County with 14 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.

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

48 hail events are recorded in Waller County between 1973 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Waller County?

The strongest hail on record in Waller County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Waller 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.