Hail in Wilbarger County, Texas

Hail in Wilbarger County, Texas: 317 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #281 nationally and #50 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Wilbarger County is the 2000s, when 109 of the county's 317 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 Wilbarger County archive, hail makes up 53.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #281 for this hazard and #50 within Texas, putting it in the 90.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Wilbarger County with 107 recorded events, while Nov 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 198
• Tornado 58

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

317 hail events are recorded in Wilbarger County between 1959 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Wilbarger County?

The strongest hail on record in Wilbarger County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Wilbarger 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.