Hail in Texas — where it hits, county by county
Hail is a fact of life on Texas ground — 1,487 National Weather Service hail reports in the last 5 years, led by Tarrant County, peaking around May. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
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| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrant | 254 | 50.8 | May | 34% |
| Lubbock | 170 | 34.0 | Jun | 37% |
| Denton | 154 | 30.8 | May | 41% |
| Williamson | 148 | 29.6 | May | 36% |
| Dallas | 116 | 23.2 | May | 31% |
| Travis | 113 | 22.6 | Apr | 40% |
| Grayson | 106 | 21.2 | May | 44% |
| Collin | 93 | 18.6 | Mar | 30% |
| Bexar | 86 | 17.2 | Mar | 28% |
| Ellis | 83 | 16.6 | May | 39% |
| Pecos | 82 | 16.4 | Apr | 73% |
| Tom Green | 82 | 16.4 | May | 52% |
Texas hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Texas?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Texas are Tarrant, Lubbock, Denton. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Texas?
Reported hail in Texas peaks around May, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Texas's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 1,487 reports over 5 years.