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Hail dates in Cooke County, Texas
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Cooke County on 36 days since 2016 (92 separate reports, 75 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 3.00" (tea cup) on May 25, 2024; the most recent hail was March 5, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Cooke County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Emergency manager reported quarter size hail near Lake Kiowa. |
| 2025-09-21 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 1 | A public report indicated 2 inch diameter hail near Interstate 35 midway between Valley View and Sanger. |
| 2025-05-22 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 2 | Report from mPING: Tennis Ball (2.50 in.). |
| 2025-05-19 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 3 | Emergency manager reported golf ball to tennis ball sized hail 10 miles N of Muenster near Bulcher. |
| 2025-05-17 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | Half dollar size hail was reported at CR 437 and CR 408 in Cooke County. |
| 2025-03-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | A NWS employee reported a family member in Callisburg had mostly dime size hail with some quarter sized hail mixed in. |
| 2024-11-04 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Storm chaser reported 1 inch hail 4 miles WNW of Muenster. |
| 2024-06-02 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Cooke County EM reported golf ball sized hail on the east side of Gainesville on Hwy 82 east of Radio Hill Rd. |
| 2024-05-25 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 3 | A trained spotter reported 3-inch diameter hail in Mountain Springs, just east of Valley View. |
| 2024-05-24 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Emergency manager reported a measured 1.5 inch hail stone in Sivells Bend. |
| 2024-05-23 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Golf ball sized hail was reported at Lake Kiowa. |
| 2024-05-09 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 3 | Public report via mPING of 2 inch hail. |
| 2024-04-08 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | — |
| 2023-09-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2023-06-15 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | — |
| 2023-05-05 | 2.25" (hen egg) | 4 | — |
| 2023-03-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 7 | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported 1 mile west of Valley View. |
| 2022-05-16 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | Quarter to half dollar sized hail was reported 5 miles west of Collinsville. |
| 2022-05-15 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | Nickel to golf ball sized hail was reported in Muenster. |
| 2021-11-10 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | Emergency management reported golf ball sized hail approximately 2 miles northwest of Valley View, TX. |
| 2021-05-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2021-04-23 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | A public report indicated dime sized hail just west of the city of Gainesville, TX. |
| 2021-01-25 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Emergency management reported nickel sized hail in the city of Gainesville, TX. |
| 2020-08-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A public report indicated quarter-sized hail approximately 8 miles north of the city of Callisburg, TX. |
| 2020-05-04 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Emergency management reported golf ball sized hail in the city of Muenster, TX. |
| 2020-01-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail was reported at Moss Lake. |
| 2019-10-20 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 3 | Emergency management reported three-inch diameter hail approximately one-half mile northwest of the city of Gainesville, TX. |
| 2019-05-01 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Broadcast media reported penny size hail in the city of Gainesville, TX. |
| 2019-04-17 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 9 | A trained spotter reported golf ball size hail approximately 4 miles west of the city of Lindsay, TX. |
| 2017-05-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Fire and rescue reported quarter-sized hail near the intersection of Main Street and Pecan Street in the city of Lindsay, TX. |
| 2017-04-21 | 2.75" (baseball) | 9 | Baseball sized hail was reported on I-35 on the south side of Gainesville. |
| 2017-03-29 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2016-04-26 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A trained spotter reported golf-ball sized hail in Myra, TX. |
| 2016-04-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Trained spotters reported nickel to quarter sized hail just east of Interstate 35 in Valley View. |
| 2016-03-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | Quarter sized hail was reported 5 miles WNW of Lindsay. |
| 2016-03-07 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | A trained spotter reported quarter to golf ball sized hail in the town of Era. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2025 | 5 | 11 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2023 | 4 | 15 | 2.25" (hen egg) |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 4 | 9 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2019 | 3 | 13 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2017 | 3 | 11 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2016 | 4 | 9 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Damaging wind in Cooke County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 44 reports since 2016, strongest 82 mph. 6 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-08 | 82 mph | 4 | A trained spotter measured a wind gust of 82 mph near the FM 922 and FM 2848 intersection north of Sanger. |
| 2020-05-22 | 81 mph | 1 | This event continued into Grayson County. Strong thunderstorm straight-line winds produced tree and light structural damage across a 12 m… |
| 2023-06-15 | 76 mph | 2 | The Automated Weather Observation System at Gainesville Municipal Airport measured a wind gust of 76 MPH. |
| 2025-03-04 | 75 mph | 2 | A semi truck/trailer was blown over on I-35 just north of Gainesville. |
| 2023-03-24 | 71 mph | 2 | A 71 mph wind gust was measured by a personal weather station 3 miles west of Whitesboro. |
| 2020-04-28 | 71 mph | 1 | No damage was reported in this area. |
| 2025-09-23 | 70 mph | 2 | Thunderstorm winds caused extensive tree branch damage at the Frank Buck Zoo in Gainesville. |
| 2025-05-22 | 70 mph | 1 | Several signs along I-35 were damaged and blown over between the Red River and FM 372. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Cooke County?
March 5, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 3.00" (tea cup) on May 25, 2024.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
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