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Hail dates in Hale County, Texas
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Hale County on 32 days since 2016 (44 separate reports, 41 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 3.00" (tea cup) on May 16, 2021; the most recent hail was June 23, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Hale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | An NWS cooperative weather observer and social media photos showed hail in and around Abernathy ranging in size from quarters to golf balls. |
| 2026-05-22 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 3 | Numerous storm chasers reported a swath of hail along Farm to Market Road 789 in Hale County. Hail ranged in size from quarters to as large as tennis balls. … |
| 2026-04-03 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Local broadcast media relayed a report of half dollar size hail five miles east of Edmonson. |
| 2025-06-06 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 1 | A storm chaser observed two inch size hail two hours after a storm had passed through southeastern Hale County. |
| 2025-05-06 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2024-05-15 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A member of the public reported hail up to golf ball size on the southwest side of Plainview. |
| 2024-05-01 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | A public report was received of ping pong ball size hail on the north side of Plainview. |
| 2023-05-23 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | A swath of hail ranging from ping pong ball size to golf ball size was reported in rural southwestern Hale County. |
| 2023-05-22 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | A member of the public reported golf ball size hail on Interstate 27 between Plainview and Hale Center. |
| 2022-05-31 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 1 | Reports from social media and local broadcast media showed hail ranging from ping pong size to two inches in diameter in Plainview. No damage was reported. |
| 2021-06-26 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A report from the public was received of hail up to golf ball size hail in Abernathy. No damage was reported. |
| 2021-05-26 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A report was received of golf ball size hail about seven miles northwest of Cotton Center. No damage was reported. |
| 2021-05-16 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 1 | An intense supercell thunderstorm, which previously produced a tornado earlier in the evening, produced a large hail swath from approximately six miles south… |
| 2021-05-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A report was received of quarter size hail along US Highway 70 west of Plainview near the town of Halfway. |
| 2021-03-12 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 2 | A report was received of hail up to tennis ball size around two to three miles north of Petersburg. |
| 2020-06-04 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2020-05-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A report was received via social media of quarter size hail in Plainview. |
| 2020-05-20 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | A report was received of ping pong ball size hail along US Highway 70 east of Plainview. |
| 2020-05-19 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Local broadcast media reported hail up to ping pong ball size in Hale Center. |
| 2020-05-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was measured by a member of the public about three miles north of Abernathy. |
| 2019-06-24 | 2.75" (baseball) | 1 | Law enforcement in Petersburg reported baseball size hail. No damage was reported. |
| 2019-06-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A storm chaser reported quarter size hail in Plainview. |
| 2019-05-23 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 2 | A trained spotter reported hail up to two inches in diameter in Abernathy. No damage was reported. |
| 2019-04-30 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 2 | Photos on social media indicated hail around tennis ball size fell in extreme eastern Hale County. Damage was not known. |
| 2018-05-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | No damage information was available. |
| 2018-05-15 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | An off-duty NWS employee reported hail up to golf ball size near the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 179 and 597. |
| 2017-06-12 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 2 | Numerous reports were received of hail ranging from two to three inches in diameter from the southwest through northwest sides of Plainview. Many vehicles su… |
| 2017-04-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was reported by a NWS cooperative weather observer. No damage was reported. |
| 2017-04-14 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A storm chaser reported golf ball size hail in Plainview. No damage was reported. |
| 2017-03-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | The hail covered the ground to around one inch in depth. No damage was reported. |
| 2016-05-23 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Local broadcast media relayed a report of golf ball size hail in Petersburg. No damage was reported. |
| 2016-04-10 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Hail from quarter to golf ball size fell from Halfway to Edmonson. Damage was unknown. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Damaging wind in Hale County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 64 reports since 2016, strongest 90 mph. 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-26 | 90 mph | 2 | An NWS storm survey revealed extensive damage in Hale County about seven miles northwest of Hale Center. Thunderstorms began bowing out a… |
| 2026-06-25 | 85 mph | 1 | At 2030 CST, the Automated Weather Observing System at Hale County Municipal Airport measured a wind gust of 58 mph. Two minutes later at… |
| 2019-06-24 | 81 mph | 1 | Substantial damage occurred to a wind turbine near the intersection of Farm to Market Road 37 and County Road BB in Hale County. A wind t… |
| 2017-09-17 | 81 mph | 1 | Downburst winds around 80 mph lofted the roof from the Allsup's convenience store in Petersburg. The roof landed on an adjacent mobile h… |
| 2024-05-15 | 78 mph | 1 | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Plainview measured a severe wind gust of 78 mph. |
| 2023-05-27 | 72 mph | 2 | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Plainview measured severe wind gusts from 0303 CST through 0309 CST. A peak wind gus… |
| 2022-05-01 | 71 mph | 1 | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Plainview measured severe wind gusts from 1746 CST through 1748 CST. A peak gust of … |
| 2026-06-26 | 70 mph | 2 | The Automated Weather Observing System at Hale County Municipal Airport measured a severe wind gust of 59 mph at 2230 CST. From 2232 CST … |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Hale County?
June 23, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 3.00" (tea cup) on May 16, 2021.
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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