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Hail dates in Harris County, Texas
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Harris County on 48 days since 2016 (150 separate reports, 126 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.50" (tennis ball) on May 9, 2019; the most recent hail was June 2, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Harris 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | Broadcast media passed along a report from a caller, mentioning hail was occurring along Cypress North Houston Road. Hail was estimated at nickel to quarter… |
| 2026-04-30 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | Radio operator reported hail near the intersection of Scarsdale Blvd and Beamer Rd in SE Harris County. Hail was measured at 1.25 inches. |
| 2025-08-18 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 4 | Fort Bend emergency manager reported golf ball size hail in Champions Forest. |
| 2025-06-09 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Broadcast media shared photos in slack of a hailstone around 1.25-1.5 inches in size. |
| 2025-05-02 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | An emergency manager reported 1.25 inch hail near Huffman at FM 1960 and FM2100. |
| 2024-12-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A member of the public reported quarter sized hail along Mills Creek Court. |
| 2024-12-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A member of the public reported 1 inch hail near Tomball. |
| 2024-12-24 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | A member of the public reported 1.5 inch hail in southwest Cypress. |
| 2024-05-29 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Half dollar to ping pong sized hail was observed near Highway 290. |
| 2024-05-28 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 9 | Golf ball sized hail was observed. |
| 2024-05-13 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Nickel sized hail was observed. |
| 2024-05-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Penny to quarter sized hail was observed between Cypress and Tomball. |
| 2024-03-21 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 10 | Quarter to just under half dollar sized hail was observed. |
| 2024-03-15 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Golf ball sized hail was observed. |
| 2023-12-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail occurred in the Kingwood area. |
| 2023-06-23 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 13 | Hail up to egg sized was observed near the West Little York Road and Highway 67 intersection. |
| 2023-06-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail was reported just northeast of Cypress. |
| 2023-05-08 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Public and media reports of hail between quarter and half dollar size. |
| 2023-04-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail was observed near the intersection of Beamer Road and Beltway 8. |
| 2023-04-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | There was quarter sized hail in La Porte. |
| 2023-04-05 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 5 | There was quarter to egg sized hail near the intersection of Franz Road and North Westgreen Blvd. |
| 2023-03-27 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 4 | A member of the public measured golf ball sized hail in a residential area of Deer Park. |
| 2021-06-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | Quarter-sized hail was observed near the Acres Homes area of Houston. |
| 2021-04-15 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | A local broadcast meteorologist reported hail with a diameter of 1.5 inches. |
| 2021-03-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 6 | A 1-inch hailstone was documented near the intersection of Silber Rd and Memorial Dr in Houston. Hail size was estimated using comparison objects provided in… |
| 2020-05-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail was observed in the Creekside Park subdivision. |
| 2020-05-05 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Pea to nickel sized hail was reported to last for fifteen minutes. |
| 2020-04-24 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 8 | Golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| 2020-04-19 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 8 | Golf ball sized hail was reported at the Waller Harris County ESD 200 Fire And EMS Station. |
| 2020-04-18 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | Marble to golf ball sized hail was reported in the Lake Shadows and Newport subdivisions near Crosby. |
| 2019-07-30 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Golf ball sized hail was reported near the intersection of Bay Area Blvd and Red Bluff Road. |
| 2019-06-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was observed near the intersection of Veterans and Bammel. |
| 2019-05-09 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 12 | Tennis ball sized hail was reported. |
| 2019-05-03 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Penny sized hail was reported. |
| 2019-04-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | There was quarter size hail reported in the Westchase area near Beltway 8 and the Westpark Tollway. |
| 2018-05-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail observed at CWSU ZHU. |
| 2018-01-11 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail occurred in Mission Bend. |
| 2017-04-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail was reported in Baytown. |
| 2017-03-29 | 0.88" (nickel) | 3 | Nickel sized hail was reported. |
| 2017-01-20 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | There was golf ball sized hail near the intersection of Highway 288 and Beltway 8. |
| 2016-06-18 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Penny size hail observed in the Heights area. |
| 2016-05-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was observed near the intersection of Beltway 8 and Interstate 45. |
| 2016-05-14 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Dime to nickel size hail from near the intersection of Interstate 10 and Beltway 8 East to the Channelview area. |
| 2016-05-13 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Ping pong ball size hail was reported near the South Sam Houston Tollway. |
| 2016-05-12 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | Quarter to golf ball size hail that lasted for around 20 minutes was observed in the Lakeview Drive area of Jersey Village. |
| 2016-04-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was reported in Webster. |
| 2016-03-18 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Quarter to ping pong size hail was reported from the Medical Center area over into south Houston. |
| 2016-01-08 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 4 | Tennis ball sized hail occurred in Bellaire. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 7 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2024 | 9 | 28 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2023 | 8 | 28 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2021 | 3 | 13 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2020 | 5 | 23 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2019 | 5 | 17 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 8 | 17 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
Damaging wind in Harris County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 183 reports since 2016, strongest 104 mph. 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-16 | 104 mph | 17 | Large transmission lines were downed by strong thunderstorm winds as the derecho moved through the area. |
| 2023-06-21 | 97 mph | 8 | Wind gust was measured at KIAH. |
| 2018-04-03 | 81 mph | 5 | There was significant damage to a hanger and surrounding aircraft at Houston Hobby Airport due to a microburst. Four aircraft inside the … |
| 2025-03-04 | 79 mph | 1 | Mesonet station HCFT2 at Harris County Flood Control at B measured a 79 MPH wind gust. |
| 2024-05-28 | 75 mph | 5 | Wind gust occurred at KIAH. |
| 2026-05-27 | 70 mph | 2 | Broadcast media reported multiple trees down in the Inverness Forest neighborhood. One fell down on a car with another on a house. Winds … |
| 2026-02-14 | 70 mph | 4 | County officials reported damage to an apartment complex in the Crestmont Park area after severe storms moved through the area on Valenti… |
| 2021-06-15 | 69 mph | 3 | An industrial building sustained significant damage from strong thunderstorm wind gusts. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Harris County?
June 2, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.50" (tennis ball) on May 9, 2019.
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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