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Hail dates in Hood County, Texas
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Hood County on 21 days since 2016 (65 separate reports, 56 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 4.50" (grapefruit) on May 9, 2024; the most recent hail was April 28, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Hood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Amateur radio operator reported golf ball hail in Cresson. |
| 2025-05-16 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | A trained spotter reported 1 to 1.25 inch hail. |
| 2025-03-08 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Reported via mPING northeast of Granbury. |
| 2024-05-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | An amateur radio operator reported quarter sized hail just northwest of Granbury at the intersection of Tin Top Highway and Lipan Highway. |
| 2024-05-09 | 4.50" (grapefruit) | 11 | Emergency management reported 4.5 inch hail in Pecan Plantation. |
| 2024-04-01 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 4 | — |
| 2023-07-10 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2023-06-12 | 2.75" (baseball) | 6 | A NWS employee reported hail up to baseball sized in Pecan Plantation. |
| 2023-03-01 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 5 | Reports and pictures of hail up to 2 inches was reported in Granbury. |
| 2022-09-05 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A public report indicated quarter sized hail about 4 miles north-northwest of Lake Granbury. |
| 2022-04-12 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | A public report indicated dime sized hail in Granbury, TX. |
| 2021-12-04 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Dime sized hail was reported via mPing. |
| 2021-05-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2021-05-03 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 18 | Golf ball sized hail was reported in Granbury. |
| 2021-04-23 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | A trained spotter reported nickel sized hail near Lake Granbury. |
| 2020-05-22 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Hail reported received via mPing. |
| 2019-10-20 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | A trained spotter emailed a report of slightly larger than quarter-sized hail on June Rose Ct in the city of Granbury, TX. |
| 2019-10-10 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A public report indicated ping pong to golf ball sized hail near the city of Cresson, TX. The hail broke windows of at least one house. |
| 2018-04-21 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Amateur radio reported nickel sized hail in the city of Paluxy, TX. |
| 2017-04-11 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | A social media report indicated ping-pong ball sized hail in the city of Granbury, TX. |
| 2016-03-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hood County Sheriff's Department reported quarter sized hail just south of Lipan, TX. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2024 | 3 | 18 | 4.50" (grapefruit) |
| 2023 | 3 | 12 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 4 | 21 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
Damaging wind in Hood County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 31 reports since 2016, strongest 90 mph. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-13 | 90 mph | 1 | Large trees were uprooted by straight-line or RFD winds along Tolar Cemetery Road to the south of the town of Tolar. A sizeable wood barn… |
| 2025-03-08 | 85 mph | 3 | Emergency manager reported about 2 consecutive miles worth of power poles bent or snapped at the base near Tolar. |
| 2019-03-13 | 81 mph | 3 | An 80 MPH wind gust was measured by Wunderground station KTXGRANB71 approximately 7 miles southeast of Granbury, TX. |
| 2024-07-21 | 75 mph | 1 | A microburst knocked down and split trees south and southwest of Tolar. A barn and storage container were also damaged. |
| 2026-05-21 | 70 mph | 1 | Thunderstorm winds picked up a storage building and flipped it over a propane tank on one side of a house, then tossed an empty trailer t… |
| 2017-03-29 | 69 mph | 2 | Lumin ER in Granbury, TX had to close due to the roof being peeled off of the building. |
| 2016-03-08 | 69 mph | 1 | A social media report showed damage to a brick home, where the window was blown out and the chimney toppled. |
| 2020-05-15 | 64 mph | 2 | A wind gust of 64 MPH was reported by the Granbury, TX Automated Weather Observation System. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Hood County?
April 28, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 4.50" (grapefruit) on May 9, 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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