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Hail dates in Lubbock County, Texas
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Lubbock County on 66 days since 2016 (111 separate reports, 93 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 4.50" (grapefruit) on June 23, 2023; the most recent hail was June 25, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Lubbock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Numerous reports were received of a swath of hail on the northwest side of the city of Lubbock. Hail ranged in size from penny to quarter size. |
| 2026-06-23 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2026-06-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Numerous reports were received of a swath of hail on the northwest side of the city of Lubbock. Hail ranged in size from dime size to quarter size. |
| 2026-05-22 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Numerous reports were received of a swath of hail that affected the west side of the city of Slaton. Hail ranged in size from penny size to golf ball size. |
| 2025-06-17 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Multiple thunderstorms moved through Lubbock County producing two distinct hail swaths. The second of which was located five miles south of Wolfforth to Wood… |
| 2025-06-09 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2025-06-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A report was received from mPing of quarter size hail within the city of Lubbock. |
| 2025-06-06 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 6 | A cluster of thunderstorms over central Lubbock County produced three separate swaths of hail. Several public reports were received from mPing and from a con… |
| 2025-06-05 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 3 | Several Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet sites across the city of Lubbock measured severe wind gusts. A peak wind gust of 71 mph was measured at 1916… |
| 2025-05-25 | 0.88" (nickel) | 3 | — |
| 2025-04-30 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Numerous reports were received of a swath of hail from approximately Shallowater to Lubbock International Airport. Hail ranged in size from pennies to half d… |
| 2025-04-29 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 1 | Numerous reports were received of a swath of hail oriented from southwest to northeast roughly along US Highway 62/82 from near Wolfforth into the west side … |
| 2025-04-27 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Several severe hail reports were received across Lubbock County. A swath of severe hail occurred from near Woodrow through Idalou ranging in size from penny … |
| 2025-04-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A storm chaser reported quarter size hail in Idalou. |
| 2025-04-19 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | A report was received of half dollar size hail southwest of Wolfforth. |
| 2024-07-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A report was received of quarter size hail north of Wolfforth. |
| 2024-06-09 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2024-06-02 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2024-05-31 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | A photograph on social media showed half-dollar size hail in southwest Lubbock. |
| 2024-05-28 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Numerous reports were received of a swath of hail in and around Wolfforth ranging from the size of peas to golf balls. |
| 2024-05-01 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | Numerous reports were received of a swath of hail ranging in sizes from quarters to golf balls from approximately two miles east of Wolfforth to four miles w… |
| 2024-04-08 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of half dollars in Slaton. |
| 2023-10-04 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 1 | Numerous reports were received of a large swath of hail from a supercell thunderstorm that moved east over central Lubbock County. The swath of hail began ju… |
| 2023-06-23 | 4.50" (grapefruit) | 2 | A large swath of giant hail occurred over an extensive portion of the city of Lubbock causing widespread damage to roofs and vehicles. The largest hailstone … |
| 2023-05-23 | 2.75" (baseball) | 1 | Numerous reports were received of a swath of hail from north of Shallowater westward to the Lubbock/Hockley County line. Hail ranged in size from quarters to… |
| 2023-04-09 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | A swath of severe hail was observed beginning northwest of Shallowater and continuing through western and southern portions of the city of Lubbock. Most hail… |
| 2022-05-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | An off duty NWS employee measured quarter size hail south of Wolfforth. |
| 2022-05-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail along Farm to Market Road 1294 west of Shallowater. |
| 2022-05-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | An off-duty NWS employee measured quarter size hail south of Wolfforth. |
| 2022-05-01 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A member of the public sent a picture of quarter size hail at the intersection of Erskine Street and Dover Avenue in Lubbock. |
| 2021-05-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Photographs on social media were received of hail up to quarter size in the town of and to the east of Shallowater. |
| 2021-05-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | An off duty NWS employee measured quarter size hail around the intersection of 42nd Street and Indiana Avenue in the city of Lubbock. |
| 2021-05-17 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | A tornadic supercell produced a swath of mostly quarter size hail from Wolfforth across a small portion of the southern part of the city of Lubbock from 1912… |
| 2020-06-04 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2020-05-24 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A severe thunderstorm moved across Lubbock County. This thunderstorm produced severe hail on the southern side of the city of Lubbock. Numerous reports were … |
| 2020-05-23 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 3 | Scattered severe thunderstorms developed across Lubbock County on an outflow boundary. One of these thunderstorms produced severe hail on the western side of… |
| 2020-05-20 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 1 | A thunderstorm developed along an outflow boundary in Lynn County and rapidly grew into a severe supercell thunderstorm as it moved northward toward the city… |
| 2020-05-19 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Local broadcast media reported hail up to golf ball size northwest of Shallowater along US Highway 84. No damage was reported. |
| 2020-05-13 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | Numerous reports were received of hail ranging in size from quarters to ping pong balls in the southwestern portion of the city of Lubbock. |
| 2020-03-18 | 2.25" (hen egg) | 2 | Numerous reports of hail from off-duty NWS employees and social media were received as a severe thunderstorm tracked from south of Wolfforth to western Lubbo… |
| 2020-03-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Numerous reports of penny size hail were reported across the western portion of the city of Lubbock with one report of quarter size hail near the intersectio… |
| 2019-07-10 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Hail ranging from penny to half dollar size were reported at and around Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport. |
| 2019-06-24 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 5 | A picture posted to social media depicted hail up to the size of baseballs at 1850 CST in New Deal. At 1859 CST, three inch hail was reported seven miles eas… |
| 2019-06-18 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | An off duty NWS employee reported ping pong ball size hail in Shallowater. |
| 2019-05-24 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 7 | A cluster of thunderstorms moving into southwestern Lubbock County brought a widespread swath of severe hail. The first report was from a NWS employee five m… |
| 2019-05-23 | 2.75" (baseball) | 5 | A swath of hail was reported with hail sizes ranging from golf ball up to baseball. No damage was reported. |
| 2019-05-20 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Hail up to golf ball size was reported near the intersection of 114th Street and Quaker Avenue in the city of Lubbock. This hail report was among the widespr… |
| 2019-05-08 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A swath of severe hail as large as golf ball size moved east from south of Wolfforth to just west of Woodrow. Strong winds and torrential rains accompanied t… |
| 2019-05-07 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2019-05-05 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | This was the first of at least two hail swaths that impacted many areas of south and southwest Lubbock. Fortunately, the hail fell without any strong winds, … |
| 2019-04-05 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | A swath of hail up to nickel size fell across southwest Lubbock. No evidence of damage occurred. |
| 2019-03-22 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | A swath of hail up to quarter size fell near Upland Avenue and FM Road 1585, and continued northeast to 77th Street and Avenue W in southwest Lubbock. Other … |
| 2018-05-19 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 3 | A pair of nearly stationary supercell storms inflicted heavy tolls on thousands of residents across South Lubbock. The largest hail from tennis ball to just… |
| 2018-05-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail up to the size of quarters was reported near 4th Street and Milwaukee Avenue in Lubbock. |
| 2018-05-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A swath of hail up to quarter size moved northeast from Wolfforth into west Lubbock. The hail was described as soft which may have contributed to the lack o… |
| 2018-05-15 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 4 | Hail up to the size of ping pongs was reported on social media. No damage was reported. |
| 2018-04-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail up to the size of quarters was reported at a gasoline station along U.S. Highway 62/82 between Lorenzo and Idalou. No damage was reported. |
| 2017-06-30 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 1 | This is the continuation path of the devastating supercell that affected Lamb and far northeast Hockley Counties. Wind-driven hail up to the size of tennis b… |
| 2017-05-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Several NWS employees reported hail up to quarter size from south of Wolfforth to the southwest portion of the city of Lubbock. |
| 2017-04-29 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | The Slaton Fire Department relayed a report of hail up to half-dollar size. No damage was reported. |
| 2017-03-28 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | No damage was reported. |
| 2017-03-23 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Several reports of hail up to penny size were received from southwest Lubbock. No damage was noted despite strong winds around 50 mph. |
| 2016-07-05 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A 13 mile hail swath up to quarter size traveled from south of Wolfforth to near downtown Lubbock. The hailstones were very hard and led to thousands of dol… |
| 2016-05-30 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | A slow moving storm produced a 12-mile stretch of severe hail through Lubbock ranging in size from quarters to half dollars. Many modern vehicles with thin … |
| 2016-05-14 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Nickel size hail was estimated by an NWS employee. No damage occurred. |
| 2016-04-10 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | A photo from Facebook indicated hail of about 1.5 inches in diameter near Slaton. Damage was not known. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2025 | 11 | 22 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 | 4.50" (grapefruit) |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 8 | 13 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2019 | 11 | 28 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2018 | 5 | 10 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2016 | 4 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
Damaging wind in Lubbock County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 119 reports since 2016, strongest 115 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-05 | 115 mph | 4 | Several Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet sites across the city of Lubbock measured severe wind gusts. A peak wind gust of 71 mph … |
| 2026-06-25 | 110 mph | 1 | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Slaton measured severe wind gusts from 2027 CST through 2034 CST. A peak wind gust o… |
| 2016-07-14 | 90 mph | 1 | Straight line winds caused extensive damage to a localized area near 36th Street and Magnolia Avenue in Lubbock around 1624 CST. The stro… |
| 2022-09-03 | 84 mph | 1 | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Wolfforth measured severe wind gusts from 1310 CST through 1317 CST. A peak wind gus… |
| 2024-05-31 | 81 mph | 2 | A large swath of severe thunderstorm winds affected a substantial portion of Lubbock County including most of the city of Lubbock. Numero… |
| 2020-07-09 | 81 mph | 1 | A thunderstorm formed to the southwest of Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport and moved east bringing damaging winds gusts to the… |
| 2016-06-15 | 79 mph | 1 | The Automated Surface Observation System at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport reported a wind gust to 79 mph. |
| 2023-09-15 | 78 mph | 1 | An extensive swath of severe thunderstorm winds occurred from Reese Center across the city of Lubbock to Slaton. Numerous instances of da… |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Lubbock County?
June 25, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 4.50" (grapefruit) on June 23, 2023.
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.
Nearby counties
Hockley County, TX (22 mi) · Lynn County, TX (26 mi) · Crosby County, TX (34 mi) · Terry County, TX (34 mi) · Hale County, TX (35 mi) · Lamb County, TX (43 mi) · Floyd County, TX (46 mi) · Garza County, TX (46 mi)
See also: Texas hail history by city · all counties
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