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Ector, TX hail history

Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Ector city centroid, 1950 to present.

128hail events since 1950
95≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
4.50"largest on record · 1989-05-16
2026-04-26most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 2 2.75" (baseball)
2025 6 1.75" (golf ball)
2024 8 2.00" (hen egg)
2023 4 1.00" (quarter)
2022 1 1.75" (golf ball)
2021 6 1.75" (golf ball)
2020 1 1.00" (quarter)
2019 3 1.00" (quarter)
2018 4 1.75" (golf ball)
2017 0
2016 1 1.75" (golf ball)
2015 1 1.00" (quarter)
2014 2 0.75" (penny)
2013 4 1.00" (quarter)
2012 5 1.00" (quarter)

Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.

Wind and tornado record

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2026-04-26 Hail 1.75" 8.3 mi
2026-04-26 Hail 2.75" 9.3 mi
2025-09-05 Thunderstorm Wind 64 mph 8.3 mi
2025-06-25 Thunderstorm Wind 55 mph 1.6 mi
2025-06-08 Thunderstorm Wind 81 mph 5.4 mi
2025-06-08 Thunderstorm Wind 85 mph 4.6 mi
2025-06-08 Thunderstorm Wind 85 mph 4.1 mi
2025-06-08 Tornado EF1 4.9 mi
2025-06-08 Thunderstorm Wind 81 mph 7.7 mi
2025-06-08 Tornado EF1 7 mi

2026-04-26: “Emergency manager reported golf ball size hail in downtown Whitewright.”

2026-04-26: “Emergency manager reported baseball size hail in the areas of Whitewright, Trenton, and Leonard. Numerous homes and cars have windows broken.”

2025-09-05: “Local officials reported numerous trees and power lines down in and around Whitewright, along with with widespread power outages. One transmission line was also blown down.”

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Nearby hail history

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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.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-08-09