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Watauga, 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 Watauga city centroid, 1950 to present.

487hail events since 1950
359≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
4.50"largest on record · 1980-04-02
2026-04-28most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 10 2.75" (baseball)
2025 11 1.75" (golf ball)
2024 70 3.00" (tea cup)
2023 19 2.50" (tennis ball)
2022 15 1.25" (half dollar)
2021 34 3.25" (tea cup)
2020 19 1.75" (golf ball)
2019 16 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2018 14 1.00" (quarter)
2017 8 1.00" (quarter)
2016 4 1.00" (quarter)
2015 4 1.75" (golf ball)
2014 2 1.75" (golf ball)
2013 6 1.75" (golf ball)
2012 3 1.75" (golf ball)

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
2026-04-28 Hail 1.00" 4.2 mi
2026-04-28 Hail 1.25" 4.2 mi
2026-04-28 Hail 1.25" 8 mi
2026-04-25 Hail 1.00" 7.3 mi
2026-04-25 Hail 2.75" 8 mi
2026-04-25 Hail 1.75" 8 mi
2026-04-25 Hail 1.75" 6.7 mi
2026-04-25 Hail 1.00" 4.3 mi
2026-04-25 Hail 1.00" 9.6 mi
2026-04-25 Hail 1.00" 3.6 mi

2026-04-28: “Emergency manager reported multiple 1 inch hailstones around Keller, including Rufe Snow Dr and Bear Creek Pkwy, and 1709 and Keller Smithfield Rd.”

2026-04-28: “Several social media photos and reports of hail up to half dollar size across Keller from Old Town Keller to Davis Blvd at Bear Creek Pkwy.”

2026-04-28: “Several social media photos of hail up to half dollar size in Southlake.”

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Each recorded hail day in Watauga has its own page with the official NWS reports for that date.

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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 2026-08-10