Austin hail storm history
Travis County·NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database·~75-day publication lag
Austin and Travis County sit in a transitional zone where Gulf moisture from the southeast regularly collides with drier air masses moving down from the western high plains. This atmospheric setup makes the Austin area a notable hail corridor in Texas, with measurable hail events occurring in most years. The specific frequency and severity of these events are tracked in the live statistics table above.
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Austin's hail season peaks from April through June, with May typically recording the highest activity as afternoon and evening convective storms develop. March and July also see elevated hail risk, though at lower frequency than the core three-month window. Storm intensity and hail size vary considerably within each season, driven by the strength of the air mass collision on any given day.
Annual frequency — last 10 years
When hail hits — monthly pattern
Avg events per month · all years · NOAA data
All recorded hail events
Of 251 recorded events, 95 (38%) reached 1.5" or larger — the threshold for likely functional damage on standard asphalt shingles.
A thunderstorm produced pea to quarter size hail in northeastern Austin.
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail near Mustang Ridge.
A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Bee Cave.
A thunderstorm produced penny size hail east of Wyldwood.
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Mustang Ridge.
A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail on Winchester Rd. west of Bastrop.
A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail northwest of Wimberley.
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail northeast of Littig.
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in northern Austin.
A thunderstorm produced 1.5 inch diameter hail north of Bee Cave.
A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of quarters near Hamilton Pool Rd. and RR 12 west of Bee…
A thunderstorm produced tennis ball size hail in northeastern Austin.
A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in northern Austin.
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail north of Dripping Springs.
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near Jonestown.
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Lago Vista.
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail southwest of Leander.
A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Dripping Springs.
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Bastrop.
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Nameless southwest of Leander.
A thunderstorm produced hail up to quarter size in Martindale. Hail covered the ground. Most of the …
A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of quarters in San Marcos. The ground was covered with m…
A thunderstorm produced hail ranging from pea to nickel size in Lakeway. Most of the hail was pea si…
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in northern Austin.
A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Martindale.
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Bee Cave.
A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail near Bastrop State Park.
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Kyle.
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Lago Vista.
A thunderstorm produced 1.5 inch diameter hail near the San Marcos Regional Airport.
A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in San Marcos.
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Pflugerville.
A thunderstorm produced two inch hail in northeastern Austin.
A thunderstorm produced nickel to ping pong ball size hail in Martindale. The report was from a form…
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Lockhart.
A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail. A picture from Twitter showed the hail at the Balcones Can…
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in South Austin.
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in South Austin.
A thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter size hail in Martindale.
A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Austin.
A thunderstorm produced one inch hail in Bastrop.
A thunderstorm produced one inch hail at E. Parmer Ln. and Desau Rd. in northeastern Austin.
A thunderstorm produced one inch hail in Bastrop.
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Red Rock near the intersection of FM 812 and Hwy 20.
A thunderstorm produced one inch hail northwest of Camp Swift.
A thunderstorm produced one inch hail in Lytton Springs.
A thunderstorm produced penny size hail north of Pedernales Falls State Park.
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail on Mt. Sharp Rd. between Dripping Springs and Wimberley.
A thunderstorm produced penny size hail and wind gusts estimated at 60 mph in Manor.
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail northeast of Pflugerville.
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in northern Austin.
The Dripping Springs Fire Department relayed a spotter report of a thunderstorm producing quarter si…
A thunderstorm produced one inch hail at Austin Bergstrom International Airport.
A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail at the intersection of Hwy290 and MOPAC in southwestern …
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Storm Events Database. Publication lag is approximately 75 days — current-year events may be incomplete.
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