Austin hail storm history
Travis County·NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database·~75-day publication lag
Austin and Travis County experience hail events at a rate of 2.3 storms per year, with 23 documented hail events of 1 inch or larger recorded over the past decade. The largest hailstone on record in the area reached 2.75 inches in diameter—roughly the size of a baseball. This frequency places Austin in a moderate hail risk zone for central Texas, where atmospheric conditions regularly favor the development of severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging ice.
Hail season in Austin peaks from April through June, when Gulf moisture interacts with drier continental air masses moving from the west. May is the most active month for afternoon and evening convective storms that produce hail. March and July also see secondary hail activity, extending the threat window across six months of the year.
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 …
This analysis draws on 23 documented hail events of 1 inch or larger in Austin over the past 10 years, based on NOAA storm reports and local weather service records. NOAA reporting density varies by year and storm location; rural areas may have lower documentation rates than urban zones, potentially underrepresenting total hail occurrence in less-populated parts of Travis County.
NOAA Storm Events Database source