Lubbock hail storm history
Lubbock County·NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database·~75-day publication lag
Lubbock County has recorded 46 documented hail events in NOAA severe weather records, with 39 events of 1 inch or larger occurring in the past 10 years. The city sits on the southern High Plains where elevated terrain and afternoon atmospheric instability create favorable conditions for large-hail development. This geographic positioning makes hail damage a recurring concern for Lubbock homeowners.
Hail in Lubbock occurs most frequently from May through July, with secondary activity in April and August. The peak months of May, June, and July account for the majority of significant hail events, including the largest recorded hailstone at 5 inches in diameter. On June 6, 2025, a hailstone measuring 5 inches was photographed 40 minutes after falling south of Anton, and three days later, 3.25-inch hail was reported west of Wilson with ping-pong-sized hail observed in Wilson itself.
Annual frequency — last 10 years
When hail hits — monthly pattern
Avg events per month · all years · NOAA data
All recorded hail events
Of 218 recorded events, 105 (48%) reached 1.5" or larger — the threshold for likely functional damage on standard asphalt shingles.
A trained spotter northwest of Ropesville reported quarter size hail up to a depth of two inches cov…
A report was received on mPing of quarter size hail in northern Lynn County.
A report was received from mPing of quarter size hail within the city of Lubbock.
A couple of reports were received of golf ball size hail in the town of Lorenzo.
A swath of hail was observed just east of Reese Center into western portions of the city of Lubbock.…
A cluster of thunderstorms over central Lubbock County produced three separate swaths of hail. Sever…
Local broadcast media relayed a report of half dollar size hail near Tahoka. This hail became wind d…
A hail research team reported ping pong ball size hail northwest of Ropesville. Additionally, a trai…
A report from the public was received of quarter size hail in Lorenzo.
Numerous reports were received of a swath of hail from approximately Shallowater to Lubbock Internat…
Numerous reports were received of a swath of hail oriented from southwest to northeast roughly along…
Public reports were received of quarter size hail in and around Woodrow.
A photograph on social media showed tennis ball size hail between Littlefield and Anton along US Hig…
A storm chaser reported quarter size hail in Idalou.
A trained spotter reported golf ball size hail covering Farm to Market Road 54 west of Spade.
A photograph on social media depicted quarter size hail north of Whitharral along US Highway 385.
A report was received of half dollar size hail southwest of Wolfforth.
Local broadcast media relayed a report of quarter size hail in Meadow.
A report was received of quarter size hail north of Wolfforth.
A trained spotter reported quarter size hail on the ground west of Meadow after a storm had passed t…
Local broadcast media relayed a report of quarter size hail in Ralls.
A photograph on social media showed half-dollar size hail in southwest Lubbock.
Numerous reports were received of a swath of hail in and around Wolfforth ranging from the size of p…
A storm chaser reported half dollar size hail along Farm to Market Road 179 southwest of New Home.
Numerous reports were received of a swath of hail ranging in sizes from quarters to golf balls from …
Local broadcast media relayed a report of quarter size hail in Slaton.
A report was received of quarter size hail north of Spade along Farm to Market Road 168.
Law enforcement in Garza County reported golf ball size hail southeast of Southland.
A large swath of giant hail occurred over an extensive portion of the city of Lubbock causing widesp…
A spotter reported hail up to ping pong ball size northwest of Ropesville.
An NWS cooperative weather observer located in Tahoka reported quarter size hail.
A swath of severe hail was observed beginning northwest of Shallowater and continuing through wester…
A trained spotter reported quarter size hail two to three inches deep on the ground.
An off-duty NWS employee measured quarter size hail south of Wolfforth.
A member of the public sent a picture of quarter size hail at the intersection of Erskine Street and…
A report from the public was received of hail up to golf ball size hail in Abernathy. No damage was …
Photographs on social media were received of hail up to quarter size in the town of and to the east …
An off duty NWS employee measured quarter size hail around the intersection of 42nd Street and India…
An off duty NWS employee reported golf ball size hail a few miles to the southwest of Whitharral alo…
A tornadic supercell produced a swath of mostly quarter size hail from Wolfforth across a small port…
An intense supercell thunderstorm, which previously produced a tornado earlier in the evening, produ…
Several reports were received of hail in the city of Levelland ranging from quarter size to golf bal…
An NWS cooperative weather observer reported quarter size hail in Tahoka.
A report was received of hail up to tennis ball size around two to three miles north of Petersburg.
A storm chaser reported quarter size hail near the intersection of Farm to Market road 179 and Count…
Local broadcast media relayed a report of golf ball size hail west of Cone.
A report from the public was received of quarter size hail four miles west of Wolfforth.
Scattered severe thunderstorms developed across Lubbock County on an outflow boundary. One of these …
A public report was received of half dollar size hail in Roundup.
A thunderstorm developed along an outflow boundary in Lynn County and rapidly grew into a severe sup…
A report from the public was received of quarter size hail in Wilson.
A report of quarter size hail was received about two miles northwest of Smyer.
The Hockley County Sheriff's Office reported golf ball size hail in Levelland. No damage was reporte…
A picture on social media depicted half dollar size hail along US Highway 62/82 northeast of Wolffor…
A report was received of quarter size hail in Ralls. No damage was reported.
Hail ranging from penny to half dollar size were reported at and around Lubbock Preston Smith Intern…
A spotter at the Slaton Municipal Airport reported baseball size hail. This hail was from one of sev…
Numerous reports were received of hail up to golf ball size in the city of Lubbock. The reports in t…
An off duty NWS employee reported ping pong ball size hail in Shallowater.
A trained spotter reported golf ball size hail near the intersection of US Highway 84 and Farm to Ma…
An emergency manager reported quarter size hail in Ralls.
Reports relayed by local broadcast media and on social media showed hail up to two inches in diamete…
The emergency manager for Crosby County reported quarter size hail approximately five miles south of…
Damage was not known.
A report from the public was received of quarter size hail in and south of Ropesville. No damage was…
On the heels of the earlier hail, a second hailstorm affected much of the same areas of southern Lub…
Severe hail ranged in size from quarters near Hale Center to golf ball size near Cotton Center. Dama…
A swath of hail up to nickel size fell across southwest Lubbock. No evidence of damage occurred.
Nickel size hail reported near 105th Street and Indiana Avenue. Damage information, if any, was not …
An insurance adjuster relayed hail damage to cotton crops in northwest Lynn County. Approximately 3…
A meteorologist with Texas Tech University estimated hail to quarter size that stripped several tree…
Very large hail up to baseball size driven sideways by intense winds caused extensive damage to many…
Damage information was not available.
Hail up to the size of quarters was reported near 4th Street and Milwaukee Avenue in Lubbock.
No damage information was available.
Pictures on social media indicated hail up to the size of ping pongs near the intersection of Farm t…
Hail up to the size of quarters was reported at a gasoline station along U.S. Highway 62/82 between …
Hail up to the size of quarters was reported. Damage was not known.
This is the continuation path of the devastating supercell that moved slowly southeast along U.S. Hi…
No damage accompanied the hail.
A storm chaser reported hail up to three inches in diameter. However, no damage was reported.
Several NWS employees reported hail up to quarter size from south of Wolfforth to the southwest port…
A resident of Ralls reported sporadic hail as large as ping pong balls. No damage was observed.
The Slaton Fire Department relayed a report of hail up to half-dollar size. No damage was reported.
Quarter size hail was reported at the intersection of US Highway 380 and Farm to Market Road 1328. N…
The hail covered the ground to around one inch in depth. No damage was reported.
Several reports of hail up to penny size were received from southwest Lubbock. No damage was noted …
A 13 mile hail swath up to quarter size traveled from south of Wolfforth to near downtown Lubbock. …
A slow moving storm produced a 12-mile stretch of severe hail through Lubbock ranging in size from q…
Local broadcast media relayed a report of golf ball size hail in Petersburg. No damage was reported.
Nickel size hail was estimated by an NWS employee. No damage occurred.
A photo from Facebook indicated hail of about 1.5 inches in diameter near Slaton. Damage was not kn…
Lubbock County's 46 documented NOAA events represent reliable severe weather records for the area, though hail damage reports may be underreported in rural zones south and west of the city. The 10-year count of 39 events at 1 inch or larger reflects an average of 3.9 events annually and indicates consistent hail risk rather than anomalous activity.
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