Austin County, TX hail & severe wind history
40 storm reports on file for Austin County between 2010-05-29 and 2026-02-14 — 14 hail and 26 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 2.4 reports a year, and May is the busiest month.
Hail reports
14
0.8 per year
Largest hail
2.5"
tennis ball size · 2024-03-15
Strongest gust
100 mph
87 kt · 2017-05-23
Reported damage
$1.1M
property + crop, as filed
Storm days
28
distinct days with a report
Busiest year
2015
9 reports
Search every Austin County report
Filter the full record below — pick a year, narrow to a month, or drag the hail-size slider to see only the storms big enough to dent a roof (1" and up is the usual threshold insurers care about).
40 of 40 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Austin County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-14 17:00 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 3.51 mi S of Buckhorn | Mesonet station 124CE116 near Ives Creek measured a 64 mph wind gust. |
| 2025-10-25 01:30 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 1.38 mi ESE of Sealy | Law enforcement reported debris and downed trees in the city of Sealy along Fowlkes St. as well as in Briarwood Estates. |
| 2024-12-28 13:36 | Hail | 1" quarter | .91 mi SW of Cat Spg | A member of the public reported quarter sized hail near Cat Spring. |
| 2024-05-16 16:30 | Wind | 60 kt 69 mph | 2.27 mi NE of Bellville | Trees were downed and metal roofs were blown off. |
| 2024-03-15 14:15 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | 2.38 mi SW of Bellville | A tree was downed and there was a barn that was heavily damaged near the intersection of Mill Creek Road and Kuykendall Road. |
| 2024-03-15 14:17 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .6 mi E of Bellville | A member of the public observed golf ball-sized hail in Bellville. |
| 2024-03-15 14:17 | Hail | 2.5" tennis ball | .6 mi W of Bellville | A member of the public reported tennis ball-sized hail in Bellville. |
| 2024-03-15 14:21 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .6 mi E of Bellville | An mPING user reported golf ball-sized hail in Bellville. |
| 2024-02-03 00:20 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 2.77 mi ESE of Frydek | Thunderstorm wind gust occurred on Meteor Drive. |
| 2024-02-02 23:40 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 14.03 mi SSW of New Ulm | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in and around the Columbus area. |
| 2024-01-08 15:20 | Hail | 0.75" penny | .89 mi SE of Kenney | Pea to penny sized hail was observed on Highway 36 just south of Kenney. |
| 2020-04-18 14:00 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .91 mi SW of Bellville Arpt | Golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| 2020-04-18 16:40 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .91 mi SW of Bellville Arpt | Golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| 2020-01-10 22:09 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | .6 mi W of Wehdem | Measured wind gust caused some damage. |
| 2019-05-09 18:26 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 3.01 mi SSE of Kenney | Half dollar sized hail was reported from MPING. |
| 2018-05-22 15:19 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | 2.07 mi S of Burleigh | Power lines were downed. |
| 2018-05-22 15:42 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | .6 mi E of San Felipe | Power lines were downed. |
| 2017-05-23 17:54 | Wind | 87 kt 100 mph | 1.42 mi S of Sealy | Severe thunderstorms moved rapidly across the Sealy area, and a very intense and wet microburst produced significant wind damage to trees, structures and utility poles. Wind gusts may have exceeded 80 to 100 mph. The most significant damage began along or just northwest of Interstate 10 a few miles west of Sealy and m… |
| 2017-05-23 18:00 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 2.16 mi SSE of Millheim | Dime size hail occurred near Sealy. |
| 2016-05-21 10:07 | Hail | 0.75" penny | .74 mi E of Bellville | Penny size hail reported near the intersection of Highway 159 East and FM 1456. |
| 2015-05-27 07:15 | Wind | 54 kt 62 mph | .6 mi E of Bellville | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| 2015-05-25 19:10 | Wind | 60 kt 69 mph | .79 mi SW of New Ulm | Thunderstorm winds caused some damage along FM 1094. |
| 2015-05-25 20:30 | Wind | 60 kt 69 mph | .69 mi S of Sealy | Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs onto a home. Several wood panel fences were also down. |
| 2015-05-25 20:34 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 1.51 mi NNE of Sealy | Wind gust was estimated just west of San Felipe. |
| 2015-04-27 02:35 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | 1.2 mi E of Industry | Thunderstorm winds downed trees around the Industry area. |
| 2015-04-25 05:40 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | .35 mi WSW of San Felipe | Thunderstorm winds damaged some trees in the San Felipe area. |
| 2015-04-25 05:45 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | 1.75 mi NNW of San Felipe | Severe thunderstorm winds toppled a large tree limb down onto a tent at Stephen F. Austin Park crushing a camper. |
| 2015-04-19 17:50 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | .83 mi NW of Sealy | Ping pong sized hail was reported by a National Weather Service employee just north of Sealy. |
| 2015-04-16 15:00 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 1.06 mi E of Nelsonville | Large trees were knocked down and tree limbs were snapped near Shupak Road. |
| 2013-05-10 07:50 | Hail | 1" quarter | .04 mi N of Bellville | A severe thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter sized hail. |
| 2013-03-20 00:45 | Hail | 1" quarter | .6 mi E of Bellville | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported by a CoCoRaHS observer. |
| 2013-03-20 00:50 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .6 mi E of Bellville | Golf ball size hail was reported at the Sheriff's office. There were also reports of roof and window damage across Bellville. |
| 2012-08-10 17:20 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | .44 mi N of Bellville Arpt | Trees were downed in the Line Street area. |
| 2012-02-18 04:08 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | .6 mi E of Bellville | Thunderstorm winds downed a tree across a road in Bellville near Highway 36. |
| 2012-02-18 04:50 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 1.23 mi NNE of Wallis | Tree was downed on Birch Street due to thunderstorm winds. |
| 2011-09-29 16:55 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 1.51 mi SSE of Wallis | Severe thunderstorm winds downed numerous power lines south of Wallis which left most of the community without power. |
| 2011-08-24 19:45 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | .6 mi E of Bellville | A severe thunderstorm downed power lines in Bellville. |
| 2011-08-24 19:45 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | 6.13 mi W of Sealy | Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree on Columbus Road to the west of Sealy. |
| 2010-08-23 18:45 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 0 mi N of New Ulm | A large tree was blown over by severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| 2010-05-29 15:50 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 50.62 mi SE of Wallis | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and power lines from Brazoria southwestward to around 1 mile west of the San Bernard River. |
Worst storm days in Austin County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-15 | 4 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | 63 mph |
| 2015-05-25 | 3 | — | 69 mph |
| 2020-04-18 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2013-03-20 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2017-05-23 | 2 | 0.75" (penny) | 100 mph |
| 2018-05-22 | 2 | — | 61 mph |
| 2015-04-25 | 2 | — | 63 mph |
| 2012-02-18 | 2 | — | 64 mph |
| 2011-08-24 | 2 | — | 63 mph |
| 2015-04-19 | 1 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | — |
Reports by year
Report counts are driven partly by how many people were around to report a storm, so recent years tend to look busier than the early 2010s. Treat the trend as a reporting trend, not purely a weather trend.
Notable large-hail events (2" and up)
| Date | Size | Near | What was reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-15 | 2.5" tennis ball | .6 mi W of Bellville | A member of the public reported tennis ball-sized hail in Bellville. |
When does hail hit Austin County?
Across 13 years of records, May produced the most reports (13), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 5.0% |
| February | 5 | 12.5% |
| March | 6 | 15.0% |
| April | 7 | 17.5% |
| May | 13 | 32.5% |
| June | 0 | 0.0% |
| July | 0 | 0.0% |
| August | 4 | 10.0% |
| September | 1 | 2.5% |
| October | 1 | 2.5% |
| November | 0 | 0.0% |
| December | 1 | 2.5% |
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About these numbers
Every row above is a report filed with the National Weather Service and archived in the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (FIPS 48015). Reports are eyewitness, trained-spotter and damage-survey observations, so they cluster near roads and towns and miss storms over empty country. Hail sizes are estimates. Damage figures are preliminary as filed and are never revised in this archive. Use this page for background, not for an insurance claim, a legal filing, or a roof assessment — for those, get the official record from NOAA directly.