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Cherokee County, TX hail & severe wind history

179 storm reports on file for Cherokee County between 2010-03-24 and 2026-05-23 — 68 hail and 111 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 10.5 reports a year, and Apr is the busiest month.

Hail reports

4 per year

Largest hail

grapefruit size · 2019-04-06

Strongest gust

96 mph

83 kt · 2023-06-16

Reported damage

$157K

property + crop, as filed

Storm days

distinct days with a report

Busiest year

2012

24 reports

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Date	Type	Size / gust	Nearest location	Report detail
2026-05-23 04:28	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.59 mi E of Jacksonville	Several trees were downed across the city of Jacksonville.
2026-04-29 16:52	Hail	1.5" ping pong	.91 mi NE of Mixon	Ping pong ball size hail reported in the Mixon community.
2026-04-29 17:25	Hail	1.25" half dollar	1.38 mi N of Jacksonville	Half dollar size hail reported in Jacksonville.
2025-07-12 17:00	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	2.59 mi N of Black Jack	Several trees and power lines were blown down on the north side of Cherokee County just south of Troup.
2025-05-05 12:33	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	2.49 mi N of Cuney	Scattered trees were blown down on County Road 3504 on the east shore of Lake Palestine.
2025-04-24 16:10	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	1.02 mi NE of Gallatin	Multiple trees and power lines were downed throughout Cherokee County.
2025-03-30 18:25	Hail	1.75" golf ball	.69 mi N of Jacksonville	Golf ball size hail reported in the city of Jacksonville.
2025-03-30 18:55	Hail	2.5" tennis ball	.69 mi N of Ponta	Tennis ball size hail reported near the Ponta community via Mping.
2025-03-30 19:00	Hail	1.75" golf ball	.59 mi W of Ponta	Golf ball size hail reported in the Ponta community.
2025-03-30 19:05	Hail	2" hen egg	1.76 mi E of Lone Star	Hen egg size hail reported just west of Lake Striker.
2025-03-23 19:54	Hail	1" quarter	2.15 mi NNW of Cuney	Quarter size hail reported at the dam at Lake Palestine.
2025-03-15 02:31	Hail	1" quarter	.59 mi E of Jacksonville Arpt	Quarter size hail reported near the Cherokee County Airport.
2024-06-26 13:20	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.69 mi N of North Rusk	Tree downed near the intersection of FM Road 343 and Highway 69.
2024-06-01 16:10	Hail	1" quarter	.91 mi NE of Striker Creek Res	Quarter size hail reported on the east side of Lake Striker.
2024-06-01 17:20	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	3.45 mi S of Atoy	Trees downed along Highway 69 between Rusk and Alto.
2024-05-30 16:45	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	.59 mi E of Striker Creek Res	A 58 mph wind gust was recorded at the Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site at Lake Striker.
2024-05-28 08:15	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	.91 mi SE of Striker Creek Res	A 58 mph wind gust was recorded at the Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site at Lake Striker.
2024-04-28 16:24	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.59 mi E of Jacksonville	Numerous trees downed across the northern and central portions of Cherokee County.
2024-04-28 16:45	Wind	51 kt 59 mph	.91 mi SE of Striker Creek Res	A 59 mph wind gust was recorded at Lake Striker from the Texas Water Development Board Mesonet station and a tree was downed in the 15000 block of County Road 4255 near Lake Striker.
2024-04-28 17:35	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	0 mi N of Rusk	Trees and power lines downed in Rusk.
2024-02-11 08:22	Hail	1" quarter	5.99 mi SW of Atoy	Quarter size hail reported 7 miles south of Rusk.
2023-09-24 22:00	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	2.24 mi NE of Jacksonville	Numerous trees and power lines downed across northern Cherokee County, including along Highway 79 between Highways 204 and 110. A tree also fell onto a home in Jacksonville.
2023-09-24 22:23	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	4.11 mi W of Reklaw	Numerous trees downed across Highway 84 near County Road 1204 northeast of Rusk. Trees were downed onto structures in the area. A vehicle also hit a tree lying across the roadway, but the driver was not injured.
2023-06-16 03:38	Hail	1" quarter	.59 mi W of Mt Selman	Quarter size hail reported in the Mount Selman community.
2023-06-16 03:46	Wind	83 kt 96 mph	1.5 mi SSW of Pomona	NWS survey confirmed straight-line wind damage produced by a supercell thunderstorm on the northwest side of Jacksonville. Winds were estimated between 70 to 90 mph in a swath of over 2000 yards wide and around 2.5 miles long. Most of the direct damage was to trees, although one heavily damaged metal building system g…
2023-06-16 03:48	Hail	1.75" golf ball	.69 mi S of Pomona	Golf ball size hail reported just north of Jacksonville.
2023-06-16 03:48	Hail	2" hen egg	.91 mi SW of Pomona	Hen egg size hail reported on County Road 4120 just northwest of Jacksonville.
2023-06-16 03:48	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.69 mi N of Jacksonville	Numerous trees and power lines downed across northern Cherokee County, including in Jacksonville.
2023-06-16 03:51	Hail	1.75" golf ball	2.15 mi NNE of Jacksonville	Golf ball size hail reported in Jacksonville via social media.
2023-06-16 04:19	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.59 mi W of Alto	Wind damage reported in Alto via mPING.
2023-06-16 04:24	Hail	1.25" half dollar	.59 mi W of Alto	Half dollar size hail reported in Alto via mPING.
2023-06-10 16:30	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	0 mi N of Rusk	A tree was downed in the city of Rusk.
2023-06-03 12:28	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.36 mi ENE of Morrill	Several trees snapped and uprooted along County Road 2707 south of Alto.
2023-05-04 23:05	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.69 mi N of Jacksonville	A power line was blown down on Ragsdale Street in Jacksonville.
2023-05-04 23:19	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.37 mi S of Rusk	Large limbs were downed in Rusk. Portions of the city were without power.
2023-05-04 23:20	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	3.88 mi SE of Circle	Scattered trees were blown down across much of Cherokee County.
2023-04-26 02:10	Hail	1.25" half dollar	.93 mi ENE of Jacksonville	A picture was posted to social media of quarter to half dollar size hail that fell near Jacksonville High School.
2023-04-26 15:39	Wind	78 kt 90 mph	2.31 mi NNE of Henrys Chapel	A mobile home was rolled over on County Road 4623. A tree was also blown down onto a vehicle on County Road 4619, resulting in an injury to the occupant of the vehicle. Both reports occurred near the Henrys Chapel community.
2023-04-05 16:48	Hail	1" quarter	.22 mi W of Alto	Quarter size hail fell at a restaurant on the southwest side of Alto.
2023-04-05 17:54	Hail	0.88" nickel	.31 mi SW of Ponta	Nickel size hail fell in the Ponta community.
2023-03-31 16:26	Hail	1" quarter	0 mi N of Maydelle	Quarter size hail reported in the Maydelle community.
2023-03-02 22:24	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	0 mi N of Alto	Numerous trees and power lines downed across parts of Cherokee County.
2022-10-24 22:30	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	3.65 mi S of Lake Jacksonville	Several trees were blown down between FM 2138 and FM 347 south of Jacksonville. In addition, a tree fell onto a home along FM 2138 near the intersection of FM 1910.
2022-10-24 22:30	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.7 mi N of Loves Lookout	Trees were blown down on Highway 69.
2022-10-24 23:00	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	3.01 mi E of Reklaw	A tree was blown down on the westbound lane on Highway 204 at the Cherokee/Nacogdoches County line near the Sacul community.
2022-09-07 08:39	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	2.82 mi ESE of Bullard	A tree fell onto a Cherokee County Sheriff's vehicle who was helping direct traffic at a structure fire on FM 2493.
2022-05-21 21:05	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.36 mi ESE of Jacksonville	Numerous trees and power lines reported down across Cherokee County.
2022-05-05 14:02	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	1.5 mi NNE of Jacksonville	Several trees and power lines reported down across the central part of Cherokee County.
2021-06-07 11:58	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	1.09 mi NNE of Jacksonville	Several trees were blown down in Jacksonville.
2021-05-18 20:10	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.35 mi WNW of Craft	A tree was blown down onto a vehicle along Highway 69 just southeast of Jacksonville.
2021-05-11 14:45	Hail	1" quarter	.54 mi E of Jacksonville Arpt	Quarter size hail fell between Rusk and Jacksonville.
2021-04-09 15:20	Hail	0.75" penny	.82 mi WSW of Linwood	Penny size hail fell in the Linwood community.
2021-04-09 20:59	Hail	0.75" penny	2.05 mi W of Ironton	Penny size hail fell 9 miles west-southwest of Jacksonville.
2021-04-09 21:20	Hail	1" quarter	.41 mi S of Rusk	Nickel to quarter size hail fell in Rusk.
2020-11-25 00:55	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	1.14 mi W of Atoy	Trees were blown down along Highway 69 south near County Road 1102.
2020-04-29 00:44	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	1.68 mi NW of New Summerfield	Numerous trees were downed throughout much of Cherokee County.
2020-04-29 01:05	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.98 mi NNE of Reklaw	A tree was blown down on Highway 84 in Reklaw.
2020-04-19 09:45	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.76 mi WSW of Linwood	A large tree was down blocking Highway 21 about 5 miles east of Alto.
2020-03-04 06:45	Hail	1" quarter	.93 mi N of Jacksonville	Quarter size hail fell at the intersection of Highway 69 and 79 in Jacksonville. Report from Facebook.
2020-03-04 06:45	Hail	1" quarter	.4 mi NE of Jacksonville	Quarter size hail was reported at the Exxon gas station on Highway 69 on the southeast side of Jacksonville.
2020-03-04 07:05	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	1.89 mi E of Lone Star	Trees were downed and a roof to a home was damaged near FM 2274 and FM 235.
2020-03-04 07:05	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	2.17 mi NE of New Summerfield	Numerous trees were downed across the northern portions of Cherokee County.
2020-01-10 23:21	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	1.52 mi N of North Rusk	A tree was blown down onto Highway 69 just north of Rusk, with a vehicle striking the tree.
2020-01-10 23:51	Wind	83 kt 96 mph	4.12 mi NNW of Wells	A downburst snapped two cedar trees, partially damaged a small outbuilding, and removed a few shingles from a roof of a single family home along FM 1911 just northeast of County Road 2628.
2019-10-03 17:11	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.79 mi SSE of Morrill	A tree was blown down onto a power line on FM 1911-South about 3 miles south of Alto.
2019-07-22 16:00	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	1.99 mi NNW of Cuney	A large tree was blown down blocking County Road 3504 near the Blackburn Crossing Dam.
2019-07-22 16:00	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	3.91 mi SW of Bullard	Trees were blown down on FM 2137 about a mile north of FM 855.
2019-07-22 16:05	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	2.36 mi WNW of Old Larissa	Trees were blown down on County Road 3411.
2019-07-22 16:30	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	2.86 mi S of Ironton	Trees were blown down near the intersection of FM 747 and County Road 1905 in the Pierces Chapel community.
2019-07-22 16:40	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	1.58 mi SSE of Jacksonville Arpt	Trees were blown down on County Road 1605 near the Dialville community.
2019-04-18 01:51	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.95 mi ESE of Cuney	Trees were downed near the intersection of Highway 175 and 855 in the Cuney community.
2019-04-18 02:15	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	2.88 mi WSW of Reklaw	Multiple trees were blown down across County Road 1201, 1204, and 1205 east of Rusk.
2019-04-18 02:22	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	1.17 mi WNW of Striker Creek Res	Trees were downed on FM 2274 near Lake Striker.
2019-04-06 15:30	Hail	1.5" ping pong	3.49 mi S of Lake Jacksonville	Ping pong ball size hail fell 5 miles north of Maydelle. Report via picture submitted through social media.
2019-04-06 15:30	Hail	2" hen egg	3.01 mi SSW of Ironton	Two inch diameter size hail fell in the Pierces Chapel community. Report via social media.
2019-04-06 15:40	Hail	1.75" golf ball	1.63 mi SW of Lake Jacksonville	Golf ball size hail fell at Lake Jacksonville. Report via social media.
2019-04-06 15:45	Hail	1" quarter	1.35 mi SE of Jacksonville	Pea to quarter size hail fell in Jacksonville. Report via social media.
2019-04-06 15:46	Hail	1.75" golf ball	1.4 mi WNW of Craft	Golf ball size hail fell on the south side of Jacksonville.
2019-04-06 17:43	Hail	2.5" tennis ball	.21 mi WNW of Alto	Tennis ball size hail fell in Alto. Report via social media.
2019-04-06 17:43	Hail	4" grapefruit	.32 mi NW of Alto	Softball size hail fell in Alto. Report via picture posted to social media.
2019-04-06 17:44	Hail	1.5" ping pong	1.57 mi SSE of Alto	Ping pong ball size hail fell about 2 miles south of Alto on Highway 69.
2018-08-12 14:05	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.29 mi NNW of Wells	Several trees were blown down in the Wells community near the Angelina County line.
2018-04-03 13:10	Hail	0.88" nickel	0 mi N of Rusk	Nickel size hail fell in Rusk. Report from the KLTV Facebook page.
2018-04-03 13:30	Hail	1" quarter	.52 mi NNW of Striker Creek Res	Quarter size hail fell near Lake Striker.
2017-05-28 16:40	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	0 mi N of Rusk	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Rusk.
2017-05-28 18:20	Hail	1.25" half dollar	2.04 mi SSW of Brunswick	Half dollar size hail fell south of Alto.
2017-05-21 05:20	Hail	1.5" ping pong	.3 mi SW of North Rusk	Ping pong ball size hail fell in the western sections of Rusk via the KETK-TV Facebook page.
2017-05-21 05:25	Hail	1" quarter	.61 mi N of Rusk	Quarter size hail fell in the city of Rusk at the Sheriff's Office.
2017-05-11 18:05	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.64 mi N of Alto	Trees were blown down across Farm to Market Road 851 near the Alto Schools.
2017-05-11 18:45	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.46 mi WNW of Circle	Trees down near the intersection of County Road 2017 and Farm to Market Road 1248.
2017-05-11 19:05	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	3.53 mi WNW of Morrill	Trees were blown down on Highway 21 near the Saint Thomas Church.
2017-05-11 22:00	Wind	70 kt 81 mph	.53 mi NNW of Gould	Considerable damage was done to numerous trees, barns, fences, and outbuildings near the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2064 and County Road 4905.
2017-05-11 22:00	Hail	1.25" half dollar	.48 mi NNW of Gould	Half dollar size hail fell near the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2064 and County Road 4905.
2017-05-11 22:00	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	1.68 mi N of Gould	Numerous trees were snapped. Large branches were blown down as well about 6 miles south southwest of Troup in Northern Cherokee County.
2017-05-11 22:00	Hail	1.25" half dollar	1.68 mi N of Gould	Half Dollar size hail fell about 6 miles south southwest of Troup in Northern Cherokee County.
2017-05-03 14:54	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	1.89 mi ESE of Bullard	A tree was downed on FM 2493 at Hwy. 69.
2017-05-03 15:05	Hail	1" quarter	1.5 mi NNE of Jacksonville	No narrative filed · source: State Official
2017-04-26 14:10	Hail	0.88" nickel	1.38 mi N of Atoy	No narrative filed · source: Public
2017-04-26 14:54	Hail	1" quarter	0 mi N of Wells	No narrative filed · source: Public
2017-04-02 08:15	Hail	1" quarter	1.02 mi NW of Wells	Quarter size hail fell in Wells per the KTRE-TV Facebook page.
2017-02-20 03:30	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	1.92 mi NNW of Mt Selman	Tress and power lines were downed north of Jacksonville in Northern Cherokee County.
2017-01-02 07:25	Hail	1" quarter	0 mi N of Rusk	A picture of quarter size hail that fell in Rusk was posted to the KLTV Facebook page.
2016-07-15 16:40	Wind	55 kt 63 mph	1.5 mi NNE of Jacksonville	Several trees were downed in Jefferson on Wilson and MLK roads.
2016-05-01 23:09	Hail	1.25" half dollar	.76 mi WNW of Reese	Half dollar size hail fell along Highway 175 in the Reese community.
2016-05-01 23:45	Hail	0.75" penny	3.47 mi W of New Summerfield	Dime size hail fell on Stallings Road just west of the New Summerfield community.
2016-04-29 19:05	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	.23 mi W of Mt Selman	Numerous trees and power lines were downed.
2016-04-27 03:00	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.69 mi SSE of Hume	A large tree fell across Farm to Market Road 747, 4 miles south of Highway 79. This resulted in a temporary closure of the road.
2016-04-27 03:03	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	1.44 mi WNW of Atoy	A tree was blown down across Highway 69 just south of Rusk.
2016-04-27 03:03	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	1.04 mi SSW of Craft	A tree was blown down on Highway 69 near the Seven Mile Hill area between Jacksonville and Rusk.
2015-11-17 06:00	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	6.33 mi N of Cuney	Several trees down northwest of the Cuney community.
2015-08-25 07:03	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	4.94 mi NW of Henrys Chapel	A tree was downed on FM 856 just south of Troup, Texas.
2015-08-25 07:15	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.81 mi NW of New Summerfield	A tree was downed on Hwy. 79 around New Summerfield, Texas.
2015-06-29 16:10	Hail	0.75" penny	0 mi N of Rusk	Hail was reported at Hwy. 64 and 62 in Rusk, Texas.
2015-05-25 17:20	Wind	57 kt 66 mph	.91 mi SE of Hume	Several trees were downed southwest of Jacksonville, including a tree on a home along CR 3208 and 3209.
2015-05-25 17:22	Wind	57 kt 66 mph	1.38 mi N of Jacksonville	A large tree was downed on a privacy fence just northwest of Jacksonville, Texas.
2015-05-11 00:10	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	1.36 mi ESE of Pomona	Trees were downed on FM. 177 in the Mount Selman community.
2015-05-11 00:35	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	2.72 mi WNW of New Summerfield	Trees were downed on the west side of New Summerfield on Hwy. 79 east of the Mud Creek bridge.
2015-04-27 02:25	Hail	1.25" half dollar	1.5 mi SSE of Bullard	Hail fell just south of Bullard, Texas.
2015-04-27 03:11	Wind	70 kt 81 mph	2.07 mi S of Gould	An NWS Storm Survey team determined that damage northwest of New Summerfield, Texas was consistent with that of straight line wind gusts near 80 mph. Damage consisted of uprooted and/or snapped trees. These winds traveled southwest jut north of Hwy. 79 and the concentrated damage ended 3 miles northeast of Jacksonvill…
2015-04-27 03:40	Wind	60 kt 69 mph	1.81 mi SE of Rusk	Numerous trees were downed across the southern half of Rusk County.
2015-04-27 03:40	Wind	60 kt 69 mph	1.36 mi WSW of Turney	Trees and powerlines were downed along FM. 241 and Hwy. 69 west of Gallatin, Texas.
2015-04-24 21:23	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	1.81 mi NW of Jacksonville	A large tree was downed on Hwy. 175 west of Jacksonville, Texas.
2015-04-24 21:39	Hail	1.75" golf ball	3.5 mi S of Tecula	Golfball size hail was reported east of Jacksonville, Texas.
2015-04-16 18:30	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	1.37 mi WNW of Wells	Several trees were downed in and around the Wells, Texas community.
2014-10-13 05:44	Wind	57 kt 66 mph	0 mi N of Rusk	Several trees were downed across the county including trees blocking Hwys. 84, 2138, 747 South and CRs. 3908 and 3708.
2014-10-02 18:45	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	3.45 mi N of Reese	Numerous trees and powerlines were downed across all of Cherokee County, Texas.
2014-10-02 19:15	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	1.5 mi NNE of Jacksonville	Numerous trees and powerlines were downed throughout the entire county.
2014-07-23 19:05	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	1.5 mi NNE of Jacksonville	Trees and powerlines were downed across the entire county.
2014-05-12 18:40	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	1.5 mi NNE of Jacksonville	Trees were downed across Hwy. 135 near Jacksonville, as well as on CR. 3305 and one on Kilo Monument Road and on FM. 177.
2014-05-12 18:40	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	3.65 mi SSW of Reese	A few trees were downed on FM. 747 north about 6 miles from Hwy. 79.
2014-05-12 18:45	Wind	55 kt 63 mph	5.8 mi SSW of Ironton	Trees were downed on FM. 747 in the Pierces Chapel area.
2014-03-28 17:18	Hail	1" quarter	0 mi N of Rusk	No narrative filed · source: State Official
2014-03-28 17:25	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	0 mi N of Rusk	Numerous trees and powerlines were downed across the entire county. Power outages were widespread.
2013-05-21 17:45	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	1.5 mi NNE of Jacksonville	Powerlines were downed along Hwy. 79 in Jacksonville, Texas.
2013-05-21 18:20	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	1.5 mi NNE of Jacksonville	Trees were downed in Jacksonville, Texas.
2013-05-21 19:07	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	0 mi N of Alto	Trees were downed in Alto, Texas.
2013-03-31 10:10	Wind	55 kt 63 mph	0 mi N of Rusk	Numerous trees downed across the entire county.
2013-02-21 11:45	Wind	55 kt 63 mph	0 mi N of Forest	Trees and powerlines were downed west of Wells, Texas. These trees damaged a residence and a nearby barn on FM. 1911 and near the intersection with FM. 1247.
2013-02-12 06:00	Hail	0.88" nickel	.91 mi NE of Bullard	No narrative filed · source: Broadcast Media
2012-12-25 03:32	Hail	1" quarter	0 mi N of Rusk	No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement
2012-12-20 00:05	Wind	58 kt 67 mph	1.5 mi NNE of Jacksonville	Numerous trees were downed in the Jacksonville, Texas community.
2012-08-08 15:30	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	1.36 mi ENE of Loves Lookout	Trees were downed north of Jacksonville, Texas.
2012-08-08 16:15	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	2.15 mi SSW of Hume	Trees were downed southwest of Jacksonville, Texas.
2012-07-21 18:44	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	1.5 mi NNE of Jacksonville	Several trees are downed across the city of Jacksonville, Texas.
2012-07-21 18:50	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	1.5 mi NNE of Jacksonville	Trees were downed in the city of Jacksonville, Texas.
2012-07-21 19:25	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	0 mi N of Rusk	Trees and powerlines were downed in Rusk and across the county.
2012-07-21 19:50	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	0 mi N of Alto	Multiple trees were downed across the southern end of the county.
2012-06-15 20:30	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	0 mi N of Rusk	A tree was downed near Hwy. 69 in Rusk, Texas.
2012-06-12 16:07	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	0 mi N of Rusk	Trees and powerlines were downed near Rusk, Texas.
2012-06-12 16:30	Hail	1" quarter	0 mi N of Rusk	Quarter size hail was reported in Rusk, Texas.
2012-06-12 17:10	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	.69 mi N of Turney	Trees were downed on FM. 22 and along other county roads.
2012-06-06 16:35	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	3 mi NNE of Mt Selman	Trees were downed on Hwy. 135 near the Mixon community north of Jacksonville, Texas.
2012-06-06 16:40	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	1.36 mi ENE of Mt Selman	A tree was downed on FM. 855 near the community of Mount Selman.
2012-06-06 16:45	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	.91 mi NE of Bullard	A report of a two foot diameter tree fell into a carport in Bullard, Texas. The tree damaged a car in the carport as well.
2012-05-31 02:33	Hail	0.75" penny	1.5 mi NNE of Jacksonville	Dime to Penny sized hail was reported near Loves Lookout north of Jacksonville, Texas.
2012-04-20 09:50	Hail	0.75" penny	1.38 mi N of Morrill	Hail was reported two miles south of Alto, Texas.
2012-04-02 11:15	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	1.17 mi E of Rusk	Trees were downed onto powerlines along Hwy. 84.
2012-02-02 23:00	Hail	1.75" golf ball	4.94 mi NW of Henrys Chapel	Hail fell in Troup on the Smith County, Cherokee County line.
2012-02-02 23:00	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	4.94 mi NW of Henrys Chapel	Two 100 foot tall pine trees fell on a home in Troup, Texas, destroying two of the home's bedrooms.
2012-01-25 10:00	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.37 mi WNW of Wells	A tree was downed on FM. 1911 near Wells, Texas.
2012-01-17 06:20	Hail	0.75" penny	1.36 mi WNW of Craft	Dime size hail reported along Hwy. 49 just south of Jacksonville, Texas.
2012-01-17 06:25	Hail	1.75" golf ball	1.81 mi NE of Turney	Golf ball sized hail reported on CR 1517 between Jacksonville and Gallatin, Texas.
2012-01-17 06:25	Hail	0.75" penny	1.38 mi N of Gallatin	Dime size hail reported in Gallatin, Texas.
2011-11-08 15:35	Hail	0.88" nickel	2.15 mi NNE of Jacksonville	Nickel sized hail fell on Hwy. 69 just north of Jacksonville, Texas.
2011-08-24 15:05	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	0 mi N of Rusk	Several trees were downed across the county.
2011-07-02 15:07	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	1.5 mi NNE of Jacksonville	Trees and large limbs were downed near Myrtle Drive in Jacksonville, Texas.
2011-04-26 15:55	Hail	1.75" golf ball	3.13 mi NE of Maydelle	Hail fell just south of Jacksonville, Texas on FM 2138.
2011-04-26 16:05	Hail	1" quarter	1.38 mi N of Gallatin	No narrative filed · source: Amateur Radio
2011-04-26 16:34	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	.69 mi N of Cuney	Trees were downed along Hwy. 69 near the Cuney community.
2010-10-24 19:52	Hail	1.75" golf ball	3.45 mi S of Cove Spg	No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement
2010-10-24 21:10	Hail	1.75" golf ball	4.5 mi NNW of Mixon	No narrative filed · source: COOP Observer
2010-10-23 17:55	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	2.38 mi SSE of Pomona	Numerous trees were downed across the northern part of the county. Some accidents were caused by trees in the roadways.
2010-10-23 18:08	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	4.32 mi WNW of Henrys Chapel	A roof was taken off a barn south of Troup, Texas.
2010-10-23 21:45	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	2.07 mi N of Jacksonville	A metal roof was blown off a house in the community of Cove Springs along CR. 3406 northeast of Jacksonville, Texas.
2010-10-11 15:55	Hail	0.75" penny	1.5 mi NNE of Jacksonville	No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement
2010-05-14 17:00	Hail	1" quarter	3.58 mi E of Bullard	No narrative filed · source: Public
2010-05-01 18:27	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	0 mi N of Reklaw	Trees were downed along FM 839 near the community of Reklaw, Texas.
2010-04-23 19:50	Hail	0.88" nickel	1.81 mi NW of New Summerfield	Nickel sized hail was reported in New Summerfield, Texas.
2010-03-24 23:05	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	0 mi N of Alto	A few trees were downed in Alto, Texas.

Worst storm days in Cherokee County

Date	Reports that day	Largest hail	Peak gust
2019-04-06	8	4" (grapefruit)	—
2023-06-16	8	2" (hen egg)	96 mph
2017-05-11	7	1.25" (half dollar)	81 mph
2019-07-22	5	—	64 mph
2025-03-30	4	2.5" (tennis ball)	—
2015-04-27	4	1.25" (half dollar)	81 mph
2020-03-04	4	1" (quarter)	75 mph
2012-07-21	4	—	62 mph
2012-01-17	3	1.75" (golf ball)	—
2011-04-26	3	1.75" (golf ball)	61 mph

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
2025-03-30	2.5" tennis ball	.69 mi N of Ponta	Tennis ball size hail reported near the Ponta community via Mping.
2025-03-30	2" hen egg	1.76 mi E of Lone Star	Hen egg size hail reported just west of Lake Striker.
2023-06-16	2" hen egg	.91 mi SW of Pomona	Hen egg size hail reported on County Road 4120 just northwest of Jacksonville.
2019-04-06	2" hen egg	3.01 mi SSW of Ironton	Two inch diameter size hail fell in the Pierces Chapel community. Report via social media.
2019-04-06	2.5" tennis ball	.21 mi WNW of Alto	Tennis ball size hail fell in Alto. Report via social media.
2019-04-06	4" grapefruit	.32 mi NW of Alto	Softball size hail fell in Alto. Report via picture posted to social media.

When does hail hit Cherokee County?

Across 17 years of records, April produced the most reports (49), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:

Month	Reports	Share
January	7	3.9%
February	6	3.4%
March	16	8.9%
April	49	27.4%
May	39	21.8%
June	22	12.3%
July	13	7.3%
August	6	3.4%
September	3	1.7%
October	13	7.3%
November	3	1.7%
December	2	1.1%

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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 48073). 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.