De Witt County, TX hail & severe wind history
32 storm reports on file for De Witt County between 2010-03-20 and 2026-02-14 — 16 hail and 16 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 1.9 reports a year, and Apr is the busiest month.
Hail reports
16
0.9 per year
Largest hail
1.75"
golf ball size · 2025-11-01
Strongest gust
81 mph
70 kt · 2017-06-04
Reported damage
$125K
property + crop, as filed
Storm days
23
distinct days with a report
Busiest year
2023
7 reports
Search every De Witt 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).
32 of 32 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of De Witt County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-14 16:30 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 2.28 mi NW of Nordheim | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that broke some 6-9 inch diameter tree branches near the intersection of Cabeza Rd. and Edmund Mueller northwest of Nordheim. |
| 2026-02-14 16:40 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.67 mi NE of Little St Louis | A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of quarters on Meeting Rd. north of Yorktown. |
| 2026-02-14 16:50 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.3 mi SSW of Lindenau | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail on Smith Ranch Rd. west of Cuero. |
| 2026-02-14 16:53 | Hail | 1" quarter | .92 mi SW of Cuero | A thunderstorm produced penny to quarter size hail in Cuero. There were pictures of the hail on social media. |
| 2025-11-01 18:10 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .69 mi N of Meyersville | A thunderstorm produced hail up to golf ball size in Meyersville. Most of the hail was less than quarter size. |
| 2023-04-23 06:12 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .6 mi W of Cuero | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Cuero. |
| 2023-04-23 06:15 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | .55 mi SW of Cuero | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail near the intersection of E. Clayton St. and N. Clinton St. in Cuero. |
| 2023-04-23 06:20 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 2.67 mi WSW of Cuero | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail at the intersection of Tulley Rd. and Bubba Palmer Rd. in Cuero. |
| 2023-04-21 00:55 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 4.7 mi ESE of Petersville | A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of golf balls in Yoakum. |
| 2023-04-15 19:48 | Hail | 1" quarter | 4.09 mi SW of Edgar | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail north of Cuero. |
| 2023-03-02 01:05 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 5.57 mi WSW of Cuero Muni Arpt | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail southwest of Cuero. |
| 2023-03-02 01:30 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.94 mi WSW of Verhelle | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail southeast of Cuero. |
| 2020-06-23 19:14 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 5.46 mi NE of Yorktown | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail along Hwy 72 between Yorktown and Cuero. |
| 2019-06-09 20:15 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | 3.66 mi NNW of Petersville | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 75 mph that uprooted a 30 foot tree northeast of Hochheim. |
| 2019-06-06 17:10 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 3.04 mi NNW of Petersville | A large tree was uprooted and numerous other trees were damaged at a residence when strong thunderstorm winds blew across the area. |
| 2019-04-24 17:00 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 0 mi N of Yorktown | Thunderstorms produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that blew down several trees and caused minor roof damage in Yorktown. |
| 2019-04-18 00:59 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | .6 mi W of Nordheim | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust measured at 65 mph by a spotter in Nordheim. |
| 2017-08-04 19:12 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 2.16 mi SSW of Verhelle | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that damaged the roof of a large barn near Thomaston. |
| 2017-08-04 19:13 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 3.66 mi SW of Thomaston | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down a large tree limb on Thomaston River Rd. |
| 2017-07-15 17:15 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 1.23 mi SW of Steen | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that downed tree limbs and power lines along FM 766 just south of Rivercrest Ln. west of Hochheim. |
| 2017-06-04 16:55 | Wind | 70 kt 81 mph | 0 mi N of Westhoff | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 80 mph that ripped the roof off a metal storage building and wrapped it around a tree in Westhoff. |
| 2017-06-04 16:55 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .69 mi S of Westhoff | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. The report from the Westoff Fire Department was relayed to the NWS by the DeWitt County emergency manager. |
| 2015-04-17 16:07 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 3.02 mi SSE of Lindenau | Large tree limbs were reported down by the public west of the city of Cuero. |
| 2014-11-22 21:18 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 0 mi N of Cuero | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 58 mph that blew down trees in Cuero. |
| 2014-05-26 06:00 | Wind | 60 kt 69 mph | 1.39 mi ENE of Little St Louis | A thunderstorm produced strong wind gusts estimated to be over 60 mph that blew over three recreational vehicles. One of the RVs was destroyed at the RV park on the north side of Yorktown. Other Areas of Yorktown sustained quite a bit of tree damage. |
| 2012-04-20 12:55 | Hail | 1" quarter | 5 mi SE of Edgar | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2012-01-25 07:30 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 4.77 mi ESE of Petersville | In downtown Yoakum, an apparent microburst caused wind damage to several homes on the southeast side of Yoakum near the intersection of Highways 77 and 111. Tree damage, shingles off roofs, and some metal buildings were heavily damaged. |
| 2011-05-26 02:14 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Yorktown | A thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter size hail for 15 minutes. |
| 2011-05-12 11:00 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 4.7 mi ESE of Petersville | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 52 knots. |
| 2010-05-17 13:45 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 3.9 mi NNE of Edgar | No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement |
| 2010-05-17 14:33 | Hail | 0.75" penny | .92 mi SW of Cuero | No narrative filed · source: Emergency Manager |
| 2010-03-20 07:50 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 0 mi N of Cuero | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts of approximately 50 kts which downed several trees and knocked down power lines in Cuero and blocked some rural roads. |
Worst storm days in De Witt County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-14 | 4 | 1" (quarter) | 70 mph |
| 2023-04-23 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2023-03-02 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) | — |
| 2010-05-17 | 2 | 0.88" (nickel) | — |
| 2017-08-04 | 2 | — | 60 mph |
| 2017-06-04 | 2 | — | 81 mph |
| 2025-11-01 | 1 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2023-04-21 | 1 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2020-06-23 | 1 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | — |
| 2023-04-15 | 1 | 1" (quarter) | — |
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.
When does hail hit De Witt County?
Across 11 years of records, April produced the most reports (9), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 3.1% |
| February | 4 | 12.5% |
| March | 3 | 9.4% |
| April | 9 | 28.1% |
| May | 5 | 15.6% |
| June | 5 | 15.6% |
| July | 1 | 3.1% |
| August | 2 | 6.3% |
| September | 0 | 0.0% |
| October | 0 | 0.0% |
| November | 2 | 6.3% |
| December | 0 | 0.0% |
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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 48123). 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.