Hardin County, TX hail & severe wind history
70 storm reports on file for Hardin County between 2011-04-26 and 2026-02-14 — 34 hail and 36 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 4.4 reports a year, and May is the busiest month.
Hail reports
34
2.1 per year
Largest hail
3.5"
grapefruit size · 2023-04-15
Strongest gust
138 mph
120 kt · 2019-10-29
Reported damage
$3.6M
property + crop, as filed
Storm days
41
distinct days with a report
Busiest year
2024
17 reports
Search every Hardin County report
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70 of 70 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Hardin County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-14 19:22 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 0 mi N of Ariola | A wind gust of 61 knots was recorded at Lumberton Middle School by a KFDM Mesonet. |
| 2026-02-14 19:27 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 2.76 mi ESE of Ariola | Power poles were downed near Lumberton while a business had a sheet metal roof damaged in near Village Mills. |
| 2026-02-14 19:27 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 0 mi N of Silsbee | Trees were downed onto a home and onto power lines around Silsbee. |
| 2025-05-27 00:37 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | .91 mi SW of Fletcher | Multiple trees were blown down onto Old Silsbee Road. |
| 2024-05-29 19:45 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | .91 mi NE of Silsbee | Trees were downed in and north of Silsbee. |
| 2024-05-28 12:45 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | .69 mi N of Kountze | The Kountze Fire Department reported a roof collapse at a car wash near the Dollar General. |
| 2024-05-28 12:45 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | .91 mi SW of Village Mills | Power lines and tree were downed onto a home on Holland Cemetery Road. |
| 2024-05-16 17:10 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 3.64 mi W of Lelavale Station | A large tree was downed along FM 1293 in Honey Island. |
| 2024-05-16 18:10 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 1.19 mi W of Saratoga | Multiple large trees down across FM 770 west of Saratoga. Power lines were also down in the area. |
| 2024-05-16 18:34 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 1.82 mi NW of Fresenius | Power lines were downed between Kountze and Silsbee. |
| 2024-05-03 04:12 | Hail | 1" quarter | .69 mi N of Kountze | The Hardin County EM relayed a report of quarter size hail in Kountze. |
| 2024-05-02 03:37 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 1.5 mi NNE of Village Mills | No narrative filed · source: State Official |
| 2024-05-02 07:00 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | .6 mi E of Kountze | The Hardin County Emergency Manager observed half dollar size hail. |
| 2024-04-10 04:24 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 2.07 mi N of Silsbee | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts knocked down a tree into phone and internet cables. |
| 2024-04-10 04:28 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 2.98 mi E of Silsbee | A tree was downed onto powerlines on Old Evadale road in Silsbee. |
| 2024-03-15 15:01 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 3.07 mi ESE of Grayburg | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2024-03-15 15:58 | Hail | 1" quarter | .91 mi NW of Loeb | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2024-01-25 01:18 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 1.38 mi N of Kountze | A severe thunderstorm produced 1.25 inch hail near Kountze. |
| 2024-01-25 01:24 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .69 mi N of Kountze | Golf ball sized hail reported by the public. |
| 2024-01-08 16:05 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | .6 mi W of Batson | Power lines downed in Batson. |
| 2024-01-08 19:00 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 4.15 mi S of Bragg | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts damaged power lines near Thicket. |
| 2023-09-08 13:20 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | .91 mi NW of Silsbee | A large tree was downed on the northwest side of Silsbee. |
| 2023-06-10 19:30 | Wind | 71 kt 82 mph | 1.38 mi WSW of Fletcher | A wind gust of 82 mph was recorded at Lumberton Middle School by a KBMT mesonet station. |
| 2023-05-08 14:15 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.26 mi NW of Ariola | One inch hail was reported west of Lumberton. |
| 2023-05-06 02:19 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 3.83 mi NW of Village Mills | A mesonet recorded a wind gust of 58 mph in Wildwood. |
| 2023-04-15 16:50 | Hail | 2" hen egg | 0 mi N of Kountze | A picture of 2 inch in diameter hail posted to social media. |
| 2023-04-15 17:04 | Hail | 3.5" grapefruit | 5.42 mi W of Ariola | Hail estimated at 3.5 inches in diameter reported via social media. |
| 2023-04-15 17:07 | Hail | 2.5" tennis ball | 3.65 mi NW of Village Mills | A report of tennis ball sized hail was received through social media. |
| 2023-04-15 17:19 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 1.38 mi WSW of Fletcher | Report of 1.25 inch hail received through social media. |
| 2023-04-15 17:20 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 0 mi N of Kountze | A video was received through social media of ping pong ball sized hail. |
| 2023-04-15 17:40 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 5.52 mi ENE of Sour Lake | A picture of hail 1.5 inches in diameter was received through social media. |
| 2023-04-15 19:20 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 6.71 mi WSW of Loeb | Golf ball sized hail reported in Pinewood estates. |
| 2020-04-19 15:37 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | 3.65 mi NW of Village Mills | A wind gust of 63 mph was recorded at the Wildwood security gate. |
| 2020-01-11 01:41 | Wind | 51 kt 59 mph | 4.98 mi ENE of Sour Lake | A broadcast media weathernet station recorded a winds gust of 59 mph. |
| 2019-10-29 15:04 | Wind | 120 kt 138 mph | 5 mi SW of Kountze Silsbee Arpt | A thunderstorm downburst produced wind gusts of 90 to 100 mph across parts of Hardin County from Kountze to Silsbee. Damage started around the Hwy 326/ Hwy 770 intersection southwest of Kountze, where numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Part of the roof of the Hardin County Show Barn was ripped off. ||In Kountze,… |
| 2019-05-09 19:36 | Hail | 2.75" baseball | .6 mi W of Saratoga | A picture was posted on social media of a person holding hail about the size of a baseball. |
| 2019-05-09 20:19 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 0 mi N of Kountze | Pictures posted to social media showed hail around the size of golf ball in Kountze. |
| 2019-04-07 12:57 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | .69 mi N of Sour Lake | A tree was blown down near Sour Lake. The tree also knocked down power lines. |
| 2019-04-07 13:16 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 2.39 mi NNW of Loeb | A couple power poles were broken along with large tree limbs downed. |
| 2019-04-04 01:40 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.48 mi ENE of Fresenius | A photo of quarter size hail was posted on social media. |
| 2019-04-04 01:44 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 6.02 mi NNE of Fresenius | A photo of golf ball size hail was posted to social media. |
| 2017-05-03 05:52 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.65 mi NW of Village Mills | A picture posted to social media indicated approximately quarter size hail. |
| 2017-05-03 06:30 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Kountze | Quarter size hail was reported near Village Mills in Kountze. |
| 2017-05-03 06:37 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 0 mi N of Kountze | A thunderstorm damaged carport covers behind City Hall. |
| 2017-03-29 14:38 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 1.38 mi WSW of Fletcher | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2017-01-20 19:55 | Hail | 1" quarter | 5.01 mi ENE of Loeb | Hail to 1 inch was reported through social media. |
| 2016-05-27 04:40 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 3.65 mi NW of Village Mills | Trees were blown down near Wildwood. |
| 2016-05-21 18:49 | Hail | 1" quarter | .6 mi W of Saratoga | KBMT relayed a report of quarter size hail in Saratoga. A video was also posted to social media. |
| 2016-04-27 05:05 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 0 mi N of Kountze | Numerous trees and power lines were downed across Hardin County. |
| 2016-01-08 19:00 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.38 mi WSW of Fletcher | No narrative filed · source: Amateur Radio |
| 2015-08-11 15:05 | Wind | 87 kt 100 mph | .84 mi NE of Kountze Silsbee Arpt | High winds from a microburst resulted in eight general aviation aircrafts breaking loose from tie downs and being picked up and thrown. One aircraft hangar was also damaged. |
| 2015-05-25 19:52 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 2.74 mi NW of Kountze | A tree was blown down onto northbound Highway 69 northwest of Kountze. |
| 2015-05-25 20:32 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 0 mi N of Kountze | The Hardin County Sheriffs Department reported trees down along Highway 69 in Kountze. |
| 2015-05-25 20:53 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.72 mi NNW of Ariola | Beaumont Media relayed a report of quarter size hail in Lumberton. |
| 2015-04-27 04:32 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 2.26 mi SW of Bragg | The Hardin County Sheriffs Department reported numerous trees down county wide. |
| 2015-04-27 05:01 | Hail | 1" quarter | 4.06 mi NE of Fresenius | One inch in diameter hail was reported south of Silsbee. |
| 2015-04-25 07:45 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 1.38 mi WSW of Fletcher | The Hardin County Sheriffs Department relayed a report of numerous trees and power lines down in Lumberton. |
| 2013-06-06 17:20 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 1.38 mi WSW of Fletcher | The Hardin County Sheriffs��� Department reported numerous trees down and power outages in the Lumberton area. |
| 2013-05-22 03:20 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 2.38 mi ENE of Batson | Golf ball size sized hail was reported on Highway 105 near Highway 770 southwest of Saratoga. The report was relayed by the Hardin County Sheriffs��� office. |
| 2013-02-11 10:00 | Hail | 1" quarter | .69 mi N of Village Mills | A user on social media sent a picture showing hail on the ground ranging from pea to quarter sized. |
| 2013-02-11 10:01 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.65 mi NW of Village Mills | Car and property damage with quarter to nickel sized hail per ham radio operator. |
| 2012-12-04 15:10 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 8 mi NNE of Silsbee | A report was received of nickel sized hail from a passing strong storm northeast of Silsbee. |
| 2012-06-12 12:05 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 3.65 mi NW of Village Mills | The COOP Observer for Wildwood reported several trees down in the area with diameters between 8 and 10 inches. The observer also noted that a tree was also struck by lightning. |
| 2011-09-29 13:54 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.84 mi ENE of Sour Lake | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2011-06-06 14:25 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 1.38 mi WSW of Fletcher | Several trees and fences were blown down in Lumberton. |
| 2011-06-06 14:49 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.45 mi N of Sour Lake | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2011-06-06 14:49 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 3.45 mi N of Sour Lake | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2011-06-06 14:58 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.38 mi ENE of Hathaway | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2011-04-26 01:05 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 3.46 mi N of Silsbee | KBMT-TV reported a tree was blown down onto a house and trapped people inside on Highway 96 north of Silsbee. |
| 2011-04-26 01:59 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .5 mi SE of Village Mills | NWS Storm Survey found a few trees blown down along Highway 69 near Village Mills. |
Worst storm days in Hardin County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-15 | 7 | 3.5" (grapefruit) | — |
| 2011-06-06 | 4 | 1" (quarter) | 60 mph |
| 2017-05-03 | 3 | 1" (quarter) | 58 mph |
| 2015-05-25 | 3 | 1" (quarter) | 58 mph |
| 2026-02-14 | 3 | — | 70 mph |
| 2024-05-16 | 3 | — | 58 mph |
| 2019-05-09 | 2 | 2.75" (baseball) | — |
| 2024-01-25 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2019-04-04 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2024-05-02 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-15 | 2" hen egg | 0 mi N of Kountze | A picture of 2 inch in diameter hail posted to social media. |
| 2023-04-15 | 3.5" grapefruit | 5.42 mi W of Ariola | Hail estimated at 3.5 inches in diameter reported via social media. |
| 2023-04-15 | 2.5" tennis ball | 3.65 mi NW of Village Mills | A report of tennis ball sized hail was received through social media. |
| 2019-05-09 | 2.75" baseball | .6 mi W of Saratoga | A picture was posted on social media of a person holding hail about the size of a baseball. |
When does hail hit Hardin County?
Across 12 years of records, May produced the most reports (23), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 10.0% |
| February | 5 | 7.1% |
| March | 3 | 4.3% |
| April | 20 | 28.6% |
| May | 23 | 32.9% |
| June | 7 | 10.0% |
| July | 0 | 0.0% |
| August | 1 | 1.4% |
| September | 2 | 2.9% |
| October | 1 | 1.4% |
| November | 0 | 0.0% |
| December | 1 | 1.4% |
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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 48199). 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.