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Matagorda County, TX hail & severe wind history
31 storm reports on file for Matagorda County between 2011-05-26 and 2026-05-01 — 5 hail and 26 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 1.9 reports a year, and May is the busiest month.
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31 of 31 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Matagorda County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 13:56 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 0 mi N of (Psx)Palacios Muni A | ASOS station KPSX Palacios measured a 60 mph wind gust. |
| 2026-05-01 14:03 | Wind | 67 kt 77 mph | 0 mi N of (Psx)Palacios Muni A | ASOS station KPSX Palacios measured a 77 mph wind gust. |
| 2025-06-12 01:22 | Wind | 76 kt 87 mph | .61 mi W of (Psx)Palacios Muni A | A member of the public reported a number of large tree branches down in the area. Wind speeds were estimated at 88 mph using softwood trees with a degree of damage of 2. The maximum upper bound was utilized due to ground truth from KPSX airport. |
| 2025-06-12 01:23 | Wind | 83 kt 96 mph | .69 mi N of (Psx)Palacios Muni A | Microburst produced a measured wind gust of 95 mph at the Palacios Airport. Most damage was confined to large tree branches snapped and some minor roof damage in the area. |
| 2025-06-12 01:25 | Wind | 68 kt 78 mph | 1.84 mi NE of (Psx)Palacios Muni A | Widespread tree damage and minor damage to some metal buildings along Buffalo Road. Wind speeds were estimated at 78 mph using small outbuildings with a degree of damage of 1. The maximum upper bound was utilized due to ground truth from KPSX airport. |
| 2024-05-31 06:30 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 0 mi N of Blessing | Many trees, branches and power lines were downed in the Blessing area. |
| 2024-05-31 06:30 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .61 mi E of Elmaton | Numerous trees and power lines were downed. There was also some damage to a former school building. |
| 2024-05-31 06:30 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 0 mi N of Blessing | There were multiple reports of golf ball sized hail that caused some damage in the Blessing area. |
| 2024-05-31 06:53 | Wind | 57 kt 66 mph | .39 mi NNW of (Psx)Palacios Muni A | Wind gust occurred at KPSX. |
| 2024-05-31 06:55 | Wind | 63 kt 72 mph | .39 mi NNW of (Psx)Palacios Muni A | Wind gust occurred at KPSX. |
| 2024-05-13 14:29 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | 0 mi N of (Psx)Palacios Muni A | Wind gust occurred at KPSX. |
| 2024-05-13 15:00 | Wind | 54 kt 62 mph | 2.52 mi ENE of Matagorda | Wind gust occurred at the East Matagorda TCOON site. |
| 2024-05-13 18:34 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | .69 mi N of (Psx)Palacios Muni A | Wind gust occurred at KPSX. |
| 2023-10-05 08:35 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | .39 mi NNW of (Psx)Palacios Muni A | The wind gust occurred at KPSX. |
| 2023-09-25 19:20 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 3.18 mi NE of Bay City Cole Arpt | A 50-knot wind gust was measured at the FM 456 mesonet site as a strong thunderstorm moved through the Van Vleck area. |
| 2019-05-09 22:40 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | .69 mi N of Van Vleck | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported. |
| 2019-04-07 10:35 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | .92 mi NW of Sargent | Trees were downed, and there was carport damage. |
| 2019-04-07 10:37 | Wind | 54 kt 62 mph | 1.38 mi N of Sargent | There was some carport damage and trees were downed. |
| 2018-10-31 20:45 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | .49 mi S of Bay City Muni Arpt | Thunderstorm winds resulted in a flipped over RV trailer. |
| 2018-10-31 20:45 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | .49 mi S of Bay City Muni Arpt | Thunderstorm winds resulted in a flipped over RV trailer. |
| 2015-04-17 18:05 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | .94 mi WSW of Clemville | Thunderstorm winds damaged a barn, an air conditioning window unit, and a pump house. There were also numerous trees downed in the yard. |
| 2015-04-16 16:40 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .09 mi WSW of Blessing | Large tree limbs were downed and in front of Blessing Hotel and Coffee Shop. |
| 2015-04-16 17:20 | Wind | 60 kt 69 mph | .92 mi NNE of Markham | Tree limbs were reported down and there was some roof damage near the intersection of 6th Street and Avenue F. |
| 2014-07-23 12:05 | Wind | 51 kt 59 mph | .87 mi N of Bay City Muni Arpt | A severe thunderstorm downed two trees along CR 142 to the south of Van Vleck. |
| 2013-05-10 10:15 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .6 mi W of Bay City | This severe thunderstorm wind gust was measured at the Bay City AWOS site. |
| 2013-04-29 19:55 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | 2.99 mi SSE of Lake Austin | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and damaged a number of roofs on Chinquapin Road. |
| 2012-05-10 23:40 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 1.4 mi WSW of Matagorda | Trees were blown over in a residential neighborhood in Matagorda. |
| 2012-04-04 14:46 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.09 mi W of Bay City | Dime to quarter sized hail reported in Bay City. |
| 2011-06-06 14:38 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.11 mi WSW of Ashby | Quarter size hail was reported on FM 2853 near Blessing. |
| 2011-05-26 01:50 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 0 mi N of Blessing | Golf ball size hail along with some strong winds occurred in and around Blessing. |
| 2011-05-26 02:00 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | .92 mi SE of (Psx)Palacios Muni A | Strong thunderstorm winds downed power lines and set a transformer on fire in the Palacios area. |
Worst storm days in Matagorda County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-31 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 72 mph |
| 2025-06-12 | 3 | — | 96 mph |
| 2024-05-13 | 3 | — | 62 mph |
| 2011-05-26 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 63 mph |
| 2026-05-01 | 2 | — | 77 mph |
| 2019-04-07 | 2 | — | 62 mph |
| 2018-10-31 | 2 | — | 64 mph |
| 2015-04-16 | 2 | — | 69 mph |
| 2019-05-09 | 1 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | — |
| 2012-04-04 | 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 Matagorda County?
Across 11 years of records, May produced the most reports (15), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 0 | 0.0% |
| April | 7 | 22.6% |
| May | 15 | 48.4% |
| June | 4 | 12.9% |
| July | 1 | 3.2% |
| August | 0 | 0.0% |
| September | 1 | 3.2% |
| October | 3 | 9.7% |
| November | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 48321). 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.