Rains County, TX hail & severe wind history
41 storm reports on file for Rains County between 2010-03-10 and 2026-06-02 — 26 hail and 15 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 2.4 reports a year, and Apr is the busiest month.
Hail reports
26
1.5 per year
Largest hail
3"
teacup size · 2026-04-24
Strongest gust
81 mph
70 kt · 2022-03-14
Reported damage
$919K
property + crop, as filed
Storm days
23
distinct days with a report
Busiest year
2026
9 reports
Search every Rains 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).
41 of 41 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Rains County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 14:38 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 1.16 mi W of Dunbar | Report of 0.75 inch hail from mPING. |
| 2026-04-24 20:58 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | .9 mi NE of Point | Amateur radio operator reported 1.25 inch hail in Point. |
| 2026-04-24 21:05 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .9 mi NE of Point | Amateur radio operator reported 1.75 inch hail in Point. |
| 2026-04-24 21:09 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.16 mi W of Emory | Broadcast media partner reported 1 inch hail in Emory. |
| 2026-04-24 21:17 | Hail | 2" hen egg | 3.57 mi NE of Pt Sabine Arpt | Amateur radio operator reported 2 inch hail just west of Emory. |
| 2026-04-24 21:17 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 1.16 mi W of Emory | Amateur radio operator reported 1.75 inch hail in Emory. |
| 2026-04-24 21:25 | Hail | 3" teacup | 1.35 mi WNW of Emory | A social media photo showed a 2.75 to 3 inch hailstone in Emory. |
| 2026-04-24 21:40 | Hail | 2.5" tennis ball | 1.16 mi W of Emory | Broadcast media partner relayed a photo of approximately tennis ball size hail in Emory. |
| 2026-04-24 21:52 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 3.11 mi NE of Pt Sabine Arpt | Social media photos showed 1.75 inch hailstones south southeast of Point. |
| 2025-03-04 06:45 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 2.45 mi N of Emory | Damage to trees, carports, and awnings was reported across Rains County. |
| 2023-09-24 19:00 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 3.11 mi NE of Point | Trees and tree limbs were down on FM 514 and needed to be cleared off the roadway. |
| 2023-09-24 19:15 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 1.35 mi WNW of Emory | Emory Fire Station reported flagpoles bowing over in thunderstorm winds, small limbs blowing across parking lot, and the bay doors of the fire station bowing in. An mPing report also reported more notable tree damage in Emory. |
| 2023-09-24 19:25 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 1.87 mi WNW of Emory | Power lines were knocked down and major tree damage was reported on the NW side of Emory, TX on HWY 69. |
| 2022-11-04 16:05 | Hail | 2.75" baseball | 1.87 mi WSW of Point | A trained spotter reported baseball sized hail in Point, TX. |
| 2022-04-12 18:30 | Wind | 43 kt 49 mph | 2.57 mi WNW of Emory | A few roof wall panels were blown off the Rains High School gymnasium. |
| 2022-03-14 18:40 | Wind | 70 kt 81 mph | 4.75 mi SE of Willow Spgs | Straight-line winds damaged large trees and tree limbs, and caused minor damage to homes along a path near CR 2460 and 2440 to just northwest of Alba. |
| 2020-04-12 17:14 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | .9 mi NW of Emory | Numerous trees down and several county roads blocked around Emory. |
| 2019-10-20 22:12 | Hail | 1" quarter | .32 mi SSW of Pt Sabine Arpt | Fire and rescue reported quarter-sized hail on FM Highway 47 near FM Highway 276, west of the city of Emory, TX. |
| 2019-10-20 22:28 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | .9 mi SE of Dunbar | A trained spotter reported half-dollar sized hail along County Road 1495 approximately 6 miles south-southwest of the city of Emory, TX. |
| 2019-10-20 22:34 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.74 mi W of Willow Spgs | Emergency management reported quarter-sized hail near the intersection of Highway 19 and County Road 1280 south of the city of Emory, TX. |
| 2019-05-18 15:30 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | 0 mi N of Point | Emergency management reported multiple trees down in the cities of Point and Emory along Highway 69. |
| 2019-05-18 15:41 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | .94 mi NE of Point | Emergency management reported a tree blown onto a home in the city of Point, TX. |
| 2019-03-24 21:06 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.94 mi ESE of Point | DPS reported quarter size hail approximately 4.5 miles west-northwest of the city of Emory, TX, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and RCR 1310. |
| 2019-03-09 08:35 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | 1.76 mi WNW of Point | Rains County Sheriff's Department reported trees blocking County Road 1520 just west of the city of Point, TX. |
| 2019-03-09 08:38 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 0 mi N of Emory | Emergency management reported nickel size hail in the city of Emory, TX. |
| 2017-04-29 18:28 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 0 mi N of Emory | A report of ping ping pong ball sized hail was reported in Emory. |
| 2017-01-02 06:30 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 0 mi N of Emory | Rains County Sheriff's Department reported a large tree down in the city of Emory, TX. |
| 2016-04-11 16:15 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.3 mi ENE of Dougherty | Fire and rescue reported quarter sized hail near Highway 19 North and CR 3417. |
| 2016-04-11 18:00 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Point | A trained spotter reported dime to quarter sized hail in the town of Point, TX. |
| 2016-04-11 18:00 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 1.96 mi WSW of Flats | Emergency management reported golf-ball sized hail near the Lake Tawakoni Dam near the county line. |
| 2016-04-11 18:05 | Hail | 2" hen egg | 1.4 mi SSW of Emory | A public report indicated hen-egg sized hail south-southwest of the city of Emory, TX. |
| 2016-04-11 18:10 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Emory | A trained spotter reported dime to quarter sized hail in Emory, TX. |
| 2016-04-11 18:30 | Hail | 2.75" baseball | 3 mi SSW of Alba | Emergency management reported golf-ball to baseball sized hail along FM 779 near the county line. |
| 2014-10-02 16:40 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 1 mi E of Emory | A report was received via social media of trees down just east of Emory, TX. |
| 2014-04-27 17:47 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 0 mi N of Emory | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2012-07-09 18:30 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 3.75 mi ENE of Pt Sabine Arpt | Numerous trees were blown down throughout the western half of the county. |
| 2011-09-18 18:32 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.11 mi NW of Point | No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement |
| 2011-04-04 05:50 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | .98 mi NNW of Dougherty | Numerous trees were knocked down on the west side of Lake Fork, and also on Hwy 19, CR 3150, CR 3325, and CR 4400. |
| 2010-10-24 12:48 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.51 mi NE of Emory | Quarter size hail was reported 5 miles northeast of the intersection of US 69 and HWY 19. |
| 2010-04-24 01:15 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 0 mi N of Emory | Several trees were reported down on several county roads near Emory. |
| 2010-03-10 15:07 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Emory | Quarter size hail fell in the city of Emory. |
Worst storm days in Rains County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | 8 | 3" (teacup) | — |
| 2016-04-11 | 6 | 2.75" (baseball) | — |
| 2019-10-20 | 3 | 1.25" (half dollar) | — |
| 2023-09-24 | 3 | — | 70 mph |
| 2019-03-09 | 2 | 0.88" (nickel) | 63 mph |
| 2019-05-18 | 2 | — | 63 mph |
| 2022-11-04 | 1 | 2.75" (baseball) | — |
| 2017-04-29 | 1 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | — |
| 2019-03-24 | 1 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2011-09-18 | 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.
Notable large-hail events (2" and up)
| Date | Size | Near | What was reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | 2" hen egg | 3.57 mi NE of Pt Sabine Arpt | Amateur radio operator reported 2 inch hail just west of Emory. |
| 2026-04-24 | 3" teacup | 1.35 mi WNW of Emory | A social media photo showed a 2.75 to 3 inch hailstone in Emory. |
| 2026-04-24 | 2.5" tennis ball | 1.16 mi W of Emory | Broadcast media partner relayed a photo of approximately tennis ball size hail in Emory. |
| 2022-11-04 | 2.75" baseball | 1.87 mi WSW of Point | A trained spotter reported baseball sized hail in Point, TX. |
| 2016-04-11 | 2" hen egg | 1.4 mi SSW of Emory | A public report indicated hen-egg sized hail south-southwest of the city of Emory, TX. |
| 2016-04-11 | 2.75" baseball | 3 mi SSW of Alba | Emergency management reported golf-ball to baseball sized hail along FM 779 near the county line. |
When does hail hit Rains County?
Across 12 years of records, April produced the most reports (20), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 2.4% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 6 | 14.6% |
| April | 20 | 48.8% |
| May | 2 | 4.9% |
| June | 1 | 2.4% |
| July | 1 | 2.4% |
| August | 0 | 0.0% |
| September | 4 | 9.8% |
| October | 5 | 12.2% |
| November | 1 | 2.4% |
| 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 48379). 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.