Wharton County, TX hail & severe wind history
40 storm reports on file for Wharton County between 2010-06-08 and 2026-02-14 — 14 hail and 26 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 2.4 reports a year, and Apr is the busiest month.
Hail reports
14
0.8 per year
Largest hail
1.75"
golf ball size · 2016-12-05
Strongest gust
70 mph
61 kt · 2015-04-26
Reported damage
$150K
property + crop, as filed
Storm days
31
distinct days with a report
Busiest year
2015
9 reports
Search every Wharton 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).
40 of 40 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Wharton County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-14 17:55 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .6 mi E of El Campo | Broadcast media reported that multiple trees were downed, and various sheds were overturned or blown away in El Campo. |
| 2026-02-14 18:08 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .69 mi S of Lane City | Broadcast media reported multiple trees down near Lane City, TX. |
| 2024-05-29 19:39 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | .94 mi ESE of East Bernard | Wind gusts collapsed a metal bleacher at the East Bernard High School. |
| 2024-04-10 01:30 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | .6 mi E of El Campo | A few trees were downed. |
| 2022-05-25 01:20 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | .6 mi E of Wharton Jct | Trees were downed by strong thunderstorms wind gusts. |
| 2022-03-22 04:34 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 1.39 mi WSW of Bonus | Straight-line wind gusts destroyed a barn and caused widespread tree damage near the intersection of FM 2614 and CR 265. |
| 2019-06-06 05:10 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | 2.4 mi SSE of Spanish Camp | Near Spanish Camp, there was trailer damage, trees were uprooted, 2x4's were wedged into the ground and there was debris on power lines. |
| 2019-06-06 17:04 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 1.2 mi E of East Bernard | Houses were damaged in the East Bernard area close to Highway 60. |
| 2019-05-03 13:42 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.45 mi S of East Bernard | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| 2019-04-07 09:45 | Wind | 57 kt 66 mph | 0 mi N of El Campo | There were trees downed with two of them blocking roadways. |
| 2019-02-26 16:15 | Hail | 1" quarter | .92 mi SW of New Taiton | Quarter sized hail was reported near New Taiton. |
| 2019-01-19 02:51 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 1.85 mi NW of Wharton Arpt | There was southwest to northeast oriented wind damage to a barn and a shed. |
| 2018-02-25 01:45 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | .17 mi S of Lane City | Thunderstorm wind gusts blew down some fencing around the town of Lane City. |
| 2017-02-14 07:35 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .84 mi W of El Campo | Power lines were downed near the intersection of West Norris Street and West Loop Street. |
| 2016-12-05 03:50 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 1.18 mi SE of Dinsmore | Quarter sized to golf ball size hail near the intersection of County Roads 123 and 154. |
| 2016-09-20 18:25 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 2.51 mi N of Dinsmore | Dime size hail was reported at the intersection of CR 131 and CR 152. |
| 2015-05-26 01:32 | Wind | 60 kt 69 mph | 3.67 mi E of Hungerford | Thunderstorm wind damage was reported near County Road 216 and Machaville Road. There was some tree damage and home window damage. |
| 2015-04-26 16:25 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 4.98 mi SSE of Wharton Muni Arpt | Thunderstorm wind gust was near the intersection of FM 961 and Highway 71. |
| 2015-04-26 16:42 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 2.82 mi SSW of Glen Flora | Penny sized hail was reported at the Wharton County Fairgrounds. |
| 2015-04-26 16:53 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 0 mi N of Wharton | Nickel sized hail was reported in the Wharton area. |
| 2015-04-26 17:30 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | .96 mi SW of Iago | A severe thunderstorm wind tore off a part of a mobile home roof on FM 1301. |
| 2015-04-24 21:58 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 0 mi N of El Campo | Dime sized hail was reported in the El Campo area. |
| 2015-04-17 17:18 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 0 mi N of El Campo | Thunderstorm winds downed a tree in El Campo. |
| 2015-04-16 18:50 | Hail | 1" quarter | 4.17 mi N of Danevang | Quarter sized hail damaged an agricultural field near the intersection of CR 407 and CR 414. |
| 2015-04-16 20:00 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 3.42 mi NNE of East Bernard | Trees were downed and there was damage to a barn on the east end of CR 272 near the San Bernard River. |
| 2014-05-26 18:30 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | .74 mi NW of Hungerford | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and blew windows out of homes in the town of Hungerford near County Road 218 and Highway 60. |
| 2013-07-19 15:00 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 2.89 mi NE of Wharton Muni Arpt | Penny sized hail was observed on County Road 428 just south of Wharton. |
| 2013-05-10 10:00 | Wind | 60 kt 69 mph | .69 mi S of Magnet | A severe thunderstorm downed trees on Highway 60. |
| 2013-04-02 19:55 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Wharton | A severe thunderstorm produced quarter sized hail. |
| 2013-04-02 20:05 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 0 mi N of Wharton | A severe thunderstorm produced quarter to golf ball sized hail. |
| 2013-04-02 20:11 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 0 mi N of Dinsmore | A severe thunderstorm produced quarter to golf ball sized hail. |
| 2013-04-02 20:58 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 2.55 mi SSE of Don Tol | A severe thunderstorm produced golf ball sized hail near the intersection of FM 1301 and Pledger. |
| 2012-06-07 19:10 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 0 mi N of Hungerford | Power lines were downed near Hungerford. |
| 2012-04-02 05:35 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 3.87 mi E of Hungerford | A trailer home and shed were destroyed near the intersection of County Road 216 and County Road 225. |
| 2012-01-09 07:57 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 1.2 mi E of East Bernard | Severe thunderstorms produced ping pong sized hail in the East Bernard area. |
| 2011-09-29 17:00 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 1.2 mi E of East Bernard | Severe thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs onto power lines and cars in the East Bernard area. |
| 2011-06-05 18:14 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .56 mi E of East Bernard | A pulse severe thunderstorm produce strong winds that downed power lines in East Bernard. |
| 2011-05-12 12:50 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 0 mi N of Wharton | Numerous branches, trees and power lines down scattered over large area, mainly north of 59. Fourteen thousand homes were left without power. |
| 2011-02-01 06:00 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 0 mi N of Wharton | Downed trees blocked roadways at the intersection of Avenue A and Texas, Cornell and Elm, and in the 800 block of North Alabama in the city of Wharton. |
| 2010-06-08 09:10 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .6 mi SSW of Wharton | Several trees were reported downed along with damage to a telephone pole. |
Worst storm days in Wharton County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-02 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2015-04-26 | 4 | 0.88" (nickel) | 70 mph |
| 2015-04-16 | 2 | 1" (quarter) | 60 mph |
| 2026-02-14 | 2 | — | 60 mph |
| 2019-06-06 | 2 | — | 61 mph |
| 2016-12-05 | 1 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2012-01-09 | 1 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | — |
| 2019-05-03 | 1 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2019-02-26 | 1 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2016-09-20 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) | — |
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 Wharton County?
Across 13 years of records, April produced the most reports (15), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 5.0% |
| February | 6 | 15.0% |
| March | 1 | 2.5% |
| April | 15 | 37.5% |
| May | 7 | 17.5% |
| June | 5 | 12.5% |
| July | 1 | 2.5% |
| August | 0 | 0.0% |
| September | 2 | 5.0% |
| October | 0 | 0.0% |
| November | 0 | 0.0% |
| December | 1 | 2.5% |
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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 48481). 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.