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Culberson County, TX hail & severe wind history
63 storm reports on file for Culberson County between 2010-04-12 and 2026-05-26 — 20 hail and 43 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 3.7 reports a year, and Jun is the busiest month.
Hail reports
20
1.2 per year
Largest hail
2.5"
tennis ball size · 2017-09-23
Strongest gust
100 mph
87 kt · 2020-08-17
Reported damage
$123K
property + crop, as filed
Storm days
49
distinct days with a report
Busiest year
2023
11 reports
Search every Culberson County report
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63 of 63 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Culberson County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 16:25 | Hail | 1" quarter | 10.43 mi N of Van Horn Co Arpt | Hail report from 13 NNE Van Horn. A NWS storm spotter sent a report of quarter sized hail observed while on a walking trail off of Hwy 54. The total time of occurrence is partially estimated from radar. |
| 2026-05-14 15:36 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 33.16 mi E of (Gdp)Guadalupe Pass | The West Texas Mesonet station 159 Orla 20WSW measured a 60 mph wind gust associated with a convective downburst. |
| 2025-06-10 15:34 | Wind | 64 kt 74 mph | .91 mi NW of Pine Spgs | The West Texas Mesonet station 60 Pine Springs GMNP recorded a 74 mph wind gust, along with several other gusts between 58 and 70 mph. |
| 2025-06-10 16:39 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 7.96 mi NNE of Van Horn Co Arpt | The Mesonet station TWB49 11.2 NE Van Horn measured a 65 mph wind gust. The total time of occurrence is estimated. |
| 2023-09-30 21:21 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .91 mi NW of Pine Spgs | No narrative filed · source: Mesonet |
| 2023-08-07 20:47 | Wind | 54 kt 62 mph | .91 mi NW of Pine Spgs | No narrative filed · source: Mesonet |
| 2023-08-07 21:51 | Wind | 58 kt 67 mph | 2.07 mi N of (Gdp)Guadalupe Pass | No narrative filed · source: ASOS |
| 2023-08-07 22:45 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 7.96 mi NNE of Van Horn Co Arpt | No narrative filed · source: Mesonet |
| 2023-07-10 14:30 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | 7.96 mi NNE of Van Horn Co Arpt | No narrative filed · source: Mesonet |
| 2023-07-01 13:51 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | 2.07 mi N of (Gdp)Guadalupe Pass | No narrative filed · source: ASOS |
| 2023-06-07 16:40 | Hail | 2" hen egg | .91 mi SW of Van Horn | No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement |
| 2023-06-06 19:20 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 5.67 mi SSW of Lobo Vly | A utility trailer was reported to have been blown into a pickup trick causing damage to both vehicles. Wind speeds are estimated to be about 60 mph. Property damage cost is an estimation. |
| 2023-05-28 16:44 | Hail | 1" quarter | 10.29 mi NE of Pine Spgs | Dime to quarter-size hail was reported coating US Highway 62/180 across the state line in Texas. |
| 2023-05-09 17:26 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 1.91 mi WSW of Van Horn | Culberson County emergency manager reported a power outage in Van Horn with roof damage to the Knights Inn. Photos showed part of the roof peeled up and ripped off of the motel with damage to nearby vehicles and powerlines. Damage was likely caused by a localized dry microburst based on satellite data. Wind speeds are… |
| 2023-02-19 14:16 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | 0 mi N of Pine Spgs | No narrative filed · source: Mesonet |
| 2022-08-29 17:02 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .91 mi NW of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm produced a 60 mph wind gust at Pine Springs as measured by the ASOS. |
| 2022-07-29 13:13 | Wind | 51 kt 59 mph | 3 mi ENE of Van Horn | A thunderstorm produced a 59 mph wind gust at the Mesonet site near Van Horn. |
| 2022-06-03 19:12 | Hail | 1" quarter | 37.05 mi E of (Gdp)Guadalupe Pass | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2021-07-05 04:51 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 5 mi S of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 58 mph wind gust at the Pine Springs ASOS site. |
| 2021-05-15 15:51 | Wind | 54 kt 62 mph | 5 mi S of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm produced a 62 mph wind gust at the Guadalupe Pass ASOS site. |
| 2020-08-17 17:26 | Wind | 87 kt 100 mph | 1.9 mi SSW of Van Horn | A thunderstorm that moved across Van Horn produced a localized area of damaging straight-line winds as the core of this storm collapsed just south of the town. Culberson County Office of Emergency Management reported ten snapped powerline poles one to two miles south of Van Horn along Highway 90 that resulted in a tow… |
| 2020-06-26 16:24 | Wind | 51 kt 59 mph | 4 mi S of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 59 mph wind gust at the ASOS site near Pine Springs. |
| 2019-09-29 14:53 | Hail | 1" quarter | 34.14 mi E of Pine Spgs | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2019-07-11 16:24 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 5 mi S of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 60 mph wind gust at the ASOS site five miles south of Pine Springs. |
| 2019-07-06 17:46 | Wind | 51 kt 59 mph | 51 mi N of Kent | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 59 mph wind gust eighteen miles west of Orla at the Orla Gas Plant. |
| 2019-03-12 18:34 | Wind | 51 kt 59 mph | 3 mi ENE of Van Horn | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 59 mph wind gust near Van Horn. |
| 2019-03-12 21:25 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 52 mi N of Kent | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 64 mph wind gust nineteen miles west southwest of Red Bluff. |
| 2018-12-28 07:17 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | 0 mi N of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 61 mph wind gust at the Pine Springs ASOS site. |
| 2018-07-31 15:41 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | 0 mi N of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 63 mph wind gust at the Pine Springs ASOS site. |
| 2018-07-07 15:55 | Wind | 78 kt 90 mph | 0 mi N of Van Horn | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced wind damage in Van Horn. A large tin roof was blown off of a building and onto a highway. There was other wind damage around town such as fences and power lines blown down. The damage was likely caused by a microburst. The cost of damage is a very rough estimat… |
| 2018-06-03 15:38 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 0 mi N of Van Horn | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2018-06-03 19:07 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 4 mi S of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 65 mph wind gust near Pine Springs. |
| 2018-06-03 19:38 | Wind | 67 kt 77 mph | 2 mi N of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 77 mph wind gust two miles north of Pine Springs. |
| 2018-06-03 19:52 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 0 mi N of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 65 mph wind gust at Pine Springs. |
| 2018-05-23 15:35 | Hail | 2" hen egg | 22 mi E of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced two inch hail along Ranch Road 652. Over 20 vehicles were damaged along this road. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| 2017-09-23 18:15 | Hail | 2.5" tennis ball | 34.02 mi E of Pine Spgs | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2017-06-23 14:51 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 0 mi N of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 58 mph wind gust at Pine Springs. |
| 2017-06-07 23:52 | Wind | 51 kt 59 mph | 0 mi N of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 59 mph wind gust at the Pine Springs mesonet site. |
| 2017-04-12 14:50 | Hail | 1" quarter | 23.48 mi E of Pine Spgs | Quarter size hail was covering FM 652. |
| 2017-04-12 15:00 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 24.65 mi E of Pine Spgs | Quarter to half dollar size hail on FM 652. |
| 2017-04-12 17:42 | Hail | 1" quarter | 8 mi E of Van Horn | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2017-04-12 18:00 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 3 mi E of Plateau | No narrative filed · source: Storm Chaser |
| 2017-03-11 17:21 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 33 mi E of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 60 mph wind gust about 33 miles east of Pine Springs. |
| 2017-01-01 16:35 | Wind | 58 kt 67 mph | 0 mi N of Pine Spgs | Thunderstorms moved across Culberson County and produced a 67 mph wind gust at Pine Springs at the Guadalupe Mountains National Park Mesonet site. |
| 2017-01-01 16:52 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 0 mi N of Pine Spgs | Thunderstorms moved across Culberson County and produced a 58 mph wind gust at Pine Springs at the Pinery RAWS. |
| 2016-09-15 18:00 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.88 mi E of Plateau | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2015-08-16 14:22 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 54 mi N of Van Horn | A storm moved across Culberson County and produced a 60 mph wind gust north of Van Horn as measured by the local ASOS site. |
| 2015-06-29 20:38 | Wind | 60 kt 69 mph | 0 mi N of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 69 mph wind gust at the Pine Springs ASOS site. |
| 2014-06-25 14:45 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Van Horn | No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement |
| 2014-06-25 14:55 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 0 mi N of Van Horn | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced wind damage in Van Horn. There was wind damage to a barn shed and a garage shop roof was blown off. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| 2014-06-23 18:27 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | 0 mi N of (Gdp)Guadalupe Pass | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 63 mph wind gust about four miles south of Pine Springs. No damage was reported. |
| 2013-07-28 17:30 | Wind | 59 kt 68 mph | 0 mi N of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 68 mph wind gust at Pine Springs. No damage was reported. |
| 2013-06-20 18:13 | Wind | 54 kt 62 mph | 5 mi S of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 62 mph wind gust eleven miles south southwest of McKittrick Canyon. |
| 2013-06-02 19:59 | Wind | 63 kt 72 mph | 5 mi S of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm moved over Culberson County and produced a 73 mph wind gust five miles south of Pine Springs. The wind was sustained at 61 mph. |
| 2013-06-02 20:02 | Wind | 51 kt 59 mph | 0 mi N of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm moved over Culberson County and produced a 59 mph wind gust at Pine Springs in the Guadalupe Mountains. |
| 2013-04-25 19:23 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 0 mi N of Van Horn | A thunderstorm developed over Culberson County and produced penny sized hail in Van Horn. |
| 2012-05-07 14:35 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Pine Spgs | No narrative filed · source: Park/Forest Service |
| 2012-04-11 15:45 | Hail | 2.5" tennis ball | 24.72 mi NNE of Kent | A thunderstorm moved over Culberson County and produced tennis ball sized hail 35 miles west of Pecos. Winds of up to 60 mph were also reported with this storm. |
| 2011-06-04 20:28 | Wind | 62 kt 71 mph | 2.15 mi NNW of (Gdp)Guadalupe Pass | No narrative filed · source: ASOS |
| 2011-06-04 21:06 | Wind | 59 kt 68 mph | 2.15 mi NNW of (Gdp)Guadalupe Pass | No narrative filed · source: ASOS |
| 2010-05-17 15:10 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.16 mi SSW of Plateau | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2010-04-14 15:42 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Kent | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2010-04-12 16:32 | Hail | 1" quarter | 7.43 mi N of Pine Spgs | No narrative filed · source: Park/Forest Service |
Worst storm days in Culberson County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-03 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 77 mph |
| 2017-04-12 | 4 | 1.25" (half dollar) | — |
| 2023-08-07 | 3 | — | 67 mph |
| 2014-06-25 | 2 | 1" (quarter) | 70 mph |
| 2025-06-10 | 2 | — | 74 mph |
| 2019-03-12 | 2 | — | 64 mph |
| 2017-01-01 | 2 | — | 67 mph |
| 2013-06-02 | 2 | — | 72 mph |
| 2011-06-04 | 2 | — | 71 mph |
| 2017-09-23 | 1 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-07 | 2" hen egg | .91 mi SW of Van Horn | No narrative filed |
| 2018-05-23 | 2" hen egg | 22 mi E of Pine Spgs | A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced two inch hail along Ranch Road 652. Over 20 vehicles were damaged along this road. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| 2017-09-23 | 2.5" tennis ball | 34.02 mi E of Pine Spgs | No narrative filed |
| 2012-04-11 | 2.5" tennis ball | 24.72 mi NNE of Kent | A thunderstorm moved over Culberson County and produced tennis ball sized hail 35 miles west of Pecos. Winds of up to 60 mph were also reported with this storm. |
When does hail hit Culberson County?
Across 16 years of records, June produced the most reports (21), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 3.2% |
| February | 1 | 1.6% |
| March | 3 | 4.8% |
| April | 8 | 12.7% |
| May | 8 | 12.7% |
| June | 21 | 33.3% |
| July | 9 | 14.3% |
| August | 6 | 9.5% |
| September | 4 | 6.3% |
| October | 0 | 0.0% |
| November | 0 | 0.0% |
| December | 1 | 1.6% |
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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 48109). 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.