Fayette County, TX hail & severe wind history
77 storm reports on file for Fayette County between 2010-08-16 and 2026-04-12 — 48 hail and 29 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 4.5 reports a year, and May is the busiest month.
Hail reports
48
2.8 per year
Largest hail
2.75"
baseball size · 2024-12-24
Strongest gust
85 mph
74 kt · 2020-01-10
Reported damage
$219K
property + crop, as filed
Storm days
37
distinct days with a report
Busiest year
2023
12 reports
Search every Fayette County report
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77 of 77 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Fayette County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-12 11:51 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .6 mi E of Schulenburg | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. The wind knocked down a tree and caused some minor structural damage in southwestern portions of Schulenburg. |
| 2025-05-06 15:26 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | .6 mi E of Flatonia | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Flatonia. |
| 2025-05-06 16:14 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.83 mi SE of Schulenburg | A thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter size hail in Schulenburg. |
| 2025-05-06 16:14 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 1.39 mi ENE of Schulenburg | A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Schulenburg. |
| 2025-05-06 16:15 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.51 mi SSW of Schulenburg Arpt | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Schulenburg. |
| 2025-05-02 15:02 | Hail | 1" quarter | .91 mi NW of La Grange | A thunderstorm produced dime to quarter size hail in La Grange. |
| 2024-12-24 22:26 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 0 mi N of Muldoon | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Muldoon. |
| 2024-12-24 22:38 | Hail | 2.75" baseball | 1.51 mi SSW of O Quinn | A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail on FM 609 between Mach Rd. and Black Jack Rd. near O'Quinn. |
| 2024-05-16 15:45 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | .91 mi NE of Warda | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked down some trees and large tree limbs in Warda. |
| 2024-05-16 15:57 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | .91 mi NW of Winedale | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that damaged a barn and flipped a recreational vehicle off of FM 2714 near Winedale. |
| 2024-05-16 16:00 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 3.64 mi SE of Ledbetter | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that uprooted some trees southeast of Ledbetter. |
| 2024-05-16 16:23 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 3.3 mi NNE of Warrenton | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew down some one inch diameter tree limbs in Round Top. |
| 2024-05-16 16:29 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 1.38 mi ESE of La Grange | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew down some three inch diameter tree limbs in LaGrange. |
| 2024-02-11 08:32 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .69 mi S of West Pt | A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of golf balls near the intersection of Hwy 71 and Justice Rd. near West Point. |
| 2024-02-11 08:59 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 1.51 mi NNW of Oldenburg | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail southwest of Round Top. |
| 2023-09-14 18:18 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | .92 mi SW of Flatonia Muni Arpt | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that damaged some roofs in Flatonia. |
| 2023-06-03 21:52 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 0 mi N of Rutersville | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that knocked down a tree. The downed tree blocked the westbound lane of Hwy 159 approximately five miles outside of La Grange. |
| 2023-05-08 14:43 | Hail | 1" quarter | .91 mi NW of La Grange | A thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter size hail in La Grange. |
| 2023-05-08 16:00 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 1.51 mi NNE of O Quinn | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail southeast of La Grange. |
| 2023-05-08 16:35 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.3 mi SSE of Muldoon | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near Muldoon. |
| 2023-05-08 17:00 | Hail | 0.75" penny | .91 mi NE of Freyburg | No narrative filed · source: CoCoRaHS |
| 2023-04-20 20:45 | Hail | 2" hen egg | .69 mi S of Kirtley | A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail in Kirtley. We received a picture of the hail on Facebook. |
| 2023-04-20 21:20 | Hail | 2" hen egg | .91 mi SW of La Grange | A thunderstorm produced hail up to two inches in diameter in La Grange. The hail dented vehicles in the area. |
| 2023-04-20 21:25 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | .6 mi W of La Grange | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in La Grange. |
| 2023-04-15 17:47 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 3.45 mi N of Muldoon | A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of ping pong balls between West Point and Muldoon. Most of the hail was penny to nickel size. |
| 2023-04-15 18:01 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Muldoon | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Muldoon. |
| 2023-04-15 18:11 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 3.3 mi WNW of Freyburg | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail between Muldoon and Freyburg. |
| 2021-06-22 01:25 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 3.51 mi N of Warrenton | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down tree limbs near the intersection of S. Weyand Rd. and Round Top Rd. just west of Round Top. |
| 2021-05-28 19:27 | Wind | 70 kt 81 mph | 2.16 mi SSE of La Grange Arpt | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 80 mph that blew down a tree over the southbound lanes of Hwy 77 south of La Grange. |
| 2021-05-28 19:36 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | 1.39 mi ENE of Schulenburg | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 55 kts. by a Davis Weather station in Schulenburg. |
| 2021-05-28 20:00 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 2.77 mi ESE of Joiner | Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted and damaged several large oak trees along Zapalac Rd. just west of Ellinger. |
| 2020-08-18 19:00 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | .6 mi E of Swiss Alp | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that blew down several power poles and knocked out power to over 2000 customers. Wind damage was reported in Swiss Alp, as well as West Point, Plum, Elm Grove, and Muldoon. |
| 2020-01-10 21:28 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | .91 mi NE of Warda | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 75 mph that blew over an 18-wheeler truck on Hwy 77 near Warda. |
| 2020-01-10 21:40 | Wind | 74 kt 85 mph | 0 mi N of Warrenton | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 85 mph that caused considerable damage in Warrenton. Several metal siding buildings were destroyed near FM 954 and Hwy 237 and numerous trees were uprooted and snapped near Bauer Rd. |
| 2019-06-06 15:35 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .69 mi S of West Pt | A thunderstorm produced quarter to golf ball size hail along Hwy 71 in West Point. |
| 2019-06-06 15:55 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | .91 mi NW of La Grange | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked down multiple trees in La Grange. |
| 2019-06-06 16:00 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | 1.38 mi WSW of La Grange Arpt | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 75 mph that blew down large Oak trees in La Grange. |
| 2019-05-09 17:43 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.39 mi ENE of Schulenburg | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Schulenburg. Report was from Twitter. |
| 2018-03-18 17:47 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 5.77 mi WSW of Kirtley | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail on Hwy 95 south of Smithville. |
| 2018-03-18 17:58 | Hail | 2" hen egg | .91 mi NE of Warda | A thunderstorm produced two inch hail in Warda. |
| 2018-03-18 18:00 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.38 mi WSW of Winchester | A thunderstorm produced one inch hail west of Winchester. |
| 2018-03-18 18:03 | Hail | 2" hen egg | .69 mi S of Winchester | A thunderstorm produced one to two inch hail in Winchester. Most of the hail at this location was quarter size. |
| 2017-05-23 17:18 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 1.38 mi WSW of Walhalla | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that damaged trees west of Warrenton. |
| 2017-05-03 18:04 | Hail | 1" quarter | .6 mi E of Ledbetter | A thunderstorm produced one inch hail in Ledbetter. |
| 2017-05-03 18:15 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .91 mi NE of Warda | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in the small community of Warda north of La Grange. |
| 2017-05-03 18:35 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 3.3 mi NNE of Warrenton | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Round Top. |
| 2017-04-02 10:20 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 1.38 mi N of Hostyn | No narrative filed · source: CoCoRaHS |
| 2017-04-02 10:36 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.49 mi WSW of Rutersville | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2017-03-24 17:05 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 1.8 mi W of O Quinn | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that damaged the roof of a house. |
| 2016-05-26 17:34 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .6 mi W of Carmine | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2015-04-25 04:48 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | .6 mi E of Schulenburg | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph knocked down trees and powerlines. |
| 2015-04-19 16:31 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.16 mi NNW of La Grange | Quarter size hail was reported along highway 77 north of the city of La Grange. |
| 2015-04-16 18:03 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | .91 mi NW of Muldoon | Multiple large trees were reported down due to high thunderstorm winds about 1 mile northwest of the city of Muldoon. |
| 2015-04-16 18:11 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | .91 mi NW of La Grange | Multiple large trees were downed blocking a roadway in the city of La Grange. Special equipment was required in order to move the trees off the road. |
| 2014-06-10 00:21 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 3.01 mi SSW of Dubina | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 58 mph that blew trees down onto power lines causing numerous blackouts. |
| 2014-04-07 20:15 | Wind | 43 kt 49 mph | 2.16 mi SSW of Rabbs Prairie | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 50 mph that blew down numerous trees across the northern half of Fayette County. The AWOS at La Grange Airport measured a gust of 47 mph. |
| 2014-03-28 16:45 | Hail | 1" quarter | .91 mi SE of Winchester | A thunderstorm produced hail ranging from half to an inch for 15 minutes. |
| 2014-03-28 17:09 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | .6 mi W of Kirtley | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2014-03-28 17:09 | Hail | 1" quarter | .91 mi SE of Winchester | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2014-03-28 17:12 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 1.38 mi S of West Pt | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2014-03-28 17:40 | Hail | 1" quarter | .92 mi SW of Flatonia Muni Arpt | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2014-03-28 17:50 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.51 mi SSE of Praha | No narrative filed · source: COOP Observer |
| 2013-04-02 17:25 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 1.2 mi W of Flatonia Muni Arpt | No narrative filed · source: Fire Department/Rescue |
| 2013-03-20 03:00 | Hail | 0.75" penny | .69 mi S of La Grange Rky Crk Ar | No narrative filed · source: COOP Observer |
| 2012-06-26 17:55 | Wind | 43 kt 49 mph | .91 mi SW of Colony | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 50 mph that blew down several trees north of Flatonia. |
| 2012-06-26 18:00 | Wind | 43 kt 49 mph | 1.51 mi SSW of Schulenburg Arpt | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 50 mph that blew down several trees in around Schulenburg. Most of the damage was north of the city on Highway 77. |
| 2012-04-20 12:45 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Cistern | A thunderstorm produced dime to quarter size hail that covered a parking lot in Cistern. |
| 2011-08-24 20:55 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .6 mi E of Schulenburg | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. There were power outages across the city of Schulenburg. |
| 2011-05-25 19:30 | Hail | 1" quarter | .69 mi S of Winchester | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2011-05-25 20:10 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 0 mi N of Rutersville | No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement |
| 2011-05-25 21:24 | Hail | 1" quarter | .91 mi NW of La Grange | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2011-05-25 21:50 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.38 mi N of La Grange | A thunderstorm produced hail from pea to quarter size. |
| 2011-05-25 22:40 | Hail | 1" quarter | .6 mi E of Swiss Alp | No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement |
| 2011-05-25 23:05 | Hail | 1" quarter | .6 mi E of Schulenburg | No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement |
| 2011-05-25 23:28 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 1.51 mi NNE of Schulenburg | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2011-05-12 10:40 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | .91 mi NW of La Grange | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 50 knots which knocked down some large tree limbs in La Grange. |
| 2010-08-16 17:58 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | .6 mi E of West Pt | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph which tore the roof off a house. |
Worst storm days in Fayette County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-25 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2014-03-28 | 6 | 1.25" (half dollar) | — |
| 2024-05-16 | 5 | — | 70 mph |
| 2018-03-18 | 4 | 2" (hen egg) | — |
| 2025-05-06 | 4 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | — |
| 2023-05-08 | 4 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | — |
| 2023-04-20 | 3 | 2" (hen egg) | — |
| 2019-06-06 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 75 mph |
| 2017-05-03 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2023-04-15 | 3 | 1.5" (ping pong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-24 | 2.75" baseball | 1.51 mi SSW of O Quinn | A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail on FM 609 between Mach Rd. and Black Jack Rd. near O'Quinn. |
| 2023-04-20 | 2" hen egg | .69 mi S of Kirtley | A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail in Kirtley. We received a picture of the hail on Facebook. |
| 2023-04-20 | 2" hen egg | .91 mi SW of La Grange | A thunderstorm produced hail up to two inches in diameter in La Grange. The hail dented vehicles in the area. |
| 2018-03-18 | 2" hen egg | .91 mi NE of Warda | A thunderstorm produced two inch hail in Warda. |
| 2018-03-18 | 2" hen egg | .69 mi S of Winchester | A thunderstorm produced one to two inch hail in Winchester. Most of the hail at this location was quarter size. |
When does hail hit Fayette County?
Across 16 years of records, May produced the most reports (31), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2.6% |
| February | 2 | 2.6% |
| March | 12 | 15.6% |
| April | 16 | 20.8% |
| May | 31 | 40.3% |
| June | 8 | 10.4% |
| July | 0 | 0.0% |
| August | 3 | 3.9% |
| September | 1 | 1.3% |
| October | 0 | 0.0% |
| November | 0 | 0.0% |
| December | 2 | 2.6% |
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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 48149). 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.