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Franklin County, TX hail & severe wind history
79 storm reports on file for Franklin County between 2010-04-24 and 2026-04-24 — 28 hail and 51 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 4.6 reports a year, and Apr is the busiest month.
Hail reports
28
1.6 per year
Largest hail
2.5"
tennis ball size · 2012-04-03
Strongest gust
104 mph
90 kt · 2023-06-15
Reported damage
$560K
property + crop, as filed
Storm days
53
distinct days with a report
Busiest year
2021
11 reports
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79 of 79 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Franklin County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 20:42 | Wind | 78 kt 90 mph | 1.87 mi ENE of Mt Vernon | Trees uprooted along U.S. Highway 67 east of Mount Vernon. |
| 2026-04-24 20:50 | Hail | 1" quarter | .9 mi NE of Mt Vernon | Hail ranging from dime to quarter size reported in Mount Vernon. |
| 2025-05-06 10:07 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 3.4 mi SSE of Macon | Penny size hail fell in the Lake Cypress Springs and Lake Bob Sandlin areas. |
| 2025-03-04 07:00 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .9 mi NE of Mt Vernon | Report from Mping. |
| 2025-03-04 07:00 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 2.76 mi N of Mt Vernon | Report from Mping. |
| 2024-06-02 17:57 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 2.31 mi E of Mt Vernon | Several trees downed just east of Mount Vernon. |
| 2024-05-22 16:32 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.71 mi NE of Winnsboro | Quarter size hail reported on FM Road 1448 near downtown Winnsboro. |
| 2024-05-22 17:00 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .69 mi N of Winnsboro | Trees downed on FM Road 1448. |
| 2024-05-22 19:33 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 2.22 mi SE of Purley | Trees and power lines downed near the intersection of FM Road 115 and FM Road 900. |
| 2024-04-26 11:54 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 0 mi N of Mt Vernon | Penny size hail reported in Mount Vernon. |
| 2024-04-26 16:05 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 3.5 mi S of Cypress | Power poles downed across southern portions of Franklin County. |
| 2024-04-26 16:05 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 2.15 mi SSE of Cypress | Trees downed on two structures between Mount Vernon and Winnsboro. |
| 2024-01-12 00:37 | Hail | 1" quarter | .58 mi E of Mt Vernon | Quarter size hail reported in Mount Vernon. |
| 2023-06-15 22:40 | Wind | 90 kt 104 mph | 2.71 mi NW of Winnsboro | NWS survey estimated damaging straight-line winds generally ranging from 75 to 95 mph that moved across the northern and eastern parts of Winnsboro in a swath up to 725 yards wide and over 4 miles long. The wind swath downed many hundreds of trees and also produced direct and significant roof damage to a handful of st… |
| 2023-06-13 06:10 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .69 mi N of Scroggins | Trees downed near Scroggins. |
| 2023-06-13 10:30 | Hail | 1" quarter | .9 mi NE of Mt Vernon | Quarter size hail reported in Mount Vernon. |
| 2022-05-15 22:14 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | .92 mi SE of Mt Vernon | Numerous trees and tree limbs were downed all over Franklin County. |
| 2022-05-15 22:17 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | 2.44 mi E of Cypress | Multiple trees were downed across Naus Drive along the north shore of Lake Cypress Springs. |
| 2022-05-15 22:25 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | .75 mi E of Cypress | A roof was partially removed from a home near the intersection of Highway 37 and County Road 3330. |
| 2022-04-13 09:07 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 1.6 mi SSW of Mt Vernon | Several trees were downed just southwest of Mount Vernon. |
| 2021-05-10 11:22 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | .69 mi SE of Burley | Ping pong ball size hail fell in the Purley community. |
| 2021-05-10 11:38 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 2.72 mi NE of New Hope | Half dollar size hail fell near Lake Cypress Springs. |
| 2021-05-10 11:58 | Hail | 1" quarter | .85 mi NE of Mt Vernon | Quarter size hail fell on the north side of Mount Vernon. Report from mPING. |
| 2021-05-03 22:25 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | 1.38 mi WNW of Mt Vernon | Numerous trees were downed across the western and southern sections of Franklin County. |
| 2021-05-03 22:27 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | .59 mi ENE of Mt Vernon | Several trees were blown down in Mount Vernon. |
| 2021-04-09 10:46 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 1.25 mi WSW of Hagansport | Penny size hail was reported near the Hagansport community. Report from mPING. |
| 2021-04-09 10:50 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.03 mi ESE of Hagansport | A picture was posted to social media of quarter size hail that fell several miles west-southwest of Talco. |
| 2021-03-24 18:28 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | .35 mi SSE of Mt Vernon | Ping pong ball size hail fell on the south side of Mount Vernon at Mount Vernon High School. |
| 2021-03-17 05:45 | Hail | 1" quarter | .17 mi W of Mt Vernon | Quarter size hail fell in Mount Vernon. |
| 2021-03-17 05:45 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 2.21 mi SE of Purley | Trees were blown down just east of Highway 37 along FM 900 near Lake Cypress Springs. |
| 2021-03-17 05:50 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .81 mi NE of Mt Vernon | Golfball size hail fell in Downtown Mount Vernon. |
| 2020-08-16 14:55 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.57 mi SSW of Hagansport | Quarter size hail fell south of the Hagansport community. |
| 2020-08-16 23:10 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.28 mi S of Mt Vernon | Quarter size hail fell in Mount Vernon. |
| 2020-05-24 15:37 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 3.47 mi NW of Burley | A tree was blown down onto County Road 3050. |
| 2020-05-24 15:56 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 2.93 mi SE of Hagansport | Two trees were blown down onto County Road 2120 near County Road 2110. |
| 2020-04-28 22:48 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .34 mi NNE of Mt Vernon | A tree was downed in Mount Vernon. |
| 2019-10-20 23:27 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.5 mi NW of New Hope | Quarter size hail fell near Lake Cypress Springs. |
| 2019-06-19 18:15 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | 1.8 mi NNE of Cypress | Numerous trees were downed across Southern Franklin County. |
| 2019-06-19 18:20 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 2.57 mi NNW of New Hope | Pictures were posted to social media of ping pong ball size hail that fell at Lake Cypress Springs. |
| 2019-06-19 18:57 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 3.58 mi WNW of Mt Vernon | Trees were blown down across County Road 1015. |
| 2019-06-19 19:50 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.66 mi SW of Macon | Quarter size hail fell near Lake Cypress Springs in Southern Franklin County. |
| 2018-11-30 23:40 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | .22 mi NW of Mt Vernon | Four power poles were broken in half across Highway 37 north of the Mount Vernon ISD School. |
| 2018-05-23 15:20 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 1.7 mi ENE of New Hope | The roof of a home as well as a boat dock were damaged by severe thunderstorm winds on County Road 4396 on Lake Bob Sandlin northeast of the Scroggins community. |
| 2018-02-22 09:56 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.38 mi N of Mt Vernon | Quarter size hail fell just north of Mount Vernon. |
| 2018-02-06 15:05 | Hail | 1" quarter | .75 mi NE of Mt Vernon | The Mount Vernon Herold Newspaper reported pea to quarter size hail covering the ground in Downtown Mount Vernon. |
| 2018-01-21 20:21 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | 1.46 mi NW of Winnsboro | The top of a large pine tree snapped and fell onto a one-story home on Winn Drive near West Broadway Street, causing significant roof damage. |
| 2017-07-08 13:30 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .3 mi N of Mt Vernon | Power lines were downed across Mount Vernon. |
| 2017-05-11 20:25 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 2.8 mi SW of Macon | Penny size hail fell at Lake Cypress Springs. |
| 2017-04-29 19:10 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | .85 mi NE of Mt Vernon | Trees were blown down blocking Highway 67 in Mount Vernon and also County Road 3070 south of Mount Vernon. |
| 2016-06-12 18:15 | Wind | 58 kt 67 mph | 2.37 mi NNE of New Hope | Numerous trees...power lines and power outages were reported southeast of Mount Vernon, Texas. |
| 2016-04-11 16:48 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | .33 mi NW of Scroggins | A photo was posted on the KLTV Facebook page of ping pong ball size hail that fell in the Scroggins community. |
| 2016-03-17 10:40 | Hail | 0.75" penny | .44 mi NW of Mt Vernon | Pea to dime size hail was reported at the Franklin County Sheriffs Office in Mount Vernon, as well as other areas of the city north of Interstate 30. |
| 2014-10-13 03:25 | Wind | 70 kt 81 mph | .9 mi SE of Mt Vernon | A severe squall line moved east into Franklin County, Texas during the early morning hours of October 13th. This line of storms produced a 70-80mph wind gust across the south side of Mount Vernon, Texas. A storm National Weather Service Storm Survey crew determined that the damage was consistent with that of a downbur… |
| 2014-10-06 03:45 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.87 mi ENE of Mt Vernon | Quarter size hail was reported northeast of Mount Vernon, Texas. |
| 2014-10-02 16:15 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | .9 mi SE of Mt Vernon | Trees were downed around town as well as powerlines. |
| 2014-10-02 16:45 | Wind | 58 kt 67 mph | .9 mi SE of Mt Vernon | A large oak tree was downed along with powerlines. |
| 2014-10-02 16:56 | Wind | 60 kt 69 mph | .9 mi SE of Mt Vernon | Numerous trees were downed across the entire county. |
| 2014-07-23 17:30 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | .9 mi SE of Mt Vernon | Trees and powerlines were downed. |
| 2014-04-27 18:58 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 1.8 mi SE of New Hope | No narrative filed · source: Storm Chaser |
| 2014-04-03 20:45 | Wind | 70 kt 81 mph | 4.87 mi N of Mt Vernon | The NWS conducted a storm survey from the storms that moved into Franklin County during the evening hours of April 3rd. A supercell thunderstorm moved out of Hopkins and Delta Counties in North Central Texas and moved into Franklin, Titus and Bowie Counties in Northeast Texas. The damage associated with this supercell… |
| 2013-09-11 16:15 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 2.42 mi WNW of New Hope | Trees were downed across the southern part of the county just south of Interstate 30. |
| 2013-08-13 14:19 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | 2.07 mi N of Burley | A tree was downed near Interstate 30 southwest of Mount Vernon, Texas. |
| 2013-08-13 14:37 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | .69 mi N of Purley | Trees were downed on Hwy. 37 and FM. 900 near Purley, Texas. There was also a report of minor roof damage from thunderstorm wind gusts near Purley, Texas. |
| 2013-02-10 05:00 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .9 mi SE of Mt Vernon | Law enforcement reported a tree downed in Mount Vernon, Texas. |
| 2012-12-19 22:55 | Wind | 60 kt 69 mph | .9 mi SE of Mt Vernon | Numerous trees and powerlines were downed across all of Franklin County. |
| 2012-08-09 18:15 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | 1.5 mi NNW of Burley | Multiple trees were downed including trees across Hwys. 37, 3370, 3230, 3250, 1448 and 71. |
| 2012-04-03 16:45 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | 1.8 mi NW of Winnsboro | Numerous trees were downed across Hwy. 11 northwest of Winnsboro, Texas. |
| 2012-04-03 16:48 | Wind | 54 kt 62 mph | 2.15 mi SSE of Hagansport | Several trees were downed around Hagansport, Texas. |
| 2012-04-03 16:50 | Hail | 2.5" tennis ball | 1.38 mi S of Burley | Hail reported two miles southwest of Purley, Texas. |
| 2012-04-02 13:55 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .9 mi SE of Mt Vernon | A tree was down on CR 4115 one mile north of Hwy. 21. |
| 2011-09-18 19:55 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | .9 mi SE of Mt Vernon | Several trees down across all of Franklin County with power outages in Mount Vernon, Texas. |
| 2011-07-04 18:15 | Wind | 57 kt 66 mph | 0 mi N of Mt Vernon | Trees were downed along CR. 3310. Portions of a tin roof were removed from a building in town. |
| 2011-06-28 19:00 | Wind | 57 kt 66 mph | .9 mi SE of Mt Vernon | Numerous trees were downed across Franklin, County. |
| 2011-06-21 03:45 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | .58 mi E of Hagansport | Trees were downed north of Mount Pleasant, Texas. |
| 2011-04-25 18:15 | Wind | 60 kt 69 mph | 2.7 mi SW of Macon | Numerous trees downed on homes near Lake Cypress Springs with several roofs damaged. |
| 2011-04-11 02:25 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | 1.16 mi E of Cypress | A large tree was uprooted in a front yard...along with 3 other trees downed in Mount Vernon, Texas. Shingles were also off a home along County Road 3330. A large tree was also downed on Hwy. 37. |
| 2010-10-24 13:42 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | .9 mi SE of Majors | Half dollar sized hail fell at Hwy. 3122 and 115. |
| 2010-04-24 01:45 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 1.5 mi SSE of Mt Vernon | Numerous trees and powerlines were downed in the southern portion of the county. |
| 2010-04-24 01:52 | Wind | 67 kt 77 mph | .9 mi SE of Mt Vernon | Wind measured at local media's weather net site near Mount Vernon, Texas. |
Worst storm days in Franklin County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-19 | 4 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | 75 mph |
| 2012-04-03 | 3 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | 63 mph |
| 2021-03-17 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 70 mph |
| 2021-05-10 | 3 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | — |
| 2024-05-22 | 3 | 1" (quarter) | 60 mph |
| 2024-04-26 | 3 | 0.75" (penny) | 60 mph |
| 2022-05-15 | 3 | — | 75 mph |
| 2014-10-02 | 3 | — | 70 mph |
| 2026-04-24 | 2 | 1" (quarter) | 90 mph |
| 2023-06-13 | 2 | 1" (quarter) | 60 mph |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-03 | 2.5" tennis ball | 1.38 mi S of Burley | Hail reported two miles southwest of Purley, Texas. |
When does hail hit Franklin County?
Across 16 years of records, April produced the most reports (21), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2.5% |
| February | 3 | 3.8% |
| March | 7 | 8.9% |
| April | 21 | 26.6% |
| May | 16 | 20.3% |
| June | 11 | 13.9% |
| July | 3 | 3.8% |
| August | 5 | 6.3% |
| September | 2 | 2.5% |
| October | 7 | 8.9% |
| November | 1 | 1.3% |
| December | 1 | 1.3% |
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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 48159). 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.