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Hudspeth County, TX hail & severe wind history
33 storm reports on file for Hudspeth County between 2010-04-14 and 2025-06-10 — 19 hail and 14 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 2.1 reports a year, and Jun is the busiest month.
Hail reports
19
1.2 per year
Largest hail
2.5"
tennis ball size · 2017-04-12
Strongest gust
81 mph
70 kt · 2013-06-02
Reported damage
$2.1M
property + crop, as filed
Storm days
24
distinct days with a report
Busiest year
2017
7 reports
Search every Hudspeth 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).
33 of 33 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Hudspeth County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-10 14:18 | Wind | 57 kt 66 mph | 1.39 mi WNW of Dell City Muni Arpt | The Dell City Mesonet site reported a peak gust of 66 mph with a thunderstorm in the area. |
| 2024-08-04 16:45 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .86 mi NNW of Dell City Muni Arpt | A severe microburst occurred a couple miles northeast of Dell City. It was determined a collapsing thunderstorm moving south out of Otero County produced a severe microburst with wind speeds over 60 mph. The emergency manager reported wind damage with splintered power poles, flipped irrigation pivots and damaged farm… |
| 2024-06-01 15:21 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | 1.09 mi W of Dell City Muni Arpt | The Dell City Mesonet site reported a peak gust of 61 mph. |
| 2022-08-29 14:34 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 1.06 mi W of Dell City Muni Arpt | A Mesonet station recorded a gust of 58 mph. A trained spotter also reported damage across Dell City including a trampoline falling onto power lines and damage to the fire station. |
| 2019-08-27 16:35 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.37 mi WSW of Ft Hancock | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2019-06-02 16:30 | Hail | 1" quarter | .72 mi WSW of Sierra Blanca | No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement |
| 2018-08-18 13:51 | Wind | 63 kt 72 mph | 1.2 mi W of Dell City Muni Arpt | Apparent microburst at the Dell City West Texas Mesonet Site. |
| 2017-09-26 15:10 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | .42 mi NE of Acala | A couple of mobile homes were destroyed by a microburst with winds estimated at 70+ mph. |
| 2017-09-23 16:20 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .35 mi NNE of Dell City | The Sheriff reported downed power lines in Dell City. |
| 2017-07-27 13:57 | Wind | 63 kt 72 mph | 1.93 mi S of Dell City | Dell City mesonet recorded a peak gust of 72 mph. |
| 2017-07-01 17:32 | Hail | 1" quarter | 26.52 mi W of Cornudas | Reported at Border Patrol checkpoint. |
| 2017-06-19 16:00 | Hail | 1" quarter | .77 mi SE of Esperanza | No narrative filed · source: Newspaper |
| 2017-04-12 14:38 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.28 mi SSE of Small | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2017-04-12 14:40 | Hail | 2.5" tennis ball | .4 mi WSW of Sierra Blanca | Hail from 1.5 inches to 2.5 inches in diameter was reported in and around Sierra Blanca. Some areas had hail up to 3 inches deep. Numerous house windows and automobile windshields were damaged, with many cars left dented. Hail also severely damaged dozens of roofs and even penetrated a few. |
| 2016-11-04 19:56 | Hail | 1" quarter | .86 mi ESE of Cornudas | Hail reported at the Cornudas Cafe. Hail fell for 10 minutes. |
| 2016-08-27 17:45 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 27.53 mi W of Cornudas | Motorists encountered half dollar sized hail about 2 miles west of the U.S. Border Patrol check point. |
| 2015-10-07 15:12 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 4.19 mi SE of Small | Golf Ball sized hail was reported near mile marker 95 along Interstate 10. |
| 2015-07-07 16:35 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .52 mi ENE of Cornudas | No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement |
| 2015-07-07 19:15 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 5.69 mi SSW of Torcer | Three tractor trailers and 1 horse trailer were overturned. |
| 2015-07-07 19:15 | Hail | 2.5" tennis ball | 5.79 mi SSW of Torcer | Lemon sized hail reported along with damaging winds. |
| 2013-06-02 16:25 | Hail | 1" quarter | 17.41 mi N of Fiedra | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2013-06-02 16:36 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 0 mi N of Sierra Blanca | Marble to penny sized hail. |
| 2013-06-02 16:41 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 22.26 mi SE of Alamo Alto | Dime to penny sized hail. |
| 2013-06-02 16:41 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 2 mi NW of Esperanza | Trees and power lines down from near Esperanza to Fort Hancock. Barn blown down, tin roofing peeled from several barns and older buildings. |
| 2013-06-02 16:45 | Wind | 70 kt 81 mph | 0 mi N of Ft Hancock | Storm survey estimated 80 mph winds occurred in Fort Hancock. There were some roofs blown off not so sound buildings as well as several trees knocked down. |
| 2012-05-11 19:05 | Hail | 2" hen egg | 30.37 mi W of Cornudas | Hail was reported two miles west of Loma Linda. |
| 2012-05-11 19:20 | Hail | 2" hen egg | 24.87 mi W of Cornudas | Hail was carpeting the ground about 4 miles east-southeast of Loma Linda. |
| 2011-06-04 19:15 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 4.71 mi ESE of Dell City Muni Arpt | A trained spotter reported a 20 foot diameter above ground pool which was not filled was blown over. |
| 2010-08-29 20:00 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | .25 mi N of Dell City | Power was knocked out in Dell City for more than 12 hours after wind blew the phase off of a transmission pole a mile and a half north of Highway 62/180. In addition 1 to 2 inches of rain also fell across the area. |
| 2010-08-19 17:00 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | .11 mi ESE of Dell City | Several utility poles and trees were blown down in Dell City. A tin roof was also torn off of a house. In addition, rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches were reported. |
| 2010-05-26 16:49 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .8 mi WSW of Sierra Blanca | Golfball size hail was reported in Sierra Blanca. |
| 2010-05-26 17:00 | Hail | 1" quarter | .76 mi ESE of Sierra Blanca | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported at the United States Border Patrol Station in Sierra Blanca. |
| 2010-04-14 15:08 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 1.9 mi ENE of Acala | Three-quarter inch hail was reported at I-10 and Acala Rd. |
Worst storm days in Hudspeth County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-02 | 5 | 1" (quarter) | 81 mph |
| 2015-07-07 | 3 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | 70 mph |
| 2017-04-12 | 2 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | — |
| 2012-05-11 | 2 | 2" (hen egg) | — |
| 2010-05-26 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2015-10-07 | 1 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2016-08-27 | 1 | 1.25" (half dollar) | — |
| 2019-08-27 | 1 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2019-06-02 | 1 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2017-07-01 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-12 | 2.5" tennis ball | .4 mi WSW of Sierra Blanca | Hail from 1.5 inches to 2.5 inches in diameter was reported in and around Sierra Blanca. Some areas had hail up to 3 inches deep. Numerous house windows and automobile windshields were damaged, with many cars left dented. Hail also severely damaged dozens of roofs and even penetrated a few. |
| 2015-07-07 | 2.5" tennis ball | 5.79 mi SSW of Torcer | Lemon sized hail reported along with damaging winds. |
| 2012-05-11 | 2" hen egg | 30.37 mi W of Cornudas | Hail was reported two miles west of Loma Linda. |
| 2012-05-11 | 2" hen egg | 24.87 mi W of Cornudas | Hail was carpeting the ground about 4 miles east-southeast of Loma Linda. |
When does hail hit Hudspeth County?
Across 12 years of records, June produced the most reports (10), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 0 | 0.0% |
| April | 3 | 9.1% |
| May | 4 | 12.1% |
| June | 10 | 30.3% |
| July | 5 | 15.2% |
| August | 7 | 21.2% |
| September | 2 | 6.1% |
| October | 1 | 3.0% |
| November | 1 | 3.0% |
| 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 48229). 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.