Shelby County, TX hail & severe wind history
103 storm reports on file for Shelby County between 2010-03-24 and 2025-10-18 — 37 hail and 66 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 6.4 reports a year, and Apr is the busiest month.
Hail reports
37
2.3 per year
Largest hail
2"
hen egg size · 2023-04-15
Strongest gust
100 mph
87 kt · 2025-06-08
Reported damage
$133K
property + crop, as filed
Storm days
59
distinct days with a report
Busiest year
2023
16 reports
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103 of 103 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Shelby County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-18 19:25 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 2.45 mi ENE of Newville | Tree downed along County Road 1090. |
| 2025-10-18 20:50 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 1.5 mi NNE of James | A tree was blown down several miles northeast of Center. |
| 2025-06-08 16:20 | Wind | 87 kt 100 mph | .69 mi N of Timpson | First Baptist Church of Timpson sustained exterior damage, reported via broadcast media source and later confirmed via NWS damage survey. Severe wind gusts here knocked the brick veneer off of the front of the church with that veneer falling onto the church awning and destroying that as well. |
| 2025-06-08 16:58 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 3.13 mi SW of Center | Golf ball size hail reported near Highway 7 just southwest of Center. |
| 2025-06-08 17:00 | Wind | 87 kt 100 mph | .16 mi NNE of Jericho | Structural straight-line wind damage was observed in the community of Jericho where a clustering of chicken houses was mostly to completely destroyed by northerly wind gusts estimated to be up to 100 mph. |
| 2025-03-30 20:50 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .69 mi N of Timpson | Golf ball size hail reported in Timpson. |
| 2025-03-30 21:19 | Hail | 1" quarter | .69 mi N of Tenaha | Quarter size hail reported at a convenience store in Tenaha. |
| 2025-03-30 21:36 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.72 mi WSW of Timpson | Quarter size hail reported between Garrison and Timpson. |
| 2025-03-04 10:12 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .91 mi NE of Huxley | Numerous trees downed across Huxley. |
| 2024-06-01 17:25 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 1.5 mi NNW of Center | Numerous trees and power lines downed across Shelby County. |
| 2024-05-30 18:20 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 1.38 mi N of Center | Trees downed across several roadways in Shelby County. |
| 2024-05-28 09:30 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .91 mi NE of Arcadia | Trees downed on FM Road 138. |
| 2024-05-28 09:30 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 3.24 mi WSW of Flat Fork | Trees downed on FM Road 2026. |
| 2024-05-28 09:43 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 1.5 mi SSE of Paxton | Trees downed on FM Road 699. |
| 2024-04-28 20:33 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .91 mi SW of Choice | Numerous trees and power lines downed across Shelby County. |
| 2024-04-28 20:35 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .69 mi N of Timpson | Tree and power lines downed in Timpson. |
| 2024-04-09 14:06 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 4.48 mi SW of Timpson | Trees uprooted or snapped and a roof sustained damage. |
| 2024-03-08 11:11 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .91 mi SW of Center | Trees downed on Highway 7 West and in the Lakewood Subdivision near Center. |
| 2024-03-08 11:14 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .91 mi SE of Shelbyville | A few trees were snapped and uprooted on Highway 87 south of Shelbyville. |
| 2023-06-10 13:30 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 2.94 mi W of Jericho | A tree was downed on a house. |
| 2023-06-10 13:55 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 1.5 mi SSE of Halbert | Trees downed on power lines along Highway 87 South. |
| 2023-04-26 16:50 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | .66 mi NNE of Timpson | Widespread trees and power lines were blown down near Timpson. |
| 2023-04-26 17:04 | Wind | 83 kt 96 mph | 4 mi NNW of Timpson | A NWS Storm Survey confirmed that damaging straight-line winds estimated to be near 95 mph snapped and uprooted about 20 softwood and hardwood trees along FM 1970 northwest of Timpson just south of the Panola County line. Wind damage also occurred in the town of Timpson, where roofs were partially ripped off of at lea… |
| 2023-04-26 17:20 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | .63 mi NNE of James | Hail slightly smaller than golfballs fell in the James community. |
| 2023-04-26 17:27 | Hail | 1" quarter | .66 mi N of Shelbyville | Quarter size hail fell in the Shelbyville community. |
| 2023-04-26 17:28 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 4.98 mi ESE of James | Half dollar size hail fell near the Campti community in Shelby County. |
| 2023-04-26 17:48 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 1.1 mi NE of Huxley | Golfball size hail fell in Huxley. |
| 2023-04-26 17:50 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.79 mi SE of Huxley | Quarter size hail fell several miles south of Huxley. |
| 2023-04-15 16:40 | Hail | 1" quarter | .4 mi NW of Timpson | Quarter size hail fell in Timpson. |
| 2023-04-15 16:45 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 2.08 mi S of Haslam | Nickel size hail fell near Joaquin. |
| 2023-04-15 16:45 | Hail | 2" hen egg | 3.4 mi SSW of Timpson | Hen egg size hail fell at Lake Timpson. |
| 2023-03-31 17:51 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 1.5 mi NNE of Tenaha | Golf ball size hail reported near Tenaha. |
| 2023-03-31 18:08 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 2.15 mi SSW of Hanson | Ping pong ball size hail reported near Joaquin via social media. |
| 2023-03-31 18:15 | Hail | 2" hen egg | 2.38 mi SSE of Joaquin | Hail at least 2 inches in diameter reported just south of Joaquin via social media. |
| 2023-03-02 23:13 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | .91 mi NE of Timpson | Numerous trees downed across Shelby County on FM Roads 947, 414 and 699 and the roof was removed from a local hardware store in Timpson. |
| 2022-07-13 18:12 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 0 mi N of Joaquin | Texas Electric Cooperative reported several power line poles downed near Crystal Lake on the west side of Joaquin. |
| 2022-07-13 18:12 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .59 mi W of Joaquin | Shelby County emergency manager reported widespread wind damage just west of Joaquin. |
| 2022-07-13 18:12 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .91 mi SE of Joaquin | Large tree limbs were downed and damaged the roof of a residence on Richardson Street. |
| 2022-06-26 19:38 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | .33 mi W of Center Muni Arpt | A 64 mph wind gust was measured at the Center Municipal Airport from a shower that moved over the airport. |
| 2022-03-30 09:25 | Wind | 70 kt 81 mph | .97 mi NNW of New Harmony | Multiple trees down on and near County Road 2033 east of Center. |
| 2022-03-30 09:26 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 1.28 mi NNW of New Harmony | Multiple large trees were downed across FM 2026 east of Center. |
| 2021-06-08 10:50 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | .88 mi SE of Flat Fork | A tree was blown down on Highway 96 between Center and Tenaha. |
| 2021-04-09 16:15 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.55 mi ENE of Meldrum | Quarter size hail fell between Timpson and Tenaha. |
| 2020-09-04 19:15 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | 1.01 mi N of New Harmony | Numerous trees were downed on FM 414 just north of Highway 87. Other trees were downed nearby on County Road 2033 off of Highway 87. |
| 2020-09-04 19:36 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | 2.58 mi NNW of Choice | Numerous trees were blown down off of Highway 96 about 3 miles south of Loop 500. A barn was blown away, and a hay-ring from an unknown location was blown onto the property of a homeowner. |
| 2020-04-29 01:10 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 2.64 mi WNW of Jericho | A tree was downed on Highway 7 west of Center. |
| 2020-04-22 20:10 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 4.87 mi ENE of Shelbyville | Trees were downed on FM 2694 several miles west of Huxley. |
| 2020-04-19 11:12 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 5 mi SW of Pauls Store | A tree was blown down at the intersection of FM 2694 and FM 3471. |
| 2020-04-19 13:15 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 4.97 mi SW of Pauls Store | A picture was posted to social media of half dollar size hail that fell between Shelbyville and Huxley. |
| 2019-10-03 15:45 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 3.16 mi WNW of Jericho | A tree was blown down about 10 miles west of Center on Highway 7. |
| 2019-06-20 00:30 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .98 mi NE of Huxley | Power lines were downed in the Huxley community. |
| 2019-05-18 22:55 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | .86 mi N of Shelbyville | Numerous trees were downed all along Highway 87 South. |
| 2019-04-13 08:55 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.64 mi ESE of James | Quarter size hail covered the ground east northeast of Center. |
| 2019-04-13 13:50 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 3.91 mi NNW of Timpson | Trees were blown down near the Shelby/Panola County line northwest of Timpson. |
| 2019-04-13 14:08 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 1.02 mi NNE of Shelbyville | Trees were blown down near Shelbyville. |
| 2018-10-31 19:15 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 1.46 mi NNW of Shelbyville | Several trees were downed across Shelby County. |
| 2018-04-06 19:25 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.82 mi NE of Tenaha | Quarter size hail fell just east of Tenaha. |
| 2018-04-06 19:25 | Hail | 2" hen egg | 1.42 mi N of Tenaha | A picture posted to Twitter showed large hail slightly larger than golfballs that fell in Tenaha. |
| 2017-07-08 16:53 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 2.03 mi ENE of Shelbyville | A tree was blown down on Farm to Market Road 2694 near the historic Welcome Hall home near Shelbyville. |
| 2017-07-08 17:12 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 1.32 mi WSW of Haslam | A tree was blown down on Highway 84 East in Joaquin. Power lines were also downed on Highway 7 East in Joaquin. |
| 2017-05-20 20:35 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | .61 mi ESE of Joaquin | A picture of ping pong ball size hail that fell in Joaquin was posted to the KSLA-TV Facebook page. |
| 2017-05-11 19:50 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | .53 mi N of Timpson | Trees were blown down blocking one lane of North 2nd Street. |
| 2017-05-11 19:50 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 2.46 mi SSE of Timpson | Trees were blown down on Farm to Market Road 415 just off of Highway 87. |
| 2017-05-03 15:40 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | .69 mi N of Timpson | Numerous trees were downed in the Timpson, Texas community. |
| 2017-05-03 15:42 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 2.45 mi WNW of Timpson | Several trees were downed along FM 1970 west of Timpson, Texas. |
| 2017-05-03 15:43 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 2.38 mi SSW of Timpson | Trees were downed along CR 4775 southwest of Timpson, Texas. |
| 2017-05-03 16:10 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .69 mi N of Shelbyville | A large tree was uprooted in Shelbyville. |
| 2017-04-26 15:05 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | .69 mi N of Timpson | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2017-04-02 10:40 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 1.06 mi N of Center | Ping pong ball size hail fell in Center, per KSLA-TV. |
| 2017-04-02 10:45 | Hail | 1" quarter | .8 mi N of Center | Quarter size hail fell in Center. |
| 2017-04-02 10:48 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 1.78 mi NNE of Center | Several trees were blown down in Center. |
| 2017-04-02 10:50 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.77 mi SSW of Center Muni Arpt | Quarter size hail fell in Center. |
| 2017-03-24 21:05 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | 1.84 mi SSE of Ratroon | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 87 southeast of the Patroon community near the Sabine County line. |
| 2016-11-29 10:15 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | .72 mi NE of Jordons Store | Quarter to Half-dollar size hail was reported in the Jordans Store community. |
| 2016-01-21 04:30 | Hail | 1" quarter | .43 mi N of Timpson | Quarter size hail reported in Timpson. |
| 2015-05-11 03:30 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 1.59 mi WNW of Center | An NWS Storm survey team determined that storm damage on the southwest side of Center, Texas was consistent with that of straight line wind damage. Scattered trees were downed on mainly the west side of town near FM. 138. Five homes suffered moderate to major damage. |
| 2015-04-19 17:35 | Hail | 1" quarter | 6 mi NE of Center | Quarter size hail was reported 6 miles northeast of Center, Texas. |
| 2015-04-19 18:25 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 2.38 mi NNW of Ragtown | Hail was reported south southwest of Huxley, Texas. |
| 2014-12-27 13:15 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | .91 mi NW of Huxley | A large tree was downed across Hwy. 417 in Huxley, Texas. |
| 2014-08-11 16:01 | Wind | 54 kt 62 mph | 1.17 mi E of Center Muni Arpt | Trees were downed across the entire county. |
| 2014-08-11 16:41 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | 1.36 mi ESE of Ratroon | Trees were downed near the Patroon community and near Hwy. 93 in southeast Shelby County. |
| 2014-07-23 19:10 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | 1.5 mi SSW of New Harmony | Trees were downed on 417 east of Falsom, Chapel Road, County Road 1140 and 84 east. |
| 2014-03-28 18:45 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 2.07 mi S of New Harmony | Trees and powerlines downed were widespread across mainly the southern half of the county. Power outages were widespread as well. |
| 2014-03-27 14:30 | Hail | 1" quarter | .69 mi N of Center | No narrative filed · source: Storm Chaser |
| 2013-12-21 13:50 | Wind | 54 kt 62 mph | .69 mi N of Timpson | Several trees were downed in the Timpson community. |
| 2013-12-21 14:10 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | 2.76 mi S of Shelbyville | Trees were downed throughout the southern and southeastern portion of the county. |
| 2013-03-31 10:15 | Wind | 54 kt 62 mph | 1.17 mi E of Joaquin | Several trees were downed in Joaquin, Texas. |
| 2013-03-31 10:20 | Wind | 54 kt 62 mph | .69 mi N of Center | A few trees were downed near Center, Texas. |
| 2012-12-25 10:36 | Wind | 54 kt 62 mph | .69 mi N of Center | Trees were downed on Hwy. 7 and Hwy. 96 near Center, Texas. |
| 2012-12-09 17:38 | Hail | 1" quarter | 10 mi W of Center | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2012-12-09 17:38 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | 10 mi W of Center | Trees were downed west of Center, Texas. |
| 2012-11-26 20:25 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 0 mi N of Timpson | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2012-08-09 21:10 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | .69 mi N of Timpson | Trees were downed and a metal roof was blown off a shed near Hwy. 87. |
| 2012-07-21 17:10 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.65 mi SSW of Timpson | Quarter sized hail was reported in Timpson, Texas. |
| 2012-07-21 17:35 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | .91 mi NE of Tenaha | Trees were downed in Tenaha, Texas. |
| 2012-07-21 18:00 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | 3.02 mi WNW of Center | Trees were downed on Hwy. 138 outside of Center, Texas. |
| 2012-07-21 18:01 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.38 mi S of Aiken | Quarter sized hail was reported in the community of Grisby, Texas. |
| 2012-04-02 11:15 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .69 mi N of Center | Trees were downed on Hwy. 87 south in Center, Texas. |
| 2011-06-21 16:40 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 1.89 mi WNW of Choice | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2011-02-06 18:51 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 0 mi N of Center | No narrative filed · source: COOP Observer |
| 2010-11-02 01:36 | Hail | 1" quarter | .91 mi NE of Tenaha | Nickel to quarter size hail fell in Tenaha, Texas. |
| 2010-07-26 13:08 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .91 mi SE of Joaquin | A tree was downed...blocking a road near Hwy. 7. |
| 2010-03-24 23:50 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 2.45 mi WNW of Center | Powerlines were downed just west of Center, Texas. |
Worst storm days in Shelby County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-26 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 96 mph |
| 2017-04-02 | 4 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | 64 mph |
| 2012-07-21 | 4 | 1" (quarter) | 61 mph |
| 2017-05-03 | 4 | — | 70 mph |
| 2023-04-15 | 3 | 2" (hen egg) | — |
| 2023-03-31 | 3 | 2" (hen egg) | — |
| 2025-06-08 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 100 mph |
| 2025-03-30 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2019-04-13 | 3 | 1" (quarter) | 70 mph |
| 2024-05-28 | 3 | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-15 | 2" hen egg | 3.4 mi SSW of Timpson | Hen egg size hail fell at Lake Timpson. |
| 2023-03-31 | 2" hen egg | 2.38 mi SSE of Joaquin | Hail at least 2 inches in diameter reported just south of Joaquin via social media. |
| 2018-04-06 | 2" hen egg | 1.42 mi N of Tenaha | A picture posted to Twitter showed large hail slightly larger than golfballs that fell in Tenaha. |
When does hail hit Shelby County?
Across 16 years of records, April produced the most reports (31), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1.0% |
| February | 1 | 1.0% |
| March | 18 | 17.5% |
| April | 31 | 30.1% |
| May | 13 | 12.6% |
| June | 10 | 9.7% |
| July | 11 | 10.7% |
| August | 3 | 2.9% |
| September | 2 | 1.9% |
| October | 4 | 3.9% |
| November | 3 | 2.9% |
| December | 6 | 5.8% |
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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 48419). 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.