Hail history in Denton, TX
On average, NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Denton on 7.1 days a year from 2016 to 2025, 5.8 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Denton on 102 days since 2010. The largest hail reported was 5.9 in, in 2023. 80 of those days had hail of 1 inch or larger. April has the most hail days, 24 since 2010. The most recent was May 24, 2026. NOAA also recorded high wind on 78 days, with gusts up to 86 mph.
- Hail days since 2010
- 102
- Largest hail
- 5.9 in
- Highest gust
- 86 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 2, 2026
102 hail days within 15 miles since 2010, largest 5.9 in
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 2, 2026
Hail days by year
Bar chart of hail days per year, 2010 to 2026. 102 hail days in total; the most was 12 in 2023.
Hail days by month
Hail days by month since 2010: Jan 1, Feb 5, Mar 16, Apr 24, May 24, Jun 12, Jul 3, Aug 0, Sep 4, Oct 5, Nov 6, Dec 2.
Most recent hail days
| Date | Largest hail | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2026 | 1.0 in | 14.7 mi |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 1.5 in | 9.0 mi |
| Sep 21, 2025 | 2.0 in | 1.7 mi |
| Sep 5, 2025 | 1.25 in | 5.4 mi |
| Jun 8, 2025 | 1.0 in | 4.4 mi |
| May 6, 2025 | 1.0 in | 1.7 mi |
| Apr 22, 2025 | 1.0 in | 2.2 mi |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.25 in | 14.5 mi |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 1.25 in | 11.4 mi |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 1.5 in | 0.7 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Denton, not from any one property. Look up a street address below for a single building.
- Reports come from trained spotters and the public, so they cluster near towns and roads.
- No report does not mean no hail. Hail can fall where no one is there to report it.
- This is not a damage or insurance assessment.
78 high-wind days within 15 miles since 2010, strongest gust 86 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 2, 2026
Most recent high-wind days
| Date | Highest gust | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2025 | 85 mph | 1.5 mi |
| Sep 5, 2025 | 77 mph | 0.8 mi |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 61 mph | 7.0 mi |
| Jun 8, 2025 | 64 mph | 1.1 mi |
| Jun 3, 2025 | 63 mph | 2.9 mi |
| May 25, 2025 | 64 mph | 12.3 mi |
| May 18, 2025 | 70 mph | 1.1 mi |
| May 17, 2025 | 67 mph | 3.6 mi |
| Apr 22, 2025 | 64 mph | 14.4 mi |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 75 mph | 3.6 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Denton, not from any one property. Look up a street address below for a single building.
- Reports come from trained spotters and the public, so they cluster near towns and roads.
- No report does not mean no hail. Hail can fall where no one is there to report it.
- Wind speed is the highest reported gust; some reports have no speed.
- This is not a damage or insurance assessment.
Gusts, tornadoes and hurricanes in Denton
Estimated peak gusts
No day since October 1, 2021 had an estimated peak gust of 58 mph or more at Denton.
| Day | Estimated peak gust |
|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | 50 mph or more |
| May 7, 2023 | 50 mph or more |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 50 mph or more |
Estimates: the highest gust of each storm day in NOAA’s hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. Analyses like this smooth out short thunderstorm gusts, so they are best for widespread wind (hurricanes, winter storms, high wind days); for thunderstorm wind, NOAA’s wind reports are the better record. Not a measurement at any building.
Tornadoes within 10 miles
NOAA recorded 15 tornadoes whose path came within 10 miles of Denton since 1950; the strongest was rated EF3.
| Day | Rating | Path length | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2025 | Not rated | 0.01 miles | 10 miles |
| May 29, 2019 | EF0 | 3.72 miles | 5.5 miles |
| Apr 30, 2019 | EF1 | 2.89 miles | 1.1 miles |
| Nov 16, 2015 | EF1 | 3.07 miles | 7.7 miles |
| May 10, 2015 | EF1 | 5.19 miles | 1.3 miles |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF0 | 0.21 miles | 4 miles |
| May 24, 2011 | EF2 | 1.52 miles | 4.8 miles |
| Apr 24, 2007 | EF0 | 1 miles | 7.5 miles |
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| Day | Rating | Path length | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 1993 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 3.7 miles |
| May 17, 1981 | EF2 | 4.9 miles | 7.3 miles |
| Jul 26, 1971 | EF2 | 0.5 miles | 9.3 miles |
| Apr 22, 1968 | EF1 | 1.5 miles | 9.8 miles |
| Jun 29, 1967 | EF2 | 1 miles | 5.8 miles |
| Jun 12, 1966 | EF3 | 3.6 miles | 10 miles |
| Aug 21, 1960 | EF2 | 0.2 miles | 9.7 miles |
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center. Ratings before 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
1 storm in NOAA's records brought modeled tropical-storm-force winds (39 mph or more) to Denton.
| Storm | Modeled peak gust | Sustained | Closest pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Galveston hurricane | 53 mph | 43 mph | 36 miles |
Modeled from NOAA’s best tracks for open, flat ground; not measurements. How we model hurricane winds
87 radar hail days within 15 miles since 2020, largest 4.0 in or more
Source: NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), from October 14, 2020. Estimates of the largest hail in each 1 km cell, not measurements.
50 days with radar hail 1 inch or larger, 13 at 2 inches or larger, within 15 miles of Denton’s center.
Biggest radar hail days
- 0.75 in+
- 1.0 in+
- 1.5 in+
- 2.0 in+
- 2.5 in+
- 3.0 in+
Most recent radar hail days
| Date | Largest radar estimate |
|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 1.0 in or more |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.25 in or more |
| May 25, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
Denton and other Texas cities
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 2, 2026
Days a year with hail 1 inch or larger within 15 miles of each city's center, 2016 to 2025, and each city's rank among 200 US cities.
| City | Days a year | US rank |
|---|---|---|
| Amarillo | 6.2 | #3 |
| Denton | 5.8 | Not ranked |
| Lubbock | 4.8 | #6 |
| Dallas | 4.7 | #9 |
| San Antonio | 3.7 | #16 |
| Tyler | 2.9 | #24 |
| Waco | 2.5 | #34 |
| Killeen | 2.3 | #40 |
| Austin | 2.2 | #46 |
| Longview | 2.0 | #51 |
| Houston | 1.7 | #65 |
| Beaumont | 1.4 | #77 |
| College Station | 1.3 | #85 |
| McAllen | 1.2 | #93 |
| El Paso | 1.2 | #93 |
| Laredo | 1.1 | #99 |
| Brownsville | 0.4 | #152 |
| Corpus Christi | 0.3 | #157 |
About this data
- Each city counts reports within 15 miles of its center, not of any one property.
- The US rank covers the 200 largest metro areas, measured from each one's main city. Denton is not one of them, so it has no rank.
- Reports come from trained spotters and the public, so they cluster near towns and roads.
- No report does not mean no hail. Hail can fall where no one is there to report it.
- This is not a damage or insurance assessment.
Storms in Denton
In the Dallas-Fort Worth radar area, which includes Denton, the Storm Prediction Center puts the main severe season at March 21 to July 3, with reports peaking around May 5.1
Notable storms
- June 15, 2023NWS Fort Worth confirmed a 5.9 inch hailstone that fell in Sanger, in Denton County, as the record hailstone for the North and Central Texas region.2
- June 11, 2023Hail up to 4.25 inches fell in and around Flower Mound. A photo showed a 4.25-inch stone near Cross Timbers Road and Shiloh Road, roofs and vehicles were damaged across Flower Mound, and a trained spotter reported 3.5-inch hail in Bartonville.3,4
- March 24, 2021Hail of 1.5 to 2.5 inches fell near Highway 377 and FM 1171 in western Flower Mound, and 2-inch hail fell near Roanoke. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $60 million and $50 million in property damage for those two reports.5,6
- March 26, 2017Hail 4.25 inches across fell about 2 miles north of Corinth, per an amateur radio report, and baseball size hail, 2.75 inches across, fell in the city of Corinth.7,8
- April 11, 2016Grapefruit size hail fell near Audra Lane and East McKinney Street, and baseball size hail fell near the Interstate 35E and 35W split. NOAA's storm records list about $50 million in property damage from the grapefruit hail.9,10
- April 3, 2014Softball size hail, 4.25 inches, fell just west of the Texas Woman's University campus, and Denton Municipal Airport measured an 82 mph gust. NOAA's storm records put damage from the softball hail at about $500 million.11,12
Warnings and alerts
NWS Dallas/Fort Worth issues the forecasts for Denton.13 Alert Denton, the city's Everbridge system that replaced CodeRED, sends registered residents notifications about severe weather and other emergencies.14,15 Denton's 22 outdoor warning sirens sound for an NWS tornado warning, winds over 70 mph or hail at least 1.5 inches across.14
Sources
- 1. NOAA Storm Prediction Center: FWS Severe Weather Climatology
- 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Denton County, June 15, 2023
- 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Denton County, June 11, 2023
- 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Denton County, June 11, 2023
- 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Denton County, March 24, 2021
- 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Denton County, March 24, 2021
- 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Denton County, March 26, 2017
- 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Denton County, March 26, 2017
- 9. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Denton County, April 11, 2016
- 10. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Denton County, April 11, 2016
- 11. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Denton County, April 3, 2014
- 12. NWS Fort Worth/Dallas: Severe Weather Outbreak Across North Texas April 3rd, 2014
- 13. National Weather Service: NWS Forecast for Denton TX
- 14. City of Denton: Emergency Warning Systems
- 15. City of Denton: Text Denton
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Questions about hail in Denton
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 2, 2026
- How often does it hail in Denton?
- NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Denton on 7.1 days a year on average from 2016 to 2025, 5.8 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. Since 2010 it recorded 102 hail days.
- When is hail season in Denton?
- April has the most hail days within 15 miles of the center of Denton, 24 since 2010, then May (24) and March (16).
- What is the largest hail recorded in Denton?
- 5.9 in, in 2023: the largest hail NOAA recorded within 15 miles of the center of Denton since 2010.
- When did it last hail in Denton?
- NOAA's most recent hail report within 15 miles of the center of Denton is from May 24, 2026, with hail up to 1.0 in reported 14.7 miles from the center. Data through November 2, 2026.