Hail history in Garland, TX
On average, NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Garland on 5.9 days a year from 2016 to 2025, 4.9 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Garland on 98 days since 2010. The largest hail reported was 5.25 in, in 2016. 79 of those days had hail of 1 inch or larger. April has the most hail days, 26 since 2010. The most recent was June 2, 2026. NOAA also recorded high wind on 78 days, with gusts up to 96 mph.
- Hail days since 2010
- 98
- Largest hail
- 5.25 in
- Highest gust
- 96 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 2, 2026
98 hail days within 15 miles since 2010, largest 5.25 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. 98 hail days in total; the most was 17 in 2011.
Hail days by month
Hail days by month since 2010: Jan 3, Feb 0, Mar 17, Apr 26, May 22, Jun 13, Jul 2, Aug 3, Sep 5, Oct 3, Nov 1, Dec 3.
Most recent hail days
| Date | Largest hail | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | 1.5 in | 13.8 mi |
| May 22, 2026 | 1.0 in | 9.7 mi |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 2.0 in | 3.6 mi |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 1.0 in | 13.4 mi |
| Jun 8, 2025 | 1.0 in | 13.7 mi |
| May 6, 2025 | 1.5 in | 0.0 mi |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 2.25 in | 7.4 mi |
| Mar 8, 2025 | 1.0 in | 7.9 mi |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 1.0 in | 5.3 mi |
| Dec 24, 2024 | 0.75 in | 14.7 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Garland, 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 96 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 2, 2026
Most recent high-wind days
| Date | Highest gust | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | Not recorded | 9.4 mi |
| May 19, 2026 | 64 mph | 13.4 mi |
| Jun 8, 2025 | 60 mph | 5.4 mi |
| Jun 3, 2025 | 55 mph | 3.0 mi |
| May 25, 2025 | 64 mph | 12.5 mi |
| May 19, 2025 | 58 mph | 11.1 mi |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 81 mph | 10.3 mi |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 78 mph | 4.9 mi |
| Nov 4, 2024 | 64 mph | 9.5 mi |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 58 mph | 12.1 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Garland, 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 Garland
Estimated peak gusts
No day since October 1, 2021 had an estimated peak gust of 58 mph or more at Garland.
| Day | Estimated peak gust |
|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2022 | 50 mph or more |
| Apr 12, 2022 | 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 37 tornadoes whose path came within 10 miles of Garland since 1950; the strongest was rated EF4.
| Day | Rating | Path length | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2021 | EF1 | 0.6 miles | 8.3 miles |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF1 | 1.96 miles | 8.5 miles |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF1 | 5.77 miles | 3.7 miles |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF2 | 2.48 miles | 0.4 miles |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF3 | 15.76 miles | 4.5 miles |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF4 | 13.04 miles | 5.5 miles |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF0 | 0.28 miles | 7.7 miles |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF0 | 0.09 miles | 9.7 miles |
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| Day | Rating | Path length | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2010 | EF0 | 0.67 miles | 9 miles |
| Apr 13, 2007 | EF0 | 1 miles | 8.7 miles |
| Mar 30, 2007 | EF0 | 0.75 miles | 8.9 miles |
| Oct 21, 1996 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 9.8 miles |
| Apr 19, 1995 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 7.9 miles |
| Apr 19, 1995 | EF1 | 6 miles | 8.5 miles |
| May 9, 1993 | EF2 | 12 miles | 6 miles |
| Jan 19, 1990 | EF2 | 0.8 miles | 0.7 miles |
| Dec 13, 1984 | EF3 | 10 miles | 2.1 miles |
| Mar 23, 1984 | EF1 | 0.8 miles | 9.8 miles |
| Sep 12, 1977 | EF2 | 2.5 miles | 7.6 miles |
| Jul 4, 1976 | EF1 | 0.1 miles | 5.9 miles |
| May 26, 1976 | EF3 | 4.5 miles | 8.7 miles |
| May 23, 1976 | EF2 | 0.1 miles | 8.8 miles |
| Jul 25, 1975 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 7.6 miles |
| Jun 9, 1975 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 9.2 miles |
| Jun 11, 1974 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 9.1 miles |
| Nov 19, 1973 | EF1 | 0.1 miles | 8.1 miles |
| May 1, 1973 | EF1 | 0.3 miles | 8.4 miles |
| Dec 14, 1971 | EF1 | 1.5 miles | 2.7 miles |
| Dec 14, 1971 | EF2 | 4.3 miles | 9.8 miles |
| Apr 18, 1970 | EF1 | 1 miles | 8.8 miles |
| Oct 12, 1969 | EF3 | 45.9 miles | 1.9 miles |
| May 12, 1968 | EF2 | 0.4 miles | 7.7 miles |
| Apr 11, 1961 | EF2 | 0.3 miles | 8.1 miles |
| Oct 4, 1959 | EF3 | 27.6 miles | 6.1 miles |
| Aug 12, 1958 | EF2 | 3 miles | 0.7 miles |
| Jul 5, 1958 | EF0 | 5.2 miles | 9.2 miles |
| Mar 2, 1952 | EF0 | 0.2 miles | 5.1 miles |
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center. Ratings before 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
No hurricane or tropical storm in NOAA's records brought modeled tropical-storm-force winds (39 mph) to Garland.
Modeled from NOAA’s best tracks for open, flat ground; not measurements. How we model hurricane winds
90 radar hail days within 15 miles since 2020, largest 3.5 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 Garland’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 11, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| Jul 12, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| Jul 5, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 2.0 in or more |
| May 24, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
Garland 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 |
| Garland | 4.9 | 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. Garland 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 Garland
Garland is in the Dallas-Fort Worth radar area, where the Storm Prediction Center puts the main severe season at March 21 to July 3, with reports peaking around May 5.1 From 1980 to 2006 that area averaged 51 days a year with damaging wind reports and 49 with hail reports.1
Notable storms
- May 28, 2024An NWS storm survey found early morning straight-line winds up to 95 mph moved through Garland, with 65 to 80 mph winds causing tree, fence and minor roof damage across much of the city. NOAA's storm records list about $2 million in property damage in Garland.2
- October 20, 2019A high-end EF-2 tornado with 135 mph winds tracked 2.48 miles across Garland, with its worst damage at warehouses just north of West Miller Road. It then damaged roofs, trees and homes in neighborhoods from Shiloh Road to Garland Avenue, and NOAA's storm records list $400 million in property damage.3
- December 26, 2015An EF-4 tornado tracked a little over 13 miles from Sunnyvale through Garland and Rowlett in the evening. It killed 10 people, nine of them in vehicles where Interstate 30 crosses the President George Bush Turnpike, and destroyed nearly 400 homes in Dallas County.4,5
- June 13, 2012Two storms crossed Dallas County with hail up to 3 inches across, and baseball size hail fell for nearly 30 minutes in the Lakewood area of Dallas, holing roofs and smashing house and car windows. NOAA's storm records put hail damage in Dallas County at over $1 billion.6
- April 14, 2011Storms moving south-southeast through the Metroplex brought golf ball size hail to Garland, where spotters estimated 80 mph winds and measured a 74 mph gust.7,8,9
Warnings and alerts
The Garland Emergency Notification System sends alerts by phone, email and text, including tornado warnings, and residents can opt in to automated severe thunderstorm and flooding alerts.10
Sources
- 1. NOAA Storm Prediction Center: FWS Severe Weather Climatology
- 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas County, May 28, 2024
- 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Dallas County, October 20, 2019
- 4. NWS Fort Worth/Dallas: North and Central Texas December 26, 2015 Tornado Outbreak
- 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Dallas County, December 26, 2015
- 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Dallas County, June 13, 2012
- 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas County, April 14, 2011
- 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas County, April 14, 2011
- 9. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Dallas County, April 14, 2011
- 10. City of Garland: Garland Emergency Notification System
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Questions about hail in Garland
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 2, 2026
- How often does it hail in Garland?
- NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Garland on 5.9 days a year on average from 2016 to 2025, 4.9 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. Since 2010 it recorded 98 hail days.
- When is hail season in Garland?
- April has the most hail days within 15 miles of the center of Garland, 26 since 2010, then May (22) and March (17).
- What is the largest hail recorded in Garland?
- 5.25 in, in 2016: the largest hail NOAA recorded within 15 miles of the center of Garland since 2010.
- When did it last hail in Garland?
- NOAA's most recent hail report within 15 miles of the center of Garland is from June 2, 2026, with hail up to 1.5 in reported 13.8 miles from the center. Data through November 2, 2026.