Hail history in Georgetown, TX
On average, NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Georgetown on 4.4 days a year from 2016 to 2025, 3.2 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Georgetown on 61 days since 2010. The largest hail reported was 4.0 in, in 2023. 44 of those days had hail of 1 inch or larger. April has the most hail days, 21 since 2010. The most recent was May 26, 2026. NOAA also recorded high wind on 37 days, with gusts up to 81 mph.
- Hail days since 2010
- 61
- Largest hail
- 4.0 in
- Highest gust
- 81 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
61 hail days within 15 miles since 2010, largest 4.0 in
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
Hail days by year
Bar chart of hail days per year, 2010 to 2026. 61 hail days in total; the most was 9 in 2017.
Hail days by month
Hail days by month since 2010: Jan 1, Feb 2, Mar 10, Apr 21, May 17, Jun 5, Jul 1, Aug 0, Sep 1, Oct 1, Nov 1, Dec 1.
Most recent hail days
| Date | Largest hail | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | 1.0 in | 6.9 mi |
| May 19, 2026 | 1.0 in | 11.8 mi |
| May 10, 2026 | 1.0 in | 7.7 mi |
| Apr 18, 2026 | 1.0 in | 5.3 mi |
| May 28, 2025 | 2.0 in | 12.6 mi |
| May 16, 2025 | 3.0 in | 7.6 mi |
| May 5, 2025 | 0.75 in | 5.9 mi |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 1.75 in | 4.1 mi |
| Apr 22, 2025 | 2.5 in | 3.9 mi |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.0 in | 11.4 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Georgetown, 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.
37 high-wind days within 15 miles since 2010, strongest gust 81 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
Most recent high-wind days
| Date | Highest gust | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | Not recorded | 8.6 mi |
| May 19, 2026 | 74 mph | 1.4 mi |
| May 10, 2026 | 64 mph | 1.4 mi |
| May 26, 2025 | 60 mph | 10.8 mi |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 70 mph | 12.3 mi |
| Sep 13, 2023 | 75 mph | 13.2 mi |
| May 5, 2023 | 60 mph | 5.9 mi |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 59 mph | 1.4 mi |
| Oct 24, 2022 | 81 mph | 10.2 mi |
| May 24, 2022 | 64 mph | 9.0 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Georgetown, 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 Georgetown
Estimated peak gusts
No day since October 1, 2021 had an estimated peak gust of 58 mph or more at Georgetown.
| Day | Estimated peak gust |
|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2025 | 50 mph or more |
| May 26, 2025 | 50 mph or more |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 50 mph or more |
| Jun 27, 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 31 tornadoes whose path came within 10 miles of Georgetown since 1950; the strongest was rated EF5.
| Day | Rating | Path length | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | Not rated | 4.6 miles | |
| Oct 24, 2022 | EF1 | 3.86 miles | 9 miles |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | 34.62 miles | 9.7 miles |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF1 | 9.29 miles | 7.3 miles |
| Jul 4, 2018 | EF0 | 0.7 miles | 9.5 miles |
| May 20, 2018 | EF1 | 5.12 miles | 8.3 miles |
| Jul 15, 2017 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 6.6 miles |
| Jan 13, 2017 | EF0 | 1.19 miles | 7.9 miles |
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| Day | Rating | Path length | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2016 | EF0 | 1.5 miles | 9.8 miles |
| May 25, 2015 | EF1 | 0.33 miles | 2.5 miles |
| May 23, 2015 | EF1 | 0.55 miles | 6.9 miles |
| Apr 26, 2009 | EF1 | 2.11 miles | 7.2 miles |
| Nov 23, 2004 | EF0 | 0.3 miles | 9.5 miles |
| Nov 23, 2004 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 9.6 miles |
| Mar 16, 2000 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 7.4 miles |
| Mar 16, 2000 | EF2 | 1.5 miles | 9.1 miles |
| May 27, 1997 | EF5 | 5.1 miles | 7.2 miles |
| May 13, 1994 | EF0 | 0.2 miles | 3.1 miles |
| May 16, 1989 | EF3 | 3 miles | 8.4 miles |
| Dec 10, 1985 | EF2 | 5 miles | 3.2 miles |
| Dec 10, 1985 | EF1 | 23 miles | 5.1 miles |
| Feb 9, 1981 | EF2 | 0.8 miles | 1.7 miles |
| Apr 14, 1977 | EF2 | 41 miles | 9.1 miles |
| Oct 30, 1974 | EF2 | 1.8 miles | 1.9 miles |
| Oct 21, 1972 | EF1 | 0.3 miles | 2.9 miles |
| May 24, 1972 | EF1 | 0.1 miles | 8.9 miles |
| May 24, 1972 | EF1 | 0.1 miles | 8.9 miles |
| Sep 4, 1967 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 9.5 miles |
| Apr 26, 1964 | EF2 | 1 miles | 8.1 miles |
| May 2, 1958 | EF1 | 11.5 miles | 7.7 miles |
| Sep 4, 1956 | EF2 | 56.6 miles | 3.9 miles |
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center. Ratings before 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
3 storms in NOAA's records brought modeled tropical-storm-force winds (39 mph or more) to Georgetown.
| Storm | Modeled peak gust | Sustained | Closest pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carla (1961) | 57 mph | 46 mph | 6 miles |
| 1900 Galveston hurricane | 55 mph | 45 mph | 53 miles |
| 1886 Indianola hurricane | 52 mph | 42 mph | 89 miles |
Modeled from NOAA’s best tracks for open, flat ground; not measurements. How we model hurricane winds
74 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.
35 days with radar hail 1 inch or larger, 12 at 2 inches or larger, within 15 miles of Georgetown’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 27, 2026 | 1.0 in or more |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 1.5 in or more |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 1.0 in or more |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| May 26, 2026 | 2.0 in or more |
Georgetown and other Texas cities
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 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 |
| Lubbock | 4.8 | #6 |
| Dallas | 4.7 | #9 |
| San Antonio | 3.7 | #16 |
| Georgetown | 3.2 | Not ranked |
| 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. Georgetown 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 Georgetown
For the area covered by the Granger radar, the Storm Prediction Center puts the main severe season at March 1 to June 27, with reports peaking around May 6, and hail reports outnumbered wind reports 5,933 to 4,670 from 1980 to 2006.1
Notable storms
- May 19, 2026Evening storms brought winds estimated at up to 75 mph to Georgetown, tearing a few metal roof panels off a canopy along I-35, and a personal weather station south of town measured a 74 mph gust.2,3,4
- September 24, 2023One storm dropped giant hail from Georgetown to Austin, with stones up to 2.5 inches reported in Georgetown. NOAA's storm records list about $300 million in property damage in Williamson County.5,6
- May 27, 2020Storms dropped baseball size hail in Georgetown, tennis ball size hail in southern Georgetown and 2-inch hail in Sun City and near the municipal airport. NOAA's storm records say NCEI called the day's storms across the Hill Country, Georgetown, San Antonio and nearby communities a billion-dollar event.7,8,9,10
- March 18, 2018Winds estimated at 70 mph hit the Rancho Sienna neighborhood on Georgetown's west side, tearing a chimney off a house, knocking over a large tree and blowing down fences.11
- May 27, 1997An F5 tornado tracked 5.1 miles just west of Jarrell in northern Williamson County, destroying about 40 structures in the Double Creek subdivision, where all 27 deaths occurred. Damaging hail fell in Georgetown that afternoon.12,13,14
Warnings and alerts
Georgetown sends emergency alerts through Warn Central Texas, the regional notification system of the Capital Area Council of Governments; cell phone users must register to get messages by phone, email or text.15
Sources
- 1. NOAA Storm Prediction Center: GRK Severe Weather Climatology
- 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson County, May 19, 2026
- 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson County, May 19, 2026
- 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson County, May 19, 2026
- 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Episode 185807
- 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Williamson County, September 24, 2023
- 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Williamson County, May 27, 2020
- 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Williamson County, May 27, 2020
- 9. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Williamson County, May 27, 2020
- 10. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Williamson County, May 27, 2020
- 11. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson County, March 18, 2018
- 12. NWS Austin/San Antonio: May 1997 Tornado Outbreak
- 13. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Williamson County, May 27, 1997
- 14. NWS Austin/San Antonio: May 1997 Tornado Outbreak (summary PDF)
- 15. WarnCentralTexas.org, Capital Area Council of Governments: Georgetown
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Questions about hail in Georgetown
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
- How often does it hail in Georgetown?
- NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Georgetown on 4.4 days a year on average from 2016 to 2025, 3.2 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. Since 2010 it recorded 61 hail days.
- When is hail season in Georgetown?
- April has the most hail days within 15 miles of the center of Georgetown, 21 since 2010, then May (17) and March (10).
- What is the largest hail recorded in Georgetown?
- 4.0 in, in 2023: the largest hail NOAA recorded within 15 miles of the center of Georgetown since 2010.
- When did it last hail in Georgetown?
- NOAA's most recent hail report within 15 miles of the center of Georgetown is from May 26, 2026, with hail up to 1.0 in reported 6.9 miles from the center. Data through November 1, 2026.