Hail history in McKinney, TX
On average, NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of McKinney on 6.0 days a year from 2016 to 2025, 5.4 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of McKinney on 89 days since 2010. The largest hail reported was 5.25 in, in 2016. 75 of those days had hail of 1 inch or larger. April has the most hail days, 24 since 2010. The most recent was June 2, 2026. NOAA also recorded high wind on 76 days, with gusts up to 85 mph.
- Hail days since 2010
- 89
- Largest hail
- 5.25 in
- Highest gust
- 85 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
89 hail days within 15 miles since 2010, largest 5.25 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. 89 hail days in total; the most was 14 in 2011.
Hail days by month
Hail days by month since 2010: Jan 2, Feb 3, Mar 17, Apr 24, May 16, Jun 10, Jul 1, Aug 3, Sep 4, Oct 3, Nov 5, Dec 1.
Most recent hail days
| Date | Largest hail | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | 2.0 in | 13.2 mi |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 1.25 in | 12.9 mi |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 0.88 in | 0.8 mi |
| Sep 21, 2025 | 2.0 in | 8.3 mi |
| Sep 5, 2025 | 1.25 in | 12.7 mi |
| Jun 8, 2025 | 1.0 in | 12.2 mi |
| May 6, 2025 | 1.25 in | 13.9 mi |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 1.0 in | 7.9 mi |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.0 in | 3.9 mi |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 2.25 in | 1.6 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of McKinney, 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.
76 high-wind days within 15 miles since 2010, strongest gust 85 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
Most recent high-wind days
| Date | Highest gust | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | 75 mph | 10.3 mi |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 63 mph | 0.9 mi |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 69 mph | 13.0 mi |
| May 25, 2025 | 68 mph | 4.5 mi |
| May 24, 2025 | 60 mph | 0.3 mi |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 68 mph | 8.6 mi |
| Apr 22, 2025 | 64 mph | 12.0 mi |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 61 mph | 4.5 mi |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 76 mph | 2.0 mi |
| Nov 18, 2024 | 66 mph | 4.5 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of McKinney, 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 McKinney
Estimated peak gusts
No day since October 1, 2021 had an estimated peak gust of 58 mph or more at McKinney.
| Day | Estimated peak gust |
|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2025 | 50 mph or more |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 50 mph or more |
| May 25, 2024 | 50 mph or more |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 50 mph or more |
| May 1, 2022 | 50 mph or more |
| Oct 28, 2021 | 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 24 tornadoes whose path came within 10 miles of McKinney since 1950; the strongest was rated EF3.
| Day | Rating | Path length | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2024 | EF1 | 8.31 miles | 8.9 miles |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF0 | 0.2 miles | 7.9 miles |
| May 3, 2021 | EF0 | 0.51 miles | 8.7 miles |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF0 | 4.8 miles | 4.8 miles |
| Apr 3, 2014 | EF0 | 0.94 miles | 8.2 miles |
| Apr 9, 2008 | EF1 | 7.17 miles | 3.2 miles |
| Sep 5, 2001 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 9.7 miles |
| Mar 16, 1998 | EF1 | 1.2 miles | 2.6 miles |
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| Day | Rating | Path length | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 1994 | EF1 | 1.5 miles | 9.6 miles |
| Mar 17, 1987 | EF0 | 0.2 miles | 7 miles |
| Jul 27, 1982 | EF0 | 1 miles | 7 miles |
| Mar 26, 1977 | EF2 | 0.1 miles | 3.2 miles |
| Jul 19, 1971 | EF1 | 0.3 miles | 7.5 miles |
| Sep 1, 1970 | EF1 | 14.1 miles | 8.1 miles |
| Oct 12, 1969 | EF3 | 45.9 miles | 9.8 miles |
| Apr 26, 1969 | EF2 | 16.5 miles | 8.7 miles |
| Apr 22, 1968 | EF1 | 0.5 miles | 6.6 miles |
| Mar 25, 1967 | EF0 | 1 miles | 3.3 miles |
| Mar 25, 1967 | EF0 | 1 miles | 4.3 miles |
| May 19, 1963 | EF0 | 0.5 miles | 6.9 miles |
| Apr 22, 1963 | EF2 | 7.7 miles | 3.2 miles |
| Apr 27, 1958 | EF2 | 15.4 miles | 4.9 miles |
| Apr 2, 1957 | EF3 | 10.7 miles | 6 miles |
| Mar 24, 1954 | EF1 | 4.9 miles | 5.2 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 McKinney.
Modeled from NOAA’s best tracks for open, flat ground; not measurements. How we model hurricane winds
99 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.
63 days with radar hail 1 inch or larger, 12 at 2 inches or larger, within 15 miles of McKinney’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 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 1.25 in or more |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 1.0 in or more |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.25 in or more |
McKinney 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 |
| McKinney | 5.4 | 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. McKinney 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 McKinney
McKinney 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 49 days a year with hail reports.1
Notable storms
- March 4, 2025Early in the morning, a line of storms brought winds estimated at 65 knots (75 mph) to McKinney, damaging commercial buildings, one with major roof damage, and destroying a mobile home, where two people had minor injuries.2,3,4
- May 19, 2023Storms near a cold front dropped hail up to tennis ball size in Collin County around Allen, measured at 2.5 inches near Greenville Avenue and Exchange Parkway. Preliminary estimates put the Collin County hail event in the Billion-Dollar Weather Disaster category.5
- March 24, 2019Evening storms along a cold front dropped softball size hail, 4.5 inches across, near McKinney close to Alma Road and Collin-McKinney Parkway, and 3 inch hail in the city where Alma Road meets Stacy Road and Silverado Drive.6,7,8
- April 21, 2017Baseball size hail fell 2 miles west of McKinney, with golf ball size hail in the city and tennis ball size hail near Highway 121 and US 75. NOAA's storm records say the hail damaged several communities in and around McKinney.9,10,11
- April 11, 2016A supercell crossing Collin County dropped half-dollar size hail in south McKinney, 2-inch hail in Allen and softball size hail, 4.25 inches across, in southeast Wylie. NWS Fort Worth says 80% of homes in Wylie were affected and damage there topped $300 million.12,13
- April 3, 2014Storms ahead of a dryline dropped 2 inch hail near Lake Forest Drive and US 380, which NOAA's records place 3.6 miles west northwest of McKinney, and ping pong to golf ball size hail in the community of Craig Ranch.14,15
Warnings and alerts
NWS Fort Worth/Dallas issues warnings for Collin County. McKinney's NOAA Weather Radio code is 048085, carried by four stations including KEC56 on 162.400 MHz.16,17 McKinney's 29 outdoor warning sirens sound for tornado warnings naming McKinney and for NWS severe thunderstorm warnings with hail of 1.5 inches or larger or winds of 70 mph or more.18 The Collin County Sheriff's Office runs the Collin County Alert Network, a free sign-up for emergency notifications by email or text.19
Sources
- 1. NOAA Storm Prediction Center: FWS Severe Weather Climatology
- 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Collin County, March 4, 2025
- 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Collin County, March 4, 2025
- 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Collin County, March 4, 2025
- 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Collin County, May 19, 2023
- 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Collin County, March 24, 2019
- 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Collin County, March 24, 2019
- 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Collin County, March 24, 2019
- 9. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Collin County, April 21, 2017
- 10. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Collin County, April 21, 2017
- 11. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Collin County, April 21, 2017
- 12. NWS Fort Worth/Dallas: April 11th 2016 Hail Storm
- 13. NOAA Storm Prediction Center: Storm Prediction Center 20160411's Storm Reports
- 14. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Collin County, April 3, 2014
- 15. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Collin County, April 3, 2014
- 16. NWS Fort Worth/Dallas: NOAA Weather Radio Info
- 17. City of McKinney Office of Emergency Management: Early Warning Systems
- 18. City of McKinney Office of Emergency Management: Outdoor Warning Siren System
- 19. Collin County Sheriff's Office: Submit a Tip and Register for Alerts
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Questions about hail in McKinney
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
- How often does it hail in McKinney?
- NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of McKinney on 6.0 days a year on average from 2016 to 2025, 5.4 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. Since 2010 it recorded 89 hail days.
- When is hail season in McKinney?
- April has the most hail days within 15 miles of the center of McKinney, 24 since 2010, then March (17) and May (16).
- What is the largest hail recorded in McKinney?
- 5.25 in, in 2016: the largest hail NOAA recorded within 15 miles of the center of McKinney since 2010.
- When did it last hail in McKinney?
- NOAA's most recent hail report within 15 miles of the center of McKinney is from June 2, 2026, with hail up to 2.0 in reported 13.2 miles from the center. Data through November 1, 2026.