Hail history in New Braunfels, TX
On average, NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of New Braunfels on 3.3 days a year from 2016 to 2025, 2.5 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of New Braunfels on 44 days since 2010. The largest hail reported was 2.0 in, in 2022. 33 of those days had hail of 1 inch or larger. April has the most hail days, 17 since 2010. The most recent was November 1, 2025. NOAA also recorded high wind on 44 days, with gusts up to 81 mph.
- Hail days since 2010
- 44
- Largest hail
- 2.0 in
- Highest gust
- 81 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
44 hail days within 15 miles since 2010, largest 2.0 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. 44 hail days in total; the most was 6 in 2013.
Hail days by month
Hail days by month since 2010: Jan 0, Feb 0, Mar 10, Apr 17, May 12, Jun 2, Jul 0, Aug 0, Sep 0, Oct 0, Nov 2, Dec 1.
Most recent hail days
| Date | Largest hail | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2025 | 1.0 in | 13.4 mi |
| May 2, 2025 | 1.5 in | 1.2 mi |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 1.0 in | 6.8 mi |
| May 9, 2024 | 1.25 in | 14.0 mi |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 1.5 in | 3.6 mi |
| Apr 9, 2024 | 1.25 in | 11.1 mi |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 0.75 in | 11.9 mi |
| Mar 21, 2024 | 1.0 in | 6.3 mi |
| Mar 17, 2024 | 0.75 in | 12.9 mi |
| Jun 8, 2023 | 1.25 in | 11.5 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of New Braunfels, 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.
44 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | 60 mph | 14.9 mi |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 59 mph | 4.0 mi |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Not recorded | 7.2 mi |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 60 mph | 13.7 mi |
| May 22, 2025 | 64 mph | 7.8 mi |
| May 2, 2025 | 70 mph | 3.0 mi |
| May 9, 2024 | 70 mph | 4.0 mi |
| Apr 9, 2024 | 70 mph | 14.7 mi |
| Oct 4, 2023 | 70 mph | 3.4 mi |
| Aug 22, 2023 | 60 mph | 0.3 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of New Braunfels, 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 New Braunfels
Estimated peak gusts
No day since October 1, 2021 had an estimated peak gust of 58 mph or more at New Braunfels.
| Day | Estimated peak gust |
|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | 50 mph or more |
| Aug 9, 2024 | 50 mph or more |
| Mar 2, 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 New Braunfels since 1950; the strongest was rated EF3.
| Day | Rating | Path length | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2017 | EF0 | 0.7 miles | 8.7 miles |
| Oct 30, 2015 | EF1 | 1.38 miles | 9.3 miles |
| Oct 30, 2015 | EF2 | 8.3 miles | 6.6 miles |
| Nov 15, 2001 | EF0 | 1.1 miles | 2.1 miles |
| May 9, 1993 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 8.4 miles |
| Apr 13, 1977 | EF1 | 0.5 miles | 7.2 miles |
| May 23, 1975 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 9 miles |
| May 23, 1975 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 0.9 miles |
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| Day | Rating | Path length | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1968 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 0.3 miles |
| Sep 20, 1967 | EF3 | 5 miles | 3.4 miles |
| Sep 20, 1967 | EF1 | 0.1 miles | 3.4 miles |
| May 1, 1967 | EF2 | 0.5 miles | 9.4 miles |
| May 21, 1966 | EF2 | 2 miles | 0.9 miles |
| Sep 4, 1961 | EF2 | 1.9 miles | 5.9 miles |
| Aug 20, 1960 | EF1 | 0.1 miles | 9.4 miles |
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center. Ratings before 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
7 storms in NOAA's records brought modeled tropical-storm-force winds (39 mph or more) to New Braunfels.
| Storm | Modeled peak gust | Sustained | Closest pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celia (1970) | 58 mph | 47 mph | 97 miles |
| Carla (1961) | 58 mph | 47 mph | 47 miles |
| Unnamed storm, 1942 | 82 mph | 66 mph | 32 miles |
| Unnamed storm, 1929 | 67 mph | 54 mph | 33 miles |
| 1919 Florida Keys hurricane | 54 mph | 44 mph | 150 miles |
| 1886 Indianola hurricane | 93 mph | 76 mph | 27 miles |
| Unnamed storm, 1875 | 51 mph | 42 mph | 68 miles |
Modeled from NOAA’s best tracks for open, flat ground; not measurements. How we model hurricane winds
58 radar hail days within 15 miles since 2020, largest 2.25 in or more
Source: NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), from October 14, 2020. Estimates of the largest hail in each 1 km cell, not measurements.
33 days with radar hail 1 inch or larger, 2 at 2 inches or larger, within 15 miles of New Braunfels’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 | 1.25 in or more |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 1.25 in or more |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 1.25 in or more |
| May 9, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| Mar 7, 2026 | 1.25 in or more |
New Braunfels 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 |
| Tyler | 2.9 | #24 |
| Waco | 2.5 | #34 |
| New Braunfels | 2.5 | Not ranked |
| 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. New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels
In the Austin/San Antonio radar area, the Storm Prediction Center counted 3,717 large hail reports and 2,808 damaging wind reports from 1980 to 2006, with the main severe season February 22 to June 27 and reports peaking around May 10.1
Notable storms
- October 24, 2025Straight-line winds estimated near 100 mph hit a high ridge near Canyon Lake in Comal County, where an NWS survey found sections of home roofs torn off, one thrown 100 yards, and the roof of a detached garage blown off.2,3
- April 20, 2023An EF0 tornado with peak winds estimated at 85 mph touched down near Canyon Lake and Startzville at 10:40 p.m. and tracked about 3 miles southeast, uprooting trees and causing minor roof damage to homes. NOAA's storm records list $250,000 in property damage.4
- March 21, 2022Hail up to 2 inches fell in New Braunfels, with golf ball size hail also reported in the city.5,6
- March 26, 2000Hail 2.5 inches across fell in New Braunfels, while a strong downburst and large hail struck the north side of Seguin. NOAA's storm records list about $180,000 in property damage in the area.7,8,9
- October 17, 1998Rain of up to 22 inches over South Texas on October 17 and 18, 1998, sent the Guadalupe River at New Braunfels to a crest of 35.1 feet, more than 3 feet above the 1972 flood. Homes were destroyed or carried downstream across Comal County, and NOAA's storm records list $200 million in property damage there.10,11
Warnings and alerts
Comal, Guadalupe and Bexar counties share the Regional Emergency Alert Network, which sends emergency notices to the cell phones, pagers and email accounts people register, with a separate registration for each address.12
Sources
- 1. NOAA Storm Prediction Center: EWX Severe Weather Climatology
- 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Comal County, October 24, 2025
- 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Comal County, October 24, 2025
- 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Comal County, April 20, 2023
- 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Comal County, March 21, 2022
- 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Comal County, March 21, 2022
- 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Guadalupe County, March 26, 2000
- 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Guadalupe County, March 26, 2000
- 9. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Guadalupe County, March 26, 2000
- 10. National Weather Service: Service Assessment: South Texas Floods, October 17-22, 1998
- 11. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Flood, Comal County, October 17, 1998
- 12. Comal County: Emergency Notification System
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Questions about hail in New Braunfels
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
- How often does it hail in New Braunfels?
- NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of New Braunfels on 3.3 days a year on average from 2016 to 2025, 2.5 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. Since 2010 it recorded 44 hail days.
- When is hail season in New Braunfels?
- April has the most hail days within 15 miles of the center of New Braunfels, 17 since 2010, then May (12) and March (10).
- What is the largest hail recorded in New Braunfels?
- 2.0 in, in 2022: the largest hail NOAA recorded within 15 miles of the center of New Braunfels since 2010.
- When did it last hail in New Braunfels?
- NOAA's most recent hail report within 15 miles of the center of New Braunfels is from November 1, 2025, with hail up to 1.0 in reported 13.4 miles from the center. Data through November 1, 2026.