Hail history in Richardson, TX
On average, NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Richardson on 6.6 days a year from 2016 to 2025, 5.5 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Richardson on 105 days since 2010. The largest hail reported was 5.25 in, in 2016. 84 of those days had hail of 1 inch or larger. April has the most hail days, 27 since 2010. The most recent was June 2, 2026. NOAA also recorded high wind on 79 days, with gusts up to 96 mph.
- Hail days since 2010
- 105
- Largest hail
- 5.25 in
- Highest gust
- 96 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
105 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. 105 hail days in total; the most was 19 in 2011.
Hail days by month
Hail days by month since 2010: Jan 2, Feb 2, Mar 21, Apr 27, May 22, Jun 14, Jul 2, Aug 3, Sep 5, Oct 5, Nov 1, Dec 1.
Most recent hail days
| Date | Largest hail | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | 2.0 in | 13.9 mi |
| May 22, 2026 | 1.5 in | 9.1 mi |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 2.0 in | 1.3 mi |
| Jun 8, 2025 | 1.0 in | 13.7 mi |
| May 6, 2025 | 1.5 in | 5.4 mi |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.0 in | 10.9 mi |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 2.25 in | 2.0 mi |
| Mar 8, 2025 | 1.0 in | 7.6 mi |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 1.0 in | 7.8 mi |
| Sep 24, 2024 | 2.0 in | 8.4 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Richardson, 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.
79 high-wind days within 15 miles since 2010, strongest gust 96 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
Most recent high-wind days
| Date | Highest gust | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | Not recorded | 12.1 mi |
| May 19, 2026 | 64 mph | 9.3 mi |
| Jun 8, 2025 | 60 mph | 1.3 mi |
| Jun 3, 2025 | 55 mph | 9.0 mi |
| May 25, 2025 | 64 mph | 8.8 mi |
| Apr 22, 2025 | 59 mph | 12.2 mi |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 82 mph | 1.6 mi |
| Nov 4, 2024 | 64 mph | 10.0 mi |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 58 mph | 12.1 mi |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 60 mph | 14.6 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Richardson, 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 Richardson
Estimated peak gusts
2 days since October 1, 2021 had an estimated peak gust of 58 mph or more at Richardson.
| Day | Estimated peak gust |
|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | 50 mph or more |
| Mar 4, 2025 | 50 mph or more |
| May 28, 2024 | 50 mph or more |
| Nov 4, 2022 | 58 mph or more |
| Apr 12, 2022 | 58 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 29 tornadoes whose path came within 10 miles of Richardson since 1950; the strongest was rated EF3.
| Day | Rating | Path length | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2021 | EF1 | 0.6 miles | 6 miles |
| May 16, 2021 | EF0 | 0.27 miles | 10 miles |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF1 | 5.77 miles | 8.7 miles |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF2 | 2.48 miles | 5.5 miles |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF3 | 15.76 miles | 1.6 miles |
| Jun 16, 2019 | EF0 | 0.12 miles | 9.7 miles |
| Apr 9, 2008 | EF1 | 7.17 miles | 8 miles |
| Mar 30, 2007 | EF0 | 0.75 miles | 9.7 miles |
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| Day | Rating | Path length | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 1993 | EF2 | 12 miles | 8 miles |
| Jan 19, 1990 | EF2 | 0.8 miles | 5.8 miles |
| Mar 17, 1987 | EF0 | 0.2 miles | 9 miles |
| Dec 13, 1984 | EF3 | 10 miles | 7.8 miles |
| Jul 27, 1982 | EF0 | 1 miles | 9 miles |
| Sep 12, 1977 | EF2 | 2.5 miles | 6.1 miles |
| Jul 4, 1976 | EF1 | 0.1 miles | 1.7 miles |
| May 26, 1976 | EF3 | 4.5 miles | 5.5 miles |
| Jun 9, 1975 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 3.4 miles |
| Jun 11, 1974 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 4.5 miles |
| Nov 19, 1973 | EF1 | 0.1 miles | 2 miles |
| May 1, 1973 | EF1 | 0.3 miles | 7.3 miles |
| Dec 14, 1971 | EF1 | 1.5 miles | 8.9 miles |
| Apr 18, 1970 | EF1 | 1 miles | 4.3 miles |
| Oct 12, 1969 | EF3 | 45.9 miles | 4.2 miles |
| Apr 26, 1969 | EF2 | 16.5 miles | 5.4 miles |
| Apr 11, 1961 | EF2 | 0.3 miles | 2.4 miles |
| May 5, 1960 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 6.5 miles |
| Aug 12, 1958 | EF2 | 3 miles | 5.8 miles |
| Apr 2, 1957 | EF3 | 17.2 miles | 7.1 miles |
| Mar 2, 1952 | EF0 | 0.2 miles | 7.4 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 Richardson.
| Storm | Modeled peak gust | Sustained | Closest pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Galveston hurricane | 48 mph | 39 mph | 59 miles |
Modeled from NOAA’s best tracks for open, flat ground; not measurements. How we model hurricane winds
98 radar hail days within 15 miles since 2020, largest 3.0 in or more
Source: NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), from October 14, 2020. Estimates of the largest hail in each 1 km cell, not measurements.
59 days with radar hail 1 inch or larger, 10 at 2 inches or larger, within 15 miles of Richardson’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 6, 2026 | 1.25 in or more |
| Jul 5, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 1.5 in or more |
| May 24, 2026 | 1.0 in or more |
Richardson 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 |
| Richardson | 5.5 | 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. Richardson 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 Richardson
In the Dallas-Fort Worth radar area, the Storm Prediction Center puts the main severe season at March 21 to July 3, with reports peaking around May 5.1
Notable storms
- April 27, 2026Storms that formed across the middle of the Metroplex dropped hail up to teacup size, with the largest in northeast Dallas, Rockwall and Hunt counties, and 1.75 inch hail was measured in Richardson.2,3
- May 28, 2024In the early morning, straight-line winds that an NWS survey put at up to 90 mph moved through part of Richardson, strongest from Hillside Avenue southeast to Bowser Road south of Main Street, and a sensor at Methodist Richardson measured 83 mph.4
- October 20, 2019An EF3 tornado with peak winds near 140 mph tracked about 15.8 miles from northwest Dallas into Richardson, where it caused tree and roof damage near Audelia Road and Buckingham Road, turned north near Richardson Square and ended as it crossed Jupiter Road. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $1.55 billion in property damage.5,6
- March 23, 2016Golf ball size hail fell in Plano, at 15th Street and Alma Drive and near Parker Road and the Dallas North Tollway, with hen egg size hail in Sachse, shattering windows in cars, homes and businesses. NOAA's storm records put overall hail damage from the storms at around $700 million.7,8,9
- December 26, 2015An EF4 tornado with peak winds estimated at 170 to 180 mph tracked about 13 miles from Sunnyvale through Garland and Rowlett to Lake Ray Hubbard. NOAA's records list 10 deaths, 9 of them in vehicles where it crossed Interstate 30 at the President George Bush Turnpike, and nearly 400 homes destroyed in Dallas County.10,11
Warnings and alerts
Warnings for Richardson come from NWS Fort Worth/Dallas, which covers 46 North and Central Texas counties, Dallas and Collin among them.12,13 The Richardson Emergency Notification System sends alerts by call, text and email, and subscribers can opt in to severe weather watches and warnings.14
Sources
- 1. NOAA Storm Prediction Center: FWS Severe Weather Climatology
- 2. NWS Fort Worth/Dallas: April 24-29, 2026 Severe Storms & Tornadoes
- 3. NOAA Storm Prediction Center: Storm Reports, April 27, 2026
- 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas County, May 28, 2024
- 5. NWS Fort Worth/Dallas: North Texas Tornadoes - October 20, 2019
- 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Dallas County, October 20, 2019
- 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Collin County, March 23, 2016
- 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Collin County, March 23, 2016
- 9. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Collin County, March 23, 2016
- 10. NWS Fort Worth/Dallas: NWS Damage Survey for December 26 2015 Tornado Event
- 11. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Dallas County, December 26, 2015
- 12. NWS Fort Worth/Dallas: Welcome to the National Weather Service Fort Worth / Dallas Office!
- 13. NWS Fort Worth/Dallas: NOAA Weather Radio Info
- 14. City of Richardson Office of Emergency Management: Emergency Notification System
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Questions about hail in Richardson
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
- How often does it hail in Richardson?
- NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Richardson on 6.6 days a year on average from 2016 to 2025, 5.5 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. Since 2010 it recorded 105 hail days.
- When is hail season in Richardson?
- April has the most hail days within 15 miles of the center of Richardson, 27 since 2010, then May (22) and March (21).
- What is the largest hail recorded in Richardson?
- 5.25 in, in 2016: the largest hail NOAA recorded within 15 miles of the center of Richardson since 2010.
- When did it last hail in Richardson?
- NOAA's most recent hail report within 15 miles of the center of Richardson is from June 2, 2026, with hail up to 2.0 in reported 13.9 miles from the center. Data through November 1, 2026.