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Hail dates in Lynn County, Texas
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Lynn County on 30 days since 2016 (39 separate reports, 33 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 3.25" (tea cup) on June 6, 2025; the most recent hail was May 23, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Lynn County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 1 | A trained spotter reported hail ranging in size from ping pong to two inches in diameter west of Tahoka along US Highway 380. No damage was reported. |
| 2025-06-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A report was received on mPing of quarter size hail in northern Lynn County. |
| 2025-06-06 | 3.25" (tea cup) | 2 | A storm chaser reported hail measuring 3.25 inches in diameter west of Wilson. A swath of severe hail was then observed into the town of Wilson with hail up … |
| 2025-06-02 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Local broadcast media relayed a report of half dollar size hail near Tahoka. This hail became wind driven and stripped crops and trees in and around Tahoka. |
| 2025-04-29 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A trained spotter and fire department officials reported a swath of hail from roughly six miles east of Tahoka to ten miles east of Tahoka along US Highway 3… |
| 2025-04-19 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2024-11-04 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2024-05-28 | 2.75" (baseball) | 3 | Storm chasers and an NWS cooperative weather observer observed a swath of hail ranging in size from quarters to baseballs from approximately three miles west… |
| 2024-04-25 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | A report from the public was received of hail up to the size of half dollars. |
| 2023-04-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | An NWS cooperative weather observer located in Tahoka reported quarter size hail. |
| 2022-05-01 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 1 | Several storm chasers reported a swath of hail from just north of O'Donnell to approximately five miles east-northeast of O'Donnell. The largest hail stone r… |
| 2021-05-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | An NWS cooperative weather observer reported quarter size hail in Tahoka. |
| 2021-01-24 | 2.25" (hen egg) | 1 | A large swath of hail began near New Moore near the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 213 and 179. The hail tracked to the east-northeast across Lynn Coun… |
| 2020-05-24 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | A severe thunderstorm developed across northern Lynn County. This thunderstorm produced severe hail northwest of New Home. Numerous reports were received of … |
| 2020-05-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | A report was received via mPING of quarter size hail just west of Southland on the west side of the Lynn County line. |
| 2020-05-15 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2020-05-13 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | A report was received of ping ping ball size hail about ten miles east of Tahoka along US Highway 380. |
| 2019-06-24 | 2.75" (baseball) | 2 | An emergency manager in Lynn County reported baseball size hail. No damage was reported. |
| 2019-05-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | A picture from social media showed quarter size hail a couple of miles southeast of Southland. |
| 2019-05-20 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Local media relayed a report of golf ball size hail approximately ten miles west of O'Donnell. |
| 2019-05-05 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 1 | Hail as large as tennis balls destroyed the rear window of a storm chaser's SUV. |
| 2018-10-08 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | An insurance adjuster relayed hail damage to cotton crops in northwest Lynn County. Approximately 300 acres of cotton and sorghum sustained moderate to heav… |
| 2018-05-19 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Damage information was not available. |
| 2018-05-15 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Hail up to the size of golf balls fell at the Co-op gin in Grassland. No damage was reported. |
| 2017-06-15 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Hail of quarter to half dollar size fell for about ten minutes. No reports of damage accompanied the hail. |
| 2017-04-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was reported at the intersection of US Highway 380 and Farm to Market Road 1328. No damage was reported. |
| 2016-11-02 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A swath of destructive hail up to golf ball size passed directly over O'Donnell accompanied by heavy rain and strong winds. The size of this hail swath was … |
| 2016-05-30 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | A slow moving storm produced a long period of hail up to the size of half dollars in Tahoka. No damage was reported. |
| 2016-05-22 | 2.75" (baseball) | 1 | The fire department in Grassland reported hail up to baseball size south of town. |
| 2016-04-10 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Report received via Twitter. No damage was noted. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 | 3.25" (tea cup) |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 2.25" (hen egg) |
| 2020 | 4 | 6 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 2.75" (baseball) |
Damaging wind in Lynn County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 45 reports since 2016, strongest 96 mph. 2 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-29 | 96 mph | 1 | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Tahoka measured severe wind gusts from 0153 CST through 0202 CST. A peak wind gust o… |
| 2025-04-28 | 93 mph | 1 | A wet microburst affected the Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near O'Donnell measuring a wind gust to 93 mph. |
| 2023-06-02 | 83 mph | 1 | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet near O'Donnell measured severe wind gusts from 1536 CST through 1547 CST. A peak wind gust of … |
| 2025-06-06 | 81 mph | 1 | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near New Home measured severe wind gusts from 1933 CST to 1934 CST. A peak wind gust of 8… |
| 2019-05-05 | 81 mph | 4 | Intense rear flank downdraft winds as high as 80 mph were documented over a large swath of central Lynn County for nearly one hour. In ad… |
| 2019-03-12 | 81 mph | 3 | A downburst heavily damaged two warehouses, snapped utility poles, and blew over a semi on Highway 87 near O'Donnell. The driver of the s… |
| 2017-06-15 | 81 mph | 1 | Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet. A storm spotter in O'Donnell also reported tree limbs of 8 inches in diameter sna… |
| 2026-06-11 | 76 mph | 2 | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Tahoka measured severe wind gusts from 2214 CST through 2225 CST. A peak gust of 76 … |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Lynn County?
May 23, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 3.25" (tea cup) on June 6, 2025.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
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