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Lake Kiowa, TX hail history
Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Lake Kiowa city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2024 | 15 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2023 | 10 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2022 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2021 | 5 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2019 | 11 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2018 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2017 | 9 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2016 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 4 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2013 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2012 | 2 | 0.88" (nickel) |
Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.
Wind and tornado record
- 153 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 90 mph, most recent 2025-09-23.
- 26 tornado events, most recent 2017-04-21.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-23 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 8.9 mi |
| 2025-09-23 | Hail | 2.00" | 9 mi |
| 2025-07-31 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 8.3 mi |
| 2025-06-08 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 6.7 mi |
| 2025-06-08 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | 5.9 mi |
| 2025-06-08 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | 5.9 mi |
| 2025-06-08 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | 10 mi |
| 2025-06-08 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 8.9 mi |
| 2025-05-22 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 9.6 mi |
| 2025-05-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 8.6 mi |
2025-09-23: “Thunderstorm winds caused extensive tree branch damage at the Frank Buck Zoo in Gainesville.”
2025-09-23: “One to two inch sized hail was reported in Whitesboro for several minutes.”
2025-07-31: “Emergency management officials reported that several 10-inch tree limbs were dislodged from a healthy oak tree, a 30x30-foot barn door was detached, and the roof of a 12x20-foot lean-to barn was removed by thunderstorm winds just east-southeast of Callisburg.”
Disputing a claim at a Lake Kiowa address?
This page covers the city. A claim dispute needs the record around your address: every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles, the disputed date highlighted, citations formatted for an insurance appeal.
Verify an address — $29source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12