HailEvidence → hail history → Sonora, TX
Sonora, 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 Sonora city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2018 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2015 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
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
- 13 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 92 mph, most recent 2025-08-19.
- 2 tornado events, most recent 1999-05-17.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | 0.9 mi |
| 2025-08-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | 0.7 mi |
| 2025-05-27 | Hail | 1.00" | 7.3 mi |
| 2024-06-11 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | 0.1 mi |
| 2024-06-05 | Hail | 1.75" | 6.2 mi |
| 2021-04-15 | Hail | 1.75" | 4.8 mi |
| 2019-04-06 | Hail | 1.25" | 7.3 mi |
| 2018-06-02 | Hail | 0.88" | 5.8 mi |
| 2018-05-02 | Hail | 1.25" | 10 mi |
| 2018-05-02 | Hail | 1.75" | 4.7 mi |
2025-08-19: “The Sutton County Sheriff's Office reported numerous roofs blown off, electrical power poles down, and numerous large trees down just south of Sonora off of U.S. HWY 277.”
2025-08-19: “NWS storm survey of wind damage to a wool warehouse. Significant wind damage to the metal roof of the warehouse. Winds were estimated at 85 mph based on the roof damage to the warehouse.”
2025-05-27: “Public report from social media of quarter size hail covering the ground at the rest stop west of Sonora.”
Disputing a claim at a Sonora 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