Hail in Abilene since 2016
The Storm Prediction Center logged 259 hail reports in Taylor, Jones and Callahan counties from January 1, 2016 to September 27, 2026, on 76 different days. The largest was 4.00 inches, at Hawley on May 2, 2024. The busiest day was June 8, 2025, with 13 reports.
Hail reports by year
2023 had the most reports (71). The 2026 count runs through September 27, 2026. Report counts rise and fall with how many people were watching and reporting, not only with how much hail fell.
Which months bring hail to Abilene
May, April and June account for 86% of the reports.
How big the hail was
| Reported size | For scale, the NWS compares it to | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00 to 1.74 in | quarter, half dollar, ping pong ball | 154 | 59.5% |
| 1.75 to 2.49 in | golf ball, hen egg | 73 | 28.2% |
| 2.50 to 3.99 in | tennis ball, baseball, teacup | 31 | 12.0% |
| 4.00 in and up | softball or larger | 1 | 0.4% |
The largest hail reported
| Date | Size | Place | NWS comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2024 7:13 pm CDT | 4.00 in | Hawley, Jones Co. | Public reported baseball to softball size hail. (SJT) |
| June 17, 2023 7:18 pm CDT | 3.75 in | 3 SW Stamford, Jones Co. | Hail report along Highway 277. (SJT) |
| May 2, 2024 8:08 pm CDT | 3.75 in | 1 S Hawley, Jones Co. | Report from mPING: Grapefruit- (3.75 in.). (SJT) |
| May 7, 2023 9:45 pm CDT | 3.25 in | 4 ESE Dudley, Callahan Co. | BASEBALL+ (3.25 IN.) TIME BASED ON RADAR. (SJT) |
| May 8, 2016 4:25 pm CDT | 3.00 in | 5 SSE Funston, Jones Co. | ALONG FM 1226 JUST NORTH OF TANGLED OAKS GOLF CLUB. (SJT) |
| April 25, 2023 8:25 pm CDT | 3.00 in | 8 NE Happy Valley, Taylor Co. | (SJT) |
| June 17, 2023 6:33 pm CDT | 3.00 in | Noodle, Jones Co. | (SJT) |
| May 8, 2016 4:13 pm CDT | 2.75 in | Hawley, Jones Co. | (SJT) |
| April 14, 2021 4:32 pm CDT | 2.75 in | Anson, Jones Co. | (SJT) |
| April 19, 2023 8:56 pm CDT | 2.75 in | 4 NW Potosi, Taylor Co. | (SJT) |
The days with the most hail reports
| Date | Reports | Largest | Counties with reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 8, 2025 | 13 | 2.50 in | Callahan, Jones and Taylor |
| April 14, 2021 | 12 | 2.75 in | Jones and Taylor |
| June 11, 2023 | 11 | 1.75 in | Jones and Taylor |
| April 19, 2023 | 10 | 2.75 in | Callahan and Taylor |
| May 7, 2023 | 10 | 3.25 in | Callahan, Jones and Taylor |
| May 12, 2016 | 9 | 1.75 in | Callahan and Taylor |
| March 10, 2026 | 8 | 2.75 in | Callahan and Taylor |
| May 8, 2016 | 7 | 3.00 in | Jones and Taylor |
| June 17, 2023 | 7 | 3.75 in | Callahan and Jones |
| May 2, 2024 | 7 | 4.00 in | Callahan and Jones |
Storm dates in Abilene with their own page
Every local date since January 1, 2021 with 5 or more spotter hail reports in the metro. Each page lists the reports and what radar recorded.
2026
- March 10, 2026 8 reports, up to 2.75 in
2025
- April 3, 2025 6 reports, up to 2.75 in
- June 8, 2025 13 reports, up to 2.50 in
2024
- April 1, 2024 5 reports, up to 2.75 in
- May 2, 2024 7 reports, up to 4.00 in
- May 25, 2024 5 reports, up to 2.50 in
2023
- April 19, 2023 10 reports, up to 2.75 in
- April 25, 2023 5 reports, up to 3.00 in
- April 26, 2023 6 reports, up to 1.75 in
- May 7, 2023 10 reports, up to 3.25 in
- May 8, 2023 6 reports, up to 1.75 in
- June 11, 2023 11 reports, up to 1.75 in
- June 17, 2023 7 reports, up to 3.75 in
2022
- May 1, 2022 6 reports, up to 1.75 in
2021
- April 14, 2021 12 reports, up to 2.75 in
Check your own address in Abilene
Enter the address and the date of the storm. The free check counts NOAA radar hail signatures within 1, 3 and 5 miles and finds the nearest spotter report.
Counts are Storm Prediction Center hail reports from January 1, 2016 to September 27, 2026 whose coordinates fall inside Taylor, Jones and Callahan counties. The daily logs are preliminary, and a storm nobody reported is missing from them. Radar signatures, which do not depend on anyone watching, appear on each storm-date page and in the address report. How these pages are built.