Hail in San Antonio since 2016
The Storm Prediction Center logged 519 hail reports in Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina, Wilson, Atascosa and Bandera counties from January 1, 2016 to September 27, 2026, on 98 different days. The largest was 5.50 inches, at 3 SSE China Grove on May 3, 2021. The busiest day was May 3, 2021, with 41 reports.
Hail reports by year
2016 had the most reports (95). 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 San Antonio
April, May and March account for 88% 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 | 348 | 67.1% |
| 1.75 to 2.49 in | golf ball, hen egg | 112 | 21.6% |
| 2.50 to 3.99 in | tennis ball, baseball, teacup | 50 | 9.6% |
| 4.00 in and up | softball or larger | 9 | 1.7% |
The largest hail reported
| Date | Size | Place | NWS comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2021 8:20 pm CDT | 5.50 in | 3 SSE China Grove, Bexar Co. | CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 3 SSE CHINA GROVE. TWITTER REPORT... VERIFED THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA. CORECCTED TIME. (EWX) |
| May 3, 2021 8:35 pm CDT | 5.50 in | 3 SSE China Grove, Bexar Co. | TWITTER REPORT... VERIFED THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA. (EWX) |
| April 12, 2016 9:20 pm CDT | 4.50 in | 3 SE Helotes, Bexar Co. | PHOTO RECEIVED OF HAIL NEAR TEZEL RD AND BANDERA RD MEASURING 4.5 IN DIAMETER...SOFTBALL SIZED. (EWX) |
| May 28, 2016 7:05 pm CDT | 4.50 in | 4 SSE Hondo, Medina Co. | PICTURE SHOWS HAILSTONES APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE OF AN ACTUAL SOFTBALL (EWX) |
| May 3, 2021 8:20 pm CDT | 4.50 in | 3 WSW China Grove, Bexar Co. | REPORT VIA LOCAL MEDIA TWITTER. (EWX) |
| April 12, 2016 9:18 pm CDT | 4.00 in | 2 ESE Helotes, Bexar Co. | DELAYED HAIL REPORT RECEIVED ON FACEBOOK WITH PICTURE OF MEASURED 4 INCH HAIL IN THE BANDERA RD AND 1604 AREA. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. (EWX) |
| April 12, 2016 9:46 pm CDT | 4.00 in | Kirby, Bexar Co. | GOT A DELAYED HAIL REPORT WITH A PICTURE ON FACEBOOK. RULER SHOWING HAIL MEASURED 4 INCHES. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. (EWX) |
| January 15, 2017 8:00 pm CST | 4.00 in | Medina, Bandera Co. | PHOTO SHOWS A FOUR INCH DIAMETER HAILSTONE AS MEASURED WITH A TAILORS TAPE MEASURE (EWX) |
| April 28, 2021 7:45 pm CDT | 4.00 in | Hondo, Medina Co. | SEVERAL PICTURES SHOWING 3 TO 4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL IN THE HONDO AREA. (EWX) |
| April 12, 2016 9:39 pm CDT | 3.50 in | 2 NW Hollywood Park, Bexar Co. | TWITTER REPORT OF 3.5 INCH HAIL MEASURED AT BANDERA RD AND HUEBNER ROAD NORTH OF SAN ANTONIO. (EWX) |
The days with the most hail reports
| Date | Reports | Largest | Counties with reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2021 | 41 | 5.50 in | Bandera, Bexar, Guadalupe and Kendall |
| May 27, 2020 | 33 | 2.50 in | Bandera, Bexar and Kendall |
| April 25, 2016 | 26 | 2.75 in | Atascosa, Bexar and Comal |
| April 12, 2016 | 24 | 4.50 in | Bexar, Guadalupe and Medina |
| April 28, 2023 | 21 | 2.00 in | Bandera, Bexar and Kendall |
| March 2, 2023 | 19 | 1.75 in | Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar and Comal |
| April 28, 2021 | 16 | 4.00 in | Bexar, Comal and Medina |
| April 17, 2022 | 16 | 3.00 in | Bandera, Kendall and Medina |
| March 31, 2025 | 15 | 2.00 in | Bexar and Medina |
| April 21, 2024 | 13 | 2.00 in | Bexar and Comal |
Storm dates in San Antonio 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 5 reports, up to 2.75 in
- September 11, 2026 5 reports, up to 2.50 in
2025
- March 23, 2025 6 reports, up to 1.00 in
- March 31, 2025 15 reports, up to 2.00 in
- May 2, 2025 10 reports, up to 1.50 in
- May 26, 2025 12 reports, up to 3.00 in
2024
- March 21, 2024 7 reports, up to 2.50 in
- April 1, 2024 11 reports, up to 1.75 in
- April 9, 2024 9 reports, up to 1.50 in
- April 21, 2024 13 reports, up to 2.00 in
- May 13, 2024 5 reports, up to 1.50 in
2023
- March 2, 2023 19 reports, up to 1.75 in
- April 20, 2023 9 reports, up to 1.50 in
- April 28, 2023 21 reports, up to 2.00 in
- June 8, 2023 8 reports, up to 1.75 in
2022
- March 21, 2022 11 reports, up to 2.00 in
- April 17, 2022 16 reports, up to 3.00 in
2021
- March 23, 2021 6 reports, up to 2.00 in
- April 28, 2021 16 reports, up to 4.00 in
- May 3, 2021 41 reports, up to 5.50 in
- December 18, 2021 5 reports, up to 2.00 in
Check your own address in San Antonio
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 Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina, Wilson, Atascosa and Bandera 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.