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Fort Bend County, Texas Hail Map & History

Fort Bend County was hit as recently as 2026-05-09, 83 days ago. Fort Bend County is hit in about half the years on record. The largest stone on record here is 2.75 inches, a baseball and 2.8 times the National Weather Service's 1 inch severe criterion, reported on 2024-03-15 near Needville.

19
hail days since 2010
2
days with 2″+ hail
2
hail days this year
2.75″
largest stone on record

Colored swath = NOAA MRMS radar-estimated hail size; dots = NOAA SPC reports in Texas. Radar-indicated, not a guarantee of damage.

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How often it hails in Fort Bend County

NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged 19 separate hail days here since 2010 -- 1.1 a year over 17 years of record. Those days carry 45 separate reports between them, two or three on a typical one. 7 of those 17 years produced none at all. One year dominates the record: 2015 alone produced 4 of the 19 days. The last five years track the long-run rate, with 5 days since 2022.

2 of the 19 days reached 2 inches or more -- 11%, or about one hail day in 10, the last on 2024-03-15. Those big days do not follow the county's usual calendar: most of them fall in March, not April. 7 of the 19 days reached golf-ball size, 1.75 inches or bigger.

Across the whole of Texas, see the Texas hail map and history.

Hardest-hit places in Fort Bend County

Reports cluster nearest Pecan Grove -- 4 of the county's 19 hail days -- then Needville (3), Richmond (3), Rosenberg (3) and Mission Bend (3). Beyond those, NOAA names Missouri City, Sugar Land, First Colony and Katy on more than one hail day apiece.

PlaceHail days since 2010Largest stone
Needville32.50″
Mission Bend31.25″
Richmond21.75″
First Colony21.50″
Missouri City21.25″

When it hails in Fort Bend County

The season runs March through May: 16 of the 19 hail days on record fall in those 3 months (84%). April is the single busiest month, with 8 of them (42%). That peak sits inside the window rather than at either end. Hail has also been reported in January, June and August, outside that window. Reports span 6 of the 12 calendar months; the other 6 have never produced one.

MonthHail days
January1
March3
April8
May5
June1
August1

Recent Fort Bend County hail days

That day put 1 report on the map, the biggest 1 inch near Pecan Grove. 2 hail days have already been reported this year.

DateMax hailReports
2026-05-091.00″1
2026-04-301.50″3
2024-03-152.75″12
2023-04-051.50″3
2022-03-141.75″1
2019-05-092.50″3
2019-04-131.25″2
2017-05-231.75″1

How to read the Fort Bend County map

The colored swath is NOAA's MRMS radar estimate of the largest hail per ~1 km cell; the dots are SPC ground reports. Yellow is about an inch, red 1.5 to 2″, purple 2″ and up (hail size vs roof damage). On this county's worst day the reports reached 2.75 inches, which is the purple band. Look up a street address with the hail history by address tool.

Nearby counties

The nearest counties with a page of their own: Harris County (53 hail days), Brazoria County (15) and Galveston County (13). Fort Bend County sits in between.

Harris County · Brazoria County · Galveston County

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FAQ

How often does it hail in Fort Bend County, Texas?
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged 19 separate hail days here since 2010 -- 1.1 a year over 17 years of record.
When is hail season in Fort Bend County?
The season runs March through May: 16 of the 19 hail days on record fall in those 3 months (84%).
How big does hail get in Fort Bend County?
The largest stone on record here is 2.75 inches, a baseball and 2.8 times the National Weather Service's 1 inch severe criterion, reported on 2024-03-15 near Needville.
When was the last hail in Fort Bend County?
Fort Bend County was hit as recently as 2026-05-09, 83 days ago.
Is the Fort Bend County hail map free?
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Data & method: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports + NOAA MRMS MESH radar, Fort Bend County, Texas only. Radar-indicated and observation-based -- informational only, not a guarantee of damage or a valid claim.