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Historical hail archive: January 2016–December 2025. NOAA radar estimates within 25 miles of each city centre. ZIP matches use the first three digits; this is not a property-level report or a live alert service. Coverage and source.

Wichita County · Texas · NOAA radar record 2016–2025

Hail damage in Wichita Falls, TX

Radar has detected hail over Wichita Falls on 305 separate days since 2016. On 131 of them the largest stone was estimated at golf-ball size or bigger. The biggest was 10.2 cm on October 4, 2023.

81/100 RoofTake Score — Very high hail exposure · ranked 12 of 50 metros we cover

A very high value in this historical exposure model. This is not a national percentile or a diagnosis of your roof; the component values explain the result.

How we got to that number
ComponentValueWeightContribution
Frequency
Hail days per year at 1.00 in (2.5 cm) or larger		61 / 100× 0.3521.4
Severity
Largest stone radar estimated in the whole window		100 / 100× 0.3030.0
Recency
How long since the last 2 in (5 cm) day		98 / 100× 0.2019.5
Concentration
Hail days per year reaching golf-ball size		66 / 100× 0.159.8
RoofTake Score81

The score describes an area, not a house. Two roofs on the same street of different ages face very different risk from the identical storm. The whole formula and its weights are on the methodology page, and you can recompute it yourself from our public data.

305hail days on radar since 2016
131at golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger
10.2 cmlargest stone estimated, October 4, 2023
30.5hail days per year, average

North Texas dryline storms make this one of the highest hail-rate small metros.

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Data last refreshed: · source: NOAA NCEI Severe Weather Data Inventory, dataset nx3hail

The ten biggest hail days in Wichita Falls since 2016

DateRadar max sizeMetric ComparisonSignatures
May 20, 20184.00 in10.2 cmGrapefruit254
June 1, 20194.00 in10.2 cmGrapefruit93
January 25, 20214.00 in10.2 cmGrapefruit49
October 4, 20234.00 in10.2 cmGrapefruit90
May 18, 20173.75 in9.5 cmTeacup94
May 19, 20173.75 in9.5 cmTeacup443
June 24, 20183.75 in9.5 cmTeacup28
June 18, 20233.75 in9.5 cmTeacup81
May 28, 20243.75 in9.5 cmTeacup370
April 5, 20253.75 in9.5 cmTeacup61

"Signatures" is the number of separate radar volume scans that detected hail in a storm cell within 25 miles that day. More signatures means a longer-lived or larger storm, not necessarily bigger stones.

Hail days by year

201629
201734
201827
201925
202028
202127
202224
202334
202436
202541

Busiest year in the record: 2025 with 41 hail days.

Hail days by month

Jan3
Feb6
Mar24
Apr43
May78
Jun43
Jul38
Aug32
Sep16
Oct10
Nov7
Dec5

Peak month: May. Hail season in Texas is short and it is not distributed evenly — most of the annual risk arrives in a few weeks.

What to do with this if you own a roof in Wichita Falls

  1. Find your dates. Look up your ZIP for the record nearest you, and note every day at 1.00 in or above since you bought the house.
  2. Work out whether your roof could have survived them. A twelve-year-old asphalt roof and a two-year-old one respond very differently to the same stone — the age calculator explains why.
  3. Look, before you file. Nine photographs, none of them requiring you to get on the roof.
  4. Check the arithmetic. If the actual cash value of the damage is under your deductible, filing pays nothing — work it out first.
  5. Then write. The letter generator puts the Wichita Falls radar record and the NOAA citation into your notice of claim.

Every hail day radar recorded near Wichita Falls

305 days, most recent first. Sizes are radar estimates of the largest stone aloft in the cell, not measurements at any address.

  1. November 23, 2025
    3.25 in (8.3 cm) — Teacup size, radar-estimated
    37 radar signatures · closest signature 2.66 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  2. November 20, 2025
    3.00 in (7.6 cm) — Teacup size, radar-estimated
    43 radar signatures · closest signature 11.75 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  3. October 24, 2025
    3.25 in (8.3 cm) — Teacup size, radar-estimated
    108 radar signatures · closest signature 11.93 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  4. October 23, 2025
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    28 radar signatures · closest signature 14.87 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  5. September 21, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    24 radar signatures · closest signature 14.07 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  6. September 20, 2025
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 14.22 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  7. August 28, 2025
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 18.69 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  8. August 20, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    3 radar signatures · closest signature 2.82 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  9. August 12, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    4 radar signatures · closest signature 12.24 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  10. August 11, 2025
    3.25 in (8.3 cm) — Teacup size, radar-estimated
    224 radar signatures · closest signature 7.11 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  11. August 4, 2025
    3.00 in (7.6 cm) — Teacup size, radar-estimated
    115 radar signatures · closest signature 3.76 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  12. August 1, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    12 radar signatures · closest signature 20.92 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  13. July 31, 2025
    2.25 in (5.7 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    33 radar signatures · closest signature 18.29 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  14. July 16, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    14 radar signatures · closest signature 21.65 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  15. July 12, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    15 radar signatures · closest signature 15.86 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  16. June 30, 2025
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    3 radar signatures · closest signature 23.68 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 20%
  17. June 9, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    9 radar signatures · closest signature 11.54 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  18. June 3, 2025
    3.50 in (8.9 cm) — Teacup size, radar-estimated
    178 radar signatures · closest signature 3.76 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  19. May 30, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    8 radar signatures · closest signature 17.72 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  20. May 29, 2025
    2.75 in (7.0 cm) — Baseball size, radar-estimated
    100 radar signatures · closest signature 20.37 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  21. May 26, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    28 radar signatures · closest signature 8.58 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  22. May 25, 2025
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    268 radar signatures · closest signature 8.39 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  23. May 23, 2025
    2.25 in (5.7 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    24 radar signatures · closest signature 8.57 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  24. May 22, 2025
    3.00 in (7.6 cm) — Teacup size, radar-estimated
    225 radar signatures · closest signature 3.75 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  25. May 19, 2025
    3.50 in (8.9 cm) — Teacup size, radar-estimated
    119 radar signatures · closest signature 17.4 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  26. May 6, 2025
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    11 radar signatures · closest signature 5.64 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 20%
  27. May 2, 2025
    2.25 in (5.7 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    121 radar signatures · closest signature 8.26 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  28. April 30, 2025
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    137 radar signatures · closest signature 4.47 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  29. April 29, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    15 radar signatures · closest signature 18.49 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  30. April 24, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    38 radar signatures · closest signature 2.35 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  31. April 23, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    63 radar signatures · closest signature 7.07 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  32. April 20, 2025
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    4 radar signatures · closest signature 22.87 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  33. April 19, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    12 radar signatures · closest signature 14.65 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  34. April 5, 2025
    3.75 in (9.5 cm) — Teacup size, radar-estimated
    61 radar signatures · closest signature 1.22 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  35. April 4, 2025
    2.75 in (7.0 cm) — Baseball size, radar-estimated
    61 radar signatures · closest signature 4.24 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  36. April 3, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    36 radar signatures · closest signature 7.66 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  37. April 2, 2025
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    68 radar signatures · closest signature 7.83 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  38. April 1, 2025
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    43 radar signatures · closest signature 12.45 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  39. March 30, 2025
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    94 radar signatures · closest signature 0.77 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  40. March 8, 2025
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 17.75 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  41. March 4, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    9 radar signatures · closest signature 11.46 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  42. November 4, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    62 radar signatures · closest signature 2.82 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  43. November 3, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    70 radar signatures · closest signature 5.48 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  44. October 31, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    14 radar signatures · closest signature 19.26 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  45. September 25, 2024
    2.75 in (7.0 cm) — Baseball size, radar-estimated
    23 radar signatures · closest signature 17.12 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  46. July 8, 2024
    2.50 in (6.3 cm) — Tennis ball size, radar-estimated
    72 radar signatures · closest signature 4.34 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  47. July 5, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    31 radar signatures · closest signature 14.32 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  48. June 10, 2024
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    54 radar signatures · closest signature 6.28 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  49. June 9, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 19.67 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  50. June 5, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    54 radar signatures · closest signature 12.91 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  51. June 2, 2024
    2.50 in (6.3 cm) — Tennis ball size, radar-estimated
    314 radar signatures · closest signature 2.26 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  52. May 31, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    78 radar signatures · closest signature 3.85 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  53. May 30, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    54 radar signatures · closest signature 5.67 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  54. May 28, 2024
    3.75 in (9.5 cm) — Teacup size, radar-estimated
    370 radar signatures · closest signature 2.46 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  55. May 26, 2024
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 23.61 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  56. May 25, 2024
    2.25 in (5.7 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    92 radar signatures · closest signature 11.35 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  57. May 9, 2024
    3.25 in (8.3 cm) — Teacup size, radar-estimated
    80 radar signatures · closest signature 0.74 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  58. May 5, 2024
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    13 radar signatures · closest signature 10.83 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  59. May 4, 2024
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    37 radar signatures · closest signature 8.0 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  60. May 3, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    33 radar signatures · closest signature 12.68 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%

Showing the 60 most recent of 305. The full record is in the JSON we publish: wichita-falls-tx.json.

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Hail in Wichita Falls, TX: common questions

How often does Wichita Falls get damaging hail?

Radar recorded 305 hail days within 25 miles of the city centre between 2016 and 2025 — an average of 30.5 a year, of which 13.1 a year were at golf-ball size or larger. Not every one of those damages roofs.

When is hail season in Wichita Falls?

The busiest month in this record is May, and 2025 was the busiest single year with 41 hail days.

Does this mean my roof is damaged?

No. These are radar estimates of the largest stone aloft in a storm cell somewhere within 25 miles of the city centre. Whether anything landed on your street, and whether it damaged your particular roof, needs somebody to look.

How do I use this for an insurance claim?

A specific date with a public, citable source is what turns 'sometime last year' into a date of loss. Use the claim letter generator, which pulls the date and the NOAA citation in for you.

Why 25 miles?

It is wide enough to catch storms that clipped the metro and narrow enough that the number still means something for a house inside it. The same radius is used for every metro so the pages are comparable.

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