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Hail in Stephens County, Texas

Hail March 10, 2026 · Stephens County, Texas

2.75 in

Hail diameter

$11K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency manager relayed photos of baseball sized hail in Necessity.

The wider storm

An upper-level low-pressure center progressed eastward through the Plains on the afternoon and evening of March 10, leading to the development of thunderstorms. These storms were able to initiate along a dryline across the Big Country. As the storms moved east through the forecast area, some generated large hail and damaging wind gusts.

Began near Necessity (32.6500, -98.7800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1316507. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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