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Hail Amarillo, TX

Over the last 7 days, no hail has been reported within 25 miles of Amarillo. That makes for a quiet week, but the year is not empty: Amarillo has collected 25 hail reports so far in 2026. The largest stone from those reports measured 3.00 inches and fell at 2 W Canyon. Hail reports are drawn from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters, and the count covers a 25 miles radius around the city. This is the same radius used for the city's long-term hail averages.

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Every figure on this page covers a 25 mile circle centered on Amarillo. Between 2005 and 2025, the area averaged about 48.3 hail reports a year, coming on about 9.6 days. The largest hailstone since 1996 was 4.75 inches, on May 24, 1996.

Hail storms near Amarillo in 2026

Hail reports within 25 miles of Amarillo in 2026, newest first
DateSizePlaceReported by
Sep 10, 20262.25 inches hen egg1 SSE Lake TanglewoodRandall CountyTrained Spotter
Sep 10, 20261.75 inches golf ball2 NNW Lake TanglewoodRandall CountyPublic
Sep 10, 20262.00 inches hen eggTimbercreek CanyonRandall CountyPublic
Sep 10, 20261.25 inches half dollar2 ESE PantexCarson CountyTrained Spotter
Sep 10, 20261.00 inches quarter1 NNE Timbercreek CanyoRandall CountyPublic
Sep 10, 20261.75 inches golf ball2 SE PantexCarson CountyFire Dept/Rescue
Jul 12, 20261.00 inches quarter5 SSW AmarilloRandall CountyBroadcast Media
Jun 23, 20262.50 inches tennis ball2 NNW CanyonRandall CountyPublic
Jun 23, 20262.00 inches hen egg2 NNW CanyonRandall CountyPublic
Jun 23, 20262.75 inches baseball4 W CanyonRandall CountyStorm Chaser
Jun 23, 20263.00 inches tea cup2 W CanyonRandall CountyStorm Chaser
Jun 23, 20262.75 inches baseball5 W CanyonRandall CountyPublic
Jun 23, 20262.50 inches tennis ball2 ENE UmbargerRandall CountyBroadcast Media
Jun 23, 20261.50 inches ping pong ball2 W CanyonRandall CountyFire Dept/Rescue
Jun 23, 20262.75 inches baseball4 SE WildoradoDeaf Smith CountyNWS Employee
Jun 23, 20262.75 inches baseball2 ESE WildoradoOldham CountyTrained Spotter
Jun 23, 20261.50 inches ping pong ball2 NNW BushlandPotter CountyPublic
Jun 23, 20262.75 inches baseball3 E WildoradoOldham CountyStorm Chaser
May 23, 20262.75 inches baseball1 ENE BushlandPotter CountyNWS Employee
May 23, 20261.00 inches quarter1 WSW CanyonRandall CountyPublic
May 23, 20261.75 inches golf ball2 W BushlandPotter CountyTrained Spotter
Mar 4, 20261.75 inches golf ball4 WNW AmarilloPotter CountyTrained Spotter
Mar 4, 20262.00 inches hen egg6 W AmarilloPotter CountyPublic
Mar 4, 20262.00 inches hen egg6 W AmarilloPotter CountyPublic
Mar 4, 20261.50 inches ping pong ball7 ESE BushlandRandall CountyNWS Employee

WeatherTotals compiles National Weather Service Local Storm Reports, mostly from the public and trained spotters. Each report is flagged measured or estimated and lists its source and time.

Largest hailstones within 25 miles of Amarillo

Largest hailstones within 25 miles of Amarillo since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
4.75 inchesGrapefruitCanyon, Randall CountyMay 24, 1996
4.75 inchesGrapefruitCanyon, Randall CountyMay 24, 1996
4.50 inchesGrapefruitClaude, Armstrong CountyMay 25, 2000
4.50 inchesGrapefruitCanyon, Randall CountyMay 25, 2000
4.50 inchesGrapefruitPantex, Carson CountyMar 28, 2007

Record figures come from the Storm Events Database at NCEI, a reviewed log that trails live reports by 2 to 3 months. Records start in 1996 and averages cover 2005-2025.

Hailstone sizes recorded near Amarillo

Hailstone sizes recorded near Amarillo
Stone sizeReportsShare
Under 1 inch32532%
1 to under 2 inches62562%
2 inches and larger656%

The NCEI Storm Events Database supplies the 1,015 reports within 25 miles of Amarillo from 2005 to 2025, with stone size recorded by diameter.

Hail reports by month

Average hail reports per month within 25 miles of Amarillo, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.00.92.06.413.415.02.43.12.61.70.60.3

National Weather Service offices file Local Storm Reports; the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University relays them to this page, where they appear as live spotter reports. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.

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