Hail Lubbock, TX
Over the last 7 days, no hail has been reported within 25 miles of Lubbock. That makes for a quiet week, but the year is not empty: Lubbock has collected 23 hail reports so far in 2026. The largest stone from those reports measured 1.75 inches and fell at 2 SSE Abernathy. 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 Lubbock. Between 2005 and 2025, the area averaged about 18.5 hail reports a year, coming on about 7.7 days. The largest hailstone since 1996 was 5.00 inches, on Jun 5, 2025.
Hail storms near Lubbock in 2026
| Date | Size | Place | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 4 E Reese CenterLubbock County | Public |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | SmyerHockley County | Broadcast Media |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | 6 E WolfforthLubbock County | Public |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 4 NW LubbockLubbock County | Public |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 5 W LubbockLubbock County | Trained Spotter |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 5 W LubbockLubbock County | Public |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 0.75 inches penny | 4 E Reese CenterLubbock County | Public |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 0.75 inches penny | 5 S LubbockLubbock County | Public |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 0.75 inches penny | 4 E WolfforthLubbock County | Public |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 1.75 inches golf ball | 2 SSE AbernathyLubbock County | Public |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 1.75 inches golf ball | AbernathyHale County | CO-OP Observer |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | AbernathyHale County | Public |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 0.75 inches penny | 4 W LubbockLubbock County | Public |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 0.70 inches marble | 2 W LubbockLubbock County | Public |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 0.75 inches penny | 2 WSW LubbockLubbock County | Public |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 0.70 inches marble | 3 WNW LubbockLubbock County | Public |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 0.70 inches marble | 5 W LubbockLubbock County | Public |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 4 SE Reese CenterLubbock County | Public |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 0.88 inches nickel | 3 E Reese CenterLubbock County | Public |
| May 22, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 3 SE Lubbock Int. AirpoLubbock County | Public |
| May 22, 2026 | 1.75 inches golf ball | 1 WNW SlatonLubbock County | Public |
| May 22, 2026 | 0.88 inches nickel | 2 NW SlatonLubbock County | Public |
| May 22, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 1 WSW SlatonLubbock County | CO-OP Observer |
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 Lubbock
| Diameter | Size | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.00 inches | Grapefruit | Anton, Hockley County | Jun 5, 2025 |
| 4.50 inches | Grapefruit | New Deal, Lubbock County | May 17, 2001 |
| 4.50 inches | Grapefruit | New Deal, Lubbock County | Jun 17, 2013 |
| 4.50 inches | Grapefruit | Woodrow, Lubbock County | May 8, 2015 |
| 4.50 inches | Grapefruit | Wolfforth, Lubbock County | Jun 23, 2023 |
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 Lubbock
| Stone size | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 inch | 83 | 21% |
| 1 to under 2 inches | 246 | 63% |
| 2 inches and larger | 60 | 15% |
The NCEI Storm Events Database supplies the 389 reports within 25 miles of Lubbock from 2005 to 2025, with stone size recorded by diameter.
Hail reports by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
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.