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On the map: March 16, 2023, the largest radar hail near Cotulla since 2019: 1.94″ within about 2 miles of the center. Rings at 1, 3 and 5 miles.

Radar-estimated hail

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Cotulla, TX hail history

Last 1-inch hail reported within 5 miles of Cotulla, TX: April 9, 2024 (1.00″).

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20hail days within 5 miles since 1955
5hail days 2016–2025; 316th of 537 Texas cities
4.00″largest hail, March 16, 2023
2tornado reports within 5 miles

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

How often it hails near Cotulla

1990: 01991: 01992: 01993: 01994: 01995: 01996: 01997: 01998: 01999: 12000: 02001: 12002: 12003: 02004: 22005: 02006: 32007: 02008: 12009: 02010: 02011: 02012: 02013: 02014: 02015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 22024: 1199019931996199920022005200820112014201720202023max 3
Days with hail reported within 5 miles of Cotulla, TX, by year. NOAA Storm Prediction Center.

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Recent hail days

As of November 6, 2026, hail has been reported within 5 miles of Cotulla, TX on 20 days since 1955, 5 of them from 2016 to 2025 (316th of 537 Texas cities for that decade). The most recent was April 9, 2024 (1.00″), and the largest on record is 4.00″ (grapefruit size) on March 16, 2023. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger within about 2 miles of the city center on 4 days since October 2019.

Cotulla averages a 1-inch-or-larger hail report within 5 miles about once every 2.2 years (9 days, 2006–2025). By days with hail reported within 5 miles from 2016 to 2025 (5), Cotulla ranks 316th of 537 Texas cities and 2165th of 6,891 US cities (tied with 560 others).

Most hail near Cotulla falls in March, April and May: 15 of its 20 hail days since 1955 (75%), with the most in April (7). Across the state: Texas hail season.

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Hail days near Cotulla

Storm dayLargest reportReportsClosest to center
April 9, 20241.00″10.3 mi
April 28, 20231.75″20.8 mi
March 16, 20234.00″21.1 mi
April 11, 20171.25″11.9 mi
April 12, 20161.50″20.3 mi
April 13, 20151.00″11.9 mi
May 21, 20080.75″10.6 mi
May 14, 20061.00″14.4 mi
May 9, 20061.75″11.4 mi
March 19, 20061.00″10.6 mi
July 22, 20040.88″10.6 mi
February 23, 20040.88″10.6 mi
March 19, 20020.75″10.6 mi
August 30, 20010.88″10.6 mi
May 11, 19990.75″10.6 mi
April 29, 19891.75″10.6 mi
April 17, 19880.75″10.6 mi
June 6, 19832.75″11.4 mi
May 15, 19801.75″10.6 mi
June 5, 19680.75″14.7 mi

Radar-estimated hail near Cotulla

Largest radar estimate within about 2 miles of the city center, NOAA MRMS (October 2019 onward). The largest was 1.94″ on March 16, 2023.

Storm dayRadar max (MESH)
May 8, 20250.91″
April 9, 20241.13″
February 2, 20240.78″
April 28, 20231.62″
March 16, 20231.94″
August 22, 20220.81″
April 5, 20220.77″
April 9, 20200.95″
March 19, 20201.61″

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County: La Salle County · State: Texas

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