On the map: June 4, 2020, the largest radar hail near Plainview since 2019: 2.27″ within about 2 miles of the center. Rings at 1, 3 and 5 miles.
Radar-estimated hail
Plainview, TX hail history
Last 1-inch hail reported within 5 miles of Plainview, TX: May 15, 2024 (1.75″).
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How often it hails near Plainview
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Recent hail days
- May 6, 20250.75″ · 1.1 mi
- May 15, 20241.75″ · 1.7 mi
- May 1, 20241.50″ · 2.1 mi
- May 22, 20231.75″ · 5.0 mi
- May 31, 20222.00″ · 1.5 mi
- May 23, 20201.00″ · 1.5 mi
As of November 6, 2026, hail has been reported within 5 miles of Plainview, TX on 64 days since 1955, 10 of them from 2016 to 2025 (163rd of 537 Texas cities for that decade). The most recent was May 6, 2025 (0.75″), and the largest on record is 4.50″ (softball size) on July 9, 1979. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger within about 2 miles of the city center on 5 days since October 2019.
Plainview averages a 1-inch-or-larger hail report within 5 miles about once every 1.5 years (13 days, 2006–2025). By days with hail reported within 5 miles from 2016 to 2025 (10), Plainview ranks 163rd of 537 Texas cities and 675th of 6,891 US cities (tied with 168 others).
Most hail near Plainview falls in April, May and June: 49 of its 64 hail days since 1955 (77%), with the most in May (27). Across the state: Texas hail season.
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Hail days near Plainview
| Storm day | Largest report | Reports | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2025 | 0.75″ | 1 | 1.1 mi |
| May 15, 2024 | 1.75″ | 1 | 1.7 mi |
| May 1, 2024 | 1.50″ | 1 | 2.1 mi |
| May 22, 2023 | 1.75″ | 1 | 5.0 mi |
| May 31, 2022 | 2.00″ | 1 | 1.5 mi |
| May 23, 2020 | 1.00″ | 1 | 1.5 mi |
| June 15, 2019 | 1.00″ | 1 | 1.5 mi |
| June 12, 2017 | 3.00″ | 1 | 0.6 mi |
| April 16, 2017 | 1.00″ | 1 | 1.4 mi |
| April 14, 2017 | 1.75″ | 1 | 0.7 mi |
| May 8, 2015 | 1.75″ | 1 | 2.6 mi |
| August 14, 2013 | 1.00″ | 1 | 1.8 mi |
| March 19, 2011 | 1.00″ | 1 | 1.4 mi |
| June 13, 2009 | 1.00″ | 1 | 2.3 mi |
| June 1, 2009 | 0.88″ | 1 | 1.5 mi |
| July 11, 2007 | 0.88″ | 1 | 1.5 mi |
| April 12, 2007 | 0.88″ | 1 | 3.4 mi |
| June 9, 2005 | 2.75″ | 3 | 1.5 mi |
| May 12, 2005 | 2.00″ | 5 | 1.5 mi |
| August 30, 2004 | 0.88″ | 1 | 1.5 mi |
| August 6, 2004 | 1.00″ | 1 | 1.5 mi |
| June 10, 2003 | 1.75″ | 1 | 4.4 mi |
| June 4, 2003 | 0.75″ | 1 | 1.5 mi |
| April 28, 2003 | 0.75″ | 1 | 1.5 mi |
| June 4, 2002 | 0.75″ | 1 | 1.5 mi |
Radar-estimated hail near Plainview
Largest radar estimate within about 2 miles of the city center, NOAA MRMS (October 2019 onward). The largest was 2.27″ on June 4, 2020.
| Storm day | Radar max (MESH) |
|---|---|
| June 23, 2026 | 0.93″ |
| July 24, 2025 | 0.97″ |
| July 22, 2025 | 0.76″ |
| June 5, 2025 | 0.80″ |
| May 25, 2025 | 0.93″ |
| September 21, 2024 | 0.95″ |
| May 15, 2024 | 0.93″ |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.75″ |
| June 23, 2023 | 0.92″ |
| June 2, 2023 | 0.83″ |
| May 26, 2023 | 1.07″ |
| May 23, 2023 | 1.17″ |
| August 29, 2022 | 0.85″ |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.92″ |
| August 16, 2021 | 0.79″ |
| July 25, 2021 | 1.36″ |
| August 10, 2020 | 0.77″ |
| June 4, 2020 | 2.27″ |
| May 23, 2020 | 1.29″ |
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County: Hale County · State: Texas
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