Hail and tornadoes in Rockwall County, TX
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Rockwall County, TX on 26 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Mon, Apr 27, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 8 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 57 hail reports in Rockwall County, TX on 27 days, 16 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 4.5 in, near Rockwall, on Sat, Apr 5, 2003.
By decade: 2000s: 5 · 2010s: 23 · 2020s: 29
Tornadoes since 1950
8 tornadoes have touched Rockwall County, TX since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 3.
Strongest
- Tue, Apr 3, 2012 · EF3 · 2.38 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Blackland · 3 injuries
- Sat, Dec 26, 2015 · EF2 · 3.83 mi long, 550 yd wide · near Lake Ray Hubbard
- Wed, Mar 30, 2022 · EF1 · 0.49 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Chisholm
- Sun, Oct 20, 2019 · EF1 · 1.3 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Rockwall
- Sun, Oct 20, 2019 · EF1 · 1.96 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Rockwall
Most recent
- Wed, Mar 30, 2022 · EF1 · 0.49 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Chisholm
- Sun, Oct 20, 2019 · EF1 · 1.96 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Rockwall
- Sun, Oct 20, 2019 · EF1 · 1.3 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Rockwall
- Wed, May 29, 2019 · EF0 · 3.06 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Rockwell Muni Airport
- Sat, Dec 26, 2015 · EF2 · 3.83 mi long, 550 yd wide · near Lake Ray Hubbard
- Tue, Apr 3, 2012 · EF3 · 2.38 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Blackland · 3 injuries
- Wed, Sep 8, 2010 · EF0 · 0.67 mi long, 108 yd wide · near Heath
- Fri, Apr 13, 2007 · EF0 · 1.95 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Royse City
By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 6 · 2020s: 1
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Mon, Sep 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 22, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (Fate, TX)
- 2 in (2 SE Fate, TX)
- 1.5 in (1 SE Fate, TX)
- 1.75 in (1 S Rockwall, TX)
- 1.75 in (1 SW Rockwall, TX)
- Wed, Mar 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 SSW Fate, TX)
- Mon, May 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Mar 29, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Mar 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 3, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 2, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 27, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 22, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Oct 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Sep 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 13, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 SE Rockwall, TX)
- Sun, Jun 11, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (1 N Rockwall, TX)
- 2.75 in (Royse City, TX)
- Thu, Apr 20, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (1 SSE ROCKWALL, TX)
- Tue, Apr 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Dec 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 2.5 in (MCLENDON-CHISHOLM, TX)
- Sun, Sep 4, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Apr 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 E ROYSE CITY, TX)
- Mon, Mar 14, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 SW ROCKWALL, TX)
- Sun, Aug 1, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 3, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.