Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Nov 1, 2026
Has it hailed in Kenedy County, Texas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 23 hail reports with hail up to 1.75", among 34 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 11 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was on May 27, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Kenedy County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
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Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 643 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Kenedy County Wind Farms, or 11 miles east of Sarita, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 643 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Kenedy County Wind Farms, or 11 miles east of Sarita, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 329 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Yturria, or 8 miles northeast of Raymondville, moving south at 20 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 303 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rudolph, or 14 miles south of Armstrong, moving south at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Yturria, Rudolph, and Norias.”
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 934 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rachal, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1055 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Kenedy County Wind Farms, or 13 miles northeast of Armstrong, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1"
“A quarter inch hail was reported by the public in Sarita... TX. The report was from a photo posted onto our NWSChat 2.0/Slack page. Time radar estimated. (BRO)”
“At 507 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sarita, moving north at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Sarita, Kenedy County Wind Farms, and Kenedy County Sheriffs Office.”
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 420 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Jose Borrego Middle School, or over Hargill, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Edinburg, Mission, Pharr, Harlingen, Weslaco, San Juan, San Benito, Alamo, Donna, and Mercedes.”
“At 420 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Jose Borrego Middle School, or over Hargill, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Edinburg, Mission, Pharr, Harlingen, Weslaco, San Juan, San Benito, Alamo, Donna, and Mercedes.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 520 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Rachal, moving southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
6 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 317 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Valley International Airport, or near Harlingen, moving southeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 317 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Valley International Airport, or near Harlingen, moving southeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 928 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Norias to near Yturria to near Lasara Elementary School. Movement was east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 928 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Norias to near Yturria to near Lasara Elementary School. Movement was east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 550 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Airport Road Addition, or 8 miles east of Falfurrias. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Flowella.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 652 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 16 miles east of Kingsville Naval Air Station to near Riviera Beach to 8 miles east of Airport Road Addition. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 652 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 16 miles east of Kingsville Naval Air Station to near Riviera Beach to 8 miles east of Airport Road Addition. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
3 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.75"
“Public posted social media video showing at least golf ball size hail at the Sarita Rest Stop along US-77. (BRO)”
“Border Patrol reports golfball sized hail at a checkpoint 14 miles south of Sarita... TX... 6.5 miles north of Armstrong... TX. (BRO)”
The most recent recorded event was on May 27, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 34 severe weather events in Kenedy County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 23 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.75" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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