Polk County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Polk County, Texas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 52 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 57 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 5 high-wind reports with gusts up to 50 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Polk County
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Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
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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.
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 501 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Coldspring, or 11 miles southwest of Livingston, moving west at 15 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... Coldspring.”
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 556 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along two outflow boundaries set to collide in the Lake Livingston area. on region. Look for storm intensity to increase as this occurs with gusty winds, lightning, and heavy downpours. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 451 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Sebastopol, or 23 miles southwest of Apple Springs. 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 616 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 7 miles southwest of Apple Springs, moving east at 15 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... Apple Springs, Groveton, and Centralia.”
“At 739 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Coldspring, or 15 miles northwest of Cleveland, moving southeast at 10 mph. 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... Shepherd, Coldspring, and Evergreen.”
- Hail 0.75" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 516 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Livingston, moving north at 10 mph. 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... Livingston, Goodrich, and West Livingston.”
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 355 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Alabama-Coushatta Reservation to near Cleveland. Movement was northeast at 10 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.”
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 612 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 7 miles south of Groveton, or 18 miles northwest of Livingston, moving southwest at 20 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...”
- Hail 0.75" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 311 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Cleveland to 6 miles east of Crosby to Taylor Lake Village. Movement was east at 35 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 310 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Austonio to near Coldspring. Movement was northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 812 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Goodrich, or 8 miles south of Livingston, moving northeast at 15 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...”
“At 723 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Seven Oaks, or 13 miles west of Chester, moving northeast at 20 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 745 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Colmesneil to 7 miles southeast of Goodrich to near Cut And Shoot. Movement was east at 15 mph. 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.”
“At 658 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Diboll to near Livingston to 8 miles east of New Waverly. Movement was east at 25 mph. 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.”
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 325 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Shepherd to 6 miles northwest of Dayton to near Baytown. Movement was east at 25 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.”
“At 231 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Huntsville to Memorial Park. Movement was east at around 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 10, 2026
7 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 913 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Livingston, moving north at 15 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 902 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Corrigan, or 10 miles south of Diboll, moving northwest at 15 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... Corrigan.”
- Hail 0.88" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 8, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 734 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northwest of Riverside, or 15 miles north of Huntsville, moving east at 55 mph. 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...”
“At 704 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Point Blank, or 17 miles west of Livingston, moving east at 30 mph. 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 30, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1211 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Riverside, or 13 miles northeast of Huntsville, moving east at 35 mph. 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...”
“At 114 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Alabama-Coushatta Reservation, or 9 miles east of Livingston, moving east at 35 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 711 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Coldspring to near Pinehurst. Movement was southeast at around 30 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 617 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hudson to 6 miles southwest of Brenham. Movement was southeast at around 40 to 50 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 14, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Report of tree down near entrance of Park along FM 3126 due to thunderstorms winds. (HGX)”
- Wind Unknown 4 NW Goodrich SPC verified report
Sunday, March 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 445 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Votaw, or 8 miles west of Thicket, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Romayor, Segno, and Rye.”
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 421 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sebastopol, or 20 miles northwest of Livingston, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Groveton and Sebastopol.”
“At 537 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Coldspring to 7 miles west of North Cleveland to near Woodloch. Movement was northeast at 15 mph. 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.”
- Hail 0.75" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, February 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 509 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from New Waverly to near Eagle Lake. Movement was east at around 60 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, November 29, 2025
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 942 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles north of Livingston to 6 miles northeast of Huntsville State Park to near Anderson. Movement was southeast at 25 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.”
“At 859 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles west of Corrigan to near Huntsville to near Bryan. Movement was southeast at 25 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, November 24, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 742 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Diboll, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Apple Springs, Trinity, Onalaska, Corrigan, Groveton, Sebastopol, Moscow, and Centralia.”
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, November 21, 2025
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 252 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Corrigan, or 10 miles south of Diboll, moving east at 20 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... Corrigan, Seven Oaks, and Moscow.”
“At 221 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Diboll, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Corrigan.”
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 248 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Corrigan, or 17 miles north of Livingston, moving east at 20 mph. 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... Corrigan, Seven Oaks, and Moscow.”
- Hail 0.5" Polk County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Polk County, TX?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 57 severe weather events in Polk County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Polk County recently?
Yes — 52 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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