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Sterling County Hail Map & Storm Reports

Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026

Has it hailed in Sterling County, Texas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 21 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 32 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 11 high-wind reports with gusts up to 78 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.

Map of Sterling County, Texas showing the county boundary and surrounding cities
Sterling County, Texas. Map © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap · County boundary: US Census Bureau.

Sterling County hail map

Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Sterling County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.

32
Events (12 mo)
21
Hail
11
Wind
0
Tornado
0.88"
Max hail
78
Max wind (mph)
August 2026
Most recent

What the radar showed

Radar snapshot during the Sep 23, 2025 wind event near 5 W Sterling City, Sterling County, Texas, with NWS warning polygons
NEXRAD radar at the moment of the Sep 23, 2025 wind event (78 mph) near 5 W Sterling City. Outlined polygons are the storm-based warnings exactly as issued by the National Weather Service. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

Last 30 days in Sterling County

Current NEXRAD radar over Sterling County, Texas with recent storm report locations
Current radar over the Sterling County area, with storm reports from the past 7 days plotted. Refreshes throughout the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.
August 2026 1 storm day · 1 NWS warning — wind to 50 mph Exact dates & locations in app →

Recent storms — full detail available in the app

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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Storm log — the official record, day by day

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.

Sunday, July 19, 2026

3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"

“At 659 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sterling City, moving north at 15 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... Sterling City and Broome.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

“At 635 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sterling City, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Sterling City and Broome.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

Saturday, July 18, 2026

3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"

NEXRAD radar during the Saturday, July 18, 2026 storm activity in Sterling County, Texas
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 746 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Broome, moving north at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

“At 725 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Silver, moving north at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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... Silver.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

Saturday, July 4, 2026

1 SPC verified storm report

“A semi truck and RV trailer was blown over Highway 163. (SJT)”

SPC verified report · 5 SSW Sterling City

Friday, June 5, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"

“At 917 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 15 miles northwest of Arden to 8 miles north of Us-190 Near The Crockett- Sutton County Line to near Ozona. Movement was 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.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"

NEXRAD radar during the Tuesday, May 26, 2026 storm activity in Sterling County, Texas
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 119 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of The Intersection Of Highway 158 And Ranch Road 2059 to near Grape Creek to Tankersley to 9 miles south of The Intersection Of Ranch Road 2083 And Highway 405. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

“At 1248 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles southeast of Coahoma to near Sterling City to near Broome. 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.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

Saturday, May 23, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"

“At 740 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Us-87 Near The Coke- Tom Green County Line, or 11 miles south of Broome, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"

NEXRAD radar during the Tuesday, May 19, 2026 storm activity in Sterling County, Texas
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 453 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 23 miles west of Arden, moving northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

“At 326 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm in northwestern Irion County, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Arden.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

Saturday, April 18, 2026

2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Saturday, April 18, 2026 storm activity in Sterling County, Texas
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“WHAT...North winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...A portion of west central Texas. WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

“At 511 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sterling City, moving northeast at 40 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... Robert Lee, Sterling City, Silver, Broome, Sanco, Champion, E.V.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

Sunday, March 15, 2026

3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph

“WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...A portion of west central Texas. WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

“WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...All of west central Texas. WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 1 AM CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

Saturday, March 14, 2026

2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph

“WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...All of West Central Texas. WHEN...From 11 AM Sunday to 1 AM CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

“...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST ACROSS ALL OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM CDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

Saturday, February 14, 2026

4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"

NEXRAD radar during the Saturday, February 14, 2026 storm activity in Sterling County, Texas
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 346 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Silver, moving northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Silver around 350 AM CST. Maryneal around 405 AM CST.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

“At 301 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles west of Sterling City, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Broome.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

Sunday, November 23, 2025

3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"

NEXRAD radar during the Sunday, November 23, 2025 storm activity in Sterling County, Texas
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 1120 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 21 miles east of Stiles, or 25 miles northeast of Big Lake, moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

“At 727 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southwest of Sterling City, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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... Sterling City and Broome.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

Thursday, November 20, 2025

2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Thursday, November 20, 2025 storm activity in Sterling County, Texas
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 501 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorms along a line extending from Silver to near Mertzon. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. In addition, blowing dust along and behind the line will create hazardous driving conditions due to lowered visibilities.”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

“At 359 PM CST, a gust front was moving east into far western parts of West Central Texas. The gust fronn was moving rapidly east at 45 mph. Strong, gusty west winds will follow passage of this gust front. Hazard: Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”

NWS severe weather mention · Sterling County

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 78 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Tuesday, September 23, 2025 storm activity in Sterling County, Texas
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

Today's severe weather outlook

Storm Prediction Center Day 1 convective outlook — national severe weather risk map for today
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Common questions

When was the last severe storm in Sterling County, TX?

The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 32 severe weather events in Sterling County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.

Did it hail in Sterling County recently?

Yes — 21 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.

How do I see hail history for a specific address in Sterling County?

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