Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Willacy County, Texas has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 27 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 11 hail reports with hail up to 0.88" and 15 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 Willacy County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
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Check an address free →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.
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 856 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Rio Hondo Elementary School, or near Rio Hondo, moving northeast at 85 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...”
“At 856 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Rio Hondo Elementary School, or near Rio Hondo, moving northeast at 85 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...”
5 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 326 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sebastian, moving south at 10 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Harlingen, Santa Rosa, Lyford, Sebastian, Combes, Yznaga, Combes Community Center, Tierra Bonita, Lyford Elementary School, and Lyford City Hall.”
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1221 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over La Feria, moving 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. Locations impacted include... Harlingen, Weslaco, San Benito, Mercedes, Raymondville, La Feria, Los Fresnos, Progreso, Edcouch, and Santa Rosa.”
“At 1221 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over La Feria, moving 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. Locations impacted include... Harlingen, Weslaco, San Benito, Mercedes, Raymondville, La Feria, Los Fresnos, Progreso, Edcouch, and Santa Rosa.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 821 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northeast of Port Mansfield, moving southeast at 10 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...”
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.”
5 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...”
1 NWS warning — 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...”
1 SPC verified storm report — 1 tornado report
“[Landspout] KRGV shared a social media video of a landspout near East FM 1018... in the Lyford area. (BRO)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 125 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Lyford City Hall to Laguna Seca to near Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary School. Movement was southeast 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.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1031 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Raymondville High School, or over Raymondville, moving south 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. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 357 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rudolph, or 11 miles northeast of Raymondville, moving south 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...”
“At 357 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rudolph, or 11 miles northeast of Raymondville, moving south 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...”
The most recent recorded event was on May 27, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 27 severe weather events in Willacy County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 11 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.
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