Zapata County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Zapata County, Texas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 27 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 28 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 1 high-wind report with gusts up to 55 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.
Zapata County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Zapata County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Zapata County
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.
See the specifics — free →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.
Saturday, July 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 841 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near San Ygnacio, moving northwest 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... San Ygnacio. This includes US Highway 83 between mile markers 746 and 762.”
- Hail 0.25" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 729 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Siesta Shores, or near Zapata, moving northwest 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...”
“At 712 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Morales-Sanchez, or 8 miles north of Lopeno, moving northwest 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. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 316 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northwest of Escobas, or 12 miles north of Bustamante, moving north 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 19, 2026
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1135 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Escobas, or 10 miles north of Bustamante, moving north 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... Escobas.”
“At 1101 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Morales-Sanchez, or near Zapata, moving north 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 518 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Morales-Sanchez, or near Lopeno, moving south 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... Lopeno, New Falcon, and Morales-Sanchez.”
“At 429 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bustamante, moving south 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... Bustamante, Lopeno, and Morales-Sanchez.”
- Hail 0.25" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 647 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southeast of El Cenizo, or 10 miles north of San Ygnacio, moving northeast 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... San Ygnacio.”
“At 539 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 7 miles southwest of Ramirez, or 13 miles east of Hebbronville, 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 0.25" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 822 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Morales-Sanchez, or 8 miles east of Zapata, moving northeast at 25 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...”
“At 743 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Falcon Mesa, or near Zapata, moving northeast 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...”
- Hail 0.88" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 22, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1142 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Falcon State Park, or near Lopeno, moving northwest at 10 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 1032 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Falcon Dam, or 14 miles southwest of Lopeno, moving north at 30 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 0.88" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 220 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bustamante, moving north 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... Bustamante and Escobas.”
- Hail 0.5" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 121 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near South Fork Estates, or 7 miles west of Hebbronville, moving southeast at 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 1225 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 9 miles southeast of El Cenizo, or 17 miles north of San Ygnacio, moving southeast at 40 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... Bustamante.”
- Hail 0.5" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Jim Hogg, Starr, and Zapata Counties. WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 8 AM CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 55 mph Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 913 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 11 miles north of Zapata County Airport, or 12 miles northeast of San Ygnacio, moving east 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...”
- Hail 0.88" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 616 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near New Falcon, or near Lopeno, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lopeno, New Falcon, Falcon Dam, Morales-Sanchez, Salineno, Falcon Heights, and Falcon State Park. This includes US Highway 83 between mile markers 780 and 798.”
- Hail 0.75" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 826 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Zapata County Airport, or 11 miles northwest of Bustamante, moving southeast 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.”
- Hail 0.75" Zapata County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Zapata County, TX?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 28 severe weather events in Zapata 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 Zapata County recently?
Yes — 27 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 Zapata County?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.