Texas Hail Storm

Losses, 2024 dollars

$1.9 billion

Losses at the time

$1.5 billion

Deaths

0

The losses and deaths are NCEI’s, counting everything the disaster did. The episodes below are only what the Weather Service filed in its Storm Events record, which counts damage differently and often not at all, so the two never add up and are shown apart.

• Flash Flood in California, March 20, 2019$10,000 · 1 eventA cold Pacific storm system brought scattered showers and isolated flash flooding.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, March 21 to 22, 20191 in hail · 11 eventsA slow-moving storm system passing through the Four Corners region on March 21-22, 2019 brought mountain snow to parts of northern and western New Mexico as well as showers and thunderstorms from the Rio Grande Valley eastward across the eastern plains.
• Hail and Winter Weather in California, March 22 to 23, 2019$1,000 · 0.25 in hail · 3 eventsAccumulating mountain snow caused travel delays. Thunderstorms brought accumulating small hail and a funnel cloud in the Central Valley.
• Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 22 to 23, 201954 kt wind · 6 eventsA decaying squall line brought a few severe wind gusts to western Oklahoma late on the 22nd and early on the 23rd.
• Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 22, 201951 kt wind · 10 eventsA potent upper level trough as well as a surface cold front crossed the region during the afternoon of March 22nd. Out ahead of the trough, surface heating and cold upper levels were able to generate marginal amounts of surface instability.
• Damaging Winds in Maryland, March 22, 201950 kt wind · 8 eventsA potent upper level trough as well as a surface cold front crossed the region during the afternoon of March 22nd. Out ahead of the trough, surface heating and cold upper levels were able to generate marginal amounts of surface instability.
• Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, March 22, 201950 kt wind · 1 eventA potent upper level trough as well as a surface cold front crossed the region during the afternoon of March 22nd. Out ahead of the trough, surface heating and cold upper levels were able to generate marginal amounts of surface instability.
• Tornadoes and Flood in Texas, March 22, 20192.75 in hail · 34 eventsA strong upper level system moved across New Mexico approaching the western panhandles by the evening of the 22nd. Out ahead of the main upper level system, low level moisture along with sufficient instability allowed thunderstorms to develop.
• Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 22, 201952 kt wind · 1 eventA strong upper level system moved across New Mexico approaching the western panhandles by the evening of the 22nd. Out ahead of the main upper level system, low level moisture along with sufficient instability allowed thunderstorms to develop.
• Damaging Wind and Strong Wind in Virginia, March 22, 2019$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 eventsStrong wind behind a cold front produced minor wind damage across portions of southeast Virginia.
• Tornado in Colorado, March 22, 2019EF0 · 1 eventA landspout formed along a colliding boundary east of Eaton. The tornado flipped over 100 small cow huts. None of the calves were injured, although several were chained to the shelters and had to be untangled. Several feed bags were scattered around as well.
• Hail in Texas, March 22, 20192 in hail · 3 eventsFollowing a round of scattered thunderstorms this morning, one of which produced a severe gust in southwest Garza County, an isolated thunderstorm developed late this evening in southern Cochran County.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, March 23, 20192 in hail · 29 eventsMoisture and instability combined with a surface boundary in the area to produce a few severe storms that produced large hail on the 23rd.
• Hail in Oklahoma, March 23, 20191 in hail · 2 eventsStrong to severe thunderstorms developed over central Oklahoma during the evening hours of the 23rd ahead of a cold front that moved slowly into the region. The strongest storms produced large hail up to quarter size as they moved into portions of northeastern Oklahoma.
• Hail in Missouri, March 24, 2019$52,000 · 2 in hail · 13 eventsThe combination of a progressive upper low over the plains and a low level jet max nosing into the area brought strong to severe thunderstorms to the Ozarks.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, March 24, 2019EF1 · 21 eventsAs a strong cold front moved through the region, severe storms developed mainly along and south of Interstate 70. There were numerous reports of large hail, as well as some wind damage and 3 tornadoes.
• Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 2019$190,000 · 2.75 in hail · 18 eventsSevere thunderstorms developed over east central and southeastern Oklahoma during the early evening hours of the 24th as a cold front moved slowly into the area.
• Hail in Arkansas, March 24, 2019$60,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 eventsSevere thunderstorms developed over southeastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas during the early evening hours of the 24th as a cold front moved slowly into the area.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 24 to 25, 2019$1.2 million · 4.5 in hail · 53 eventsAn upper level trough and a cold front ignited scattered to numerous thunderstorms on the evening of Sunday March 24, primarily along and east of the Interstate 35 corridor. Large and destructive hail was the primary severe weather occurrence.
• Hail in Colorado, March 24, 20191 in hail · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm moved slightly north of Interstate 70 and produced large hail over the western portion of Mesa County.
• Hail in Oklahoma, March 24 to 25, 20192 in hail · 3 eventsWarm and moist air began to return north across the Ark-La-Tex during the daytime hours on March 24th, ahead of an upper level shortwave trough that traversed east across Southern Oklahoma and North Texas.
• Hail in Illinois, March 24, 20191 in hail · 2 eventsAs a strong cold front moved through the region, severe storms developed mainly along and south of Interstate 70. There were numerous reports of large hail, as well as some wind damage and 3 tornadoes.
• Hail in Arkansas, March 24, 20191.25 in hail · 6 eventsThere were spotty downpours expected on the 24th as a cold front pushed into the area from the northwest, but hail was a bigger worry. A few stones up to golf ball size were observed at Pencil Bluff (Montgomery County).
• Hail in Indiana, March 24, 20190.75 in hail · 2 eventsThunderstorms developed near a surface low over central Missouri during the warmer and more unstable afternoon hours of the 24th. Although these storms weakened before reaching southwest Indiana, a few of the storms produced hail.
• Tornado in Missouri, March 24, 20191 injured · $60,000 · EF2 · 1 eventMultiple storms developed along and ahead of a cold front in central and southern Missouri during the late afternoon hours. Effective bulk wind shear was around 40 to 50 knots. Although the low-level wind flow was relatively weak, it was sufficient for a significant tornado.
• Hail in Kentucky, March 24, 20190.88 in hail · 1 eventThunderstorms developed near a surface low over central Missouri during the warmer and more unstable afternoon hours of the 24th. Although these storms weakened before reaching western Kentucky, a few of the storms produced hail.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 25, 20192 in hail · 7 eventsWarm and moist air began to return north across the Ark-La-Tex during the daytime hours on March 24th, ahead of an upper level shortwave trough that traversed east across Southern Oklahoma and North Texas.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 25, 20191.5 in hail · 3 eventsWarm and moist air began to return north across the Ark-La-Tex during the daytime hours on March 24th, ahead of an upper level shortwave trough that traversed east across Southern Oklahoma and North Texas.
• Hail in Texas, March 25, 20191 in hail · 1 eventA storm near Burkeville became severe and produced hail to 1 inch in diameter.
• Hail in Louisiana, March 25, 20191 in hail · 1 eventA thunderstorm in the Vinton area of Calcasieu Parish became severe.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, March 25, 20191.75 in hail · 21 eventsA strong cold front moved through central Alabama during afternoon and early evening on March 25th. Low and mid level instability increased ahead of the front, with mid level lapse rates supportive of large hail.
• Hail in Mississippi, March 25, 20191 in hail · 1 eventAs a cold front sagged into the region, a couple of storms developed in the unstable environment. The main hazard with these storms was hail.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 25, 2019$6,000 · 1 in hail · 4 eventsIsolated severe thunderstorms developed across north and central Georgia along and ahead of a strong cold front sweeping through the region.
• Hail in Alabama, March 25, 20190.88 in hail · 2 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours along a cold front dropping southeast. The thunderstorms produced small hail, including up to nickel sized hail in northern Madison County.

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NOAA NCEI, U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2025), https://doi.org/10.25921/stkw-7w73, and the Storm Events Database for the episodes.