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Hail history for Palmview South, TX

Last hail within 10 milesMay 8, 20253 in (tea cup)

Hail days, last 12 monthsNone

Largest hail since 20063 in (tea cup)May 8, 2025

Hail days since 200617

Days with hail 1 inch or larger16

Tornadoes within 10 miles1

Damaging wind reports within 10 miles55

Hail has been reported within 10 miles of Palmview South on 17 days since 2006. The largest stones measured 3 in (tea cup) on May 8, 2025. Hail is most common here in May and April.

Recent hail near Palmview South

Date	Hail size	Where	Source
May 8, 2025	3 in tea cup	Shayland, Mc Allen, Edinburg Muni Airport 6 hail reports · closest 9 mi from Palmview South	NOAA Storm Events

One row per day: the largest hail reported that day within 10 miles, the places and the number of reports.

Hail days near Palmview South by year

When hail season peaks near Palmview South

Of the 17 hail days since 2006, most fell in May (6) and April (4).

Largest hail storms near Palmview South

May 8, 2025 · 3 in (tea cup) · Shayland (9 mi from Palmview South)

National Weather Service description (English): A member of the public reported 3 inch diameter (tea cup size) hail, via Facebook. The stone was oblong shape, with a width of 1.5 inches.

Mar 29, 2012 · 2.75 in (baseball) · Edinburg Muni Airport (9 mi from Palmview South)

National Weather Service description (English): Up to an hour of continuous hail, driven by frequent winds estimated at 70 to 75 mph, knocked at least one window out of every northï¿½ï¿½ï¿½facing home, defoliated nearly every tree, left up to a half foot of accumulated hail on the ground, and produced hail drifts up to 4 feet high. Numerous tree limbs were blown down, many homes had roof damage, and broken glass and water littered the north facing rooms and apartments. Hundreds of vehicles left outdoors were severely damaged by golf ball to baseball size hail dents, including many shattered windows.||Preliminary data estimate that 1100 homes and more than 60s businesses were affected by the wind and hail in McAllen, according to prelimina

Apr 20, 2012 · 2.75 in (baseball) · Lindsay Gardens (6 mi from Palmview South)

National Weather Service description (English): Golf ball to baseball size hail was reported over a swath of the heavily populated urban center of Mission and McAllen.

Apr 21, 2023 · 2.75 in (baseball) · Penitas (5 mi from Palmview South)

National Weather Service description (English): Multiple reports of golf ball (1.75) to baseball (2.75) size hail falling across the Peï¿½ï¿½itas area. Several pictures showed hail sizes up to baseballs, with a few pictures showing hail damaged car windshields. One picture in particular showed hail going through the rear windshield of a vehicle with the hailstone intact in the backseat. That same car also had it's right driver's side taillight broken by the large hail. Several other reports of broken windshields or dents to cars were reported in and around Peï¿½ï¿½itas.

May 29, 2023 · 2 in (hen egg) · Granjeno (8 mi from Palmview South)

National Weather Service description (English): Local media received pictures of hail estimated to be the size of hen egg near Granjeno, TX. Time estimated by radar.

Tornadoes within 10 miles of Palmview South

Date	Rating	Where	Path
Jul 16, 2007	EF1	Mc Allen 9 mi from Palmview South	1.0 mi long, 50 yd wide

Damaging thunderstorm winds near Palmview South

55 reports of damaging thunderstorm wind within 10 miles of Palmview South since 2006, on 34 days. The strongest measured gust was 74 mph on Apr 29, 2023.

Date	Strongest gust	Where	Source
Aug 2, 2026	62 mph, measured	McAllen 1 wind report	NWS storm report (preliminary)
May 9, 2026	62 mph, measured	Miller Intl. Airport 1 wind report	NOAA Storm Events
Mar 27, 2025	60 mph, estimated	Penitas 1 wind report	NOAA Storm Events
Jun 10, 2024	58 mph, estimated	Mission 1 wind report	NOAA Storm Events
May 27, 2024	58 mph, estimated	Mission 1 wind report	NOAA Storm Events
Apr 29, 2023	86 mph, estimated	Penitas, Mc Allen, Miller Intl. Airport 13 wind reports	NOAA Storm Events
Apr 28, 2023	58 mph, estimated	La Toya 1 wind report	NOAA Storm Events
Apr 23, 2023	68 mph, measured	Miller Intl. Airport 1 wind report	NOAA Storm Events
Apr 21, 2023	62 mph, measured	Miller Intl. Airport, Mc Allen, Shayland 3 wind reports	NOAA Storm Events
Nov 11, 2022	59 mph, measured	Miller Intl. Airport 1 wind report	NOAA Storm Events

Severe thunderstorm wind means gusts of 58 mph or more, or wind that caused damage. Measured gusts come from weather stations; estimated ones from spotters and damage surveys.

Filing a roof or car hail claim?

Insurers ask for the date of loss. The dates on this page are when hail was reported near Palmview South; hail can hit one street and miss the next, so a report is not proof of damage at your address. A licensed roofer or your insurance adjuster can inspect the roof. Many policies set a time limit for filing a claim — check yours.

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Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (final records through Jun 30, 2026) and National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (preliminary, since then). Distances are measured from the center of Palmview South.

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