Hail history for Penitas, TX

Last hail within 10 milesMay 17, 20241 in (quarter)

Hail days, last 12 monthsNone

Largest hail since 20062.75 in (baseball)Apr 21, 2023

Hail days since 200613

Days with hail 1 inch or larger11

Damaging wind reports within 10 miles27

Hail has been reported within 10 miles of Penitas on 13 days since 2006. The largest stones measured 2.75 in (baseball) on Apr 21, 2023. Hail is most common here in April and May.

Recent hail near Penitas

No hail was reported within 10 miles of Penitas in the last two years.

Hail days near Penitas by year

When hail season peaks near Penitas

Of the 13 hail days since 2006, most fell in April (4) and May (4).

Largest hail storms near Penitas

Apr 20, 2012 · 2.75 in (baseball) · Lindsay Gardens (9 mi from Penitas)

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 (0 mi from Penitas)

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.

Jul 3, 2007 · 1.75 in (golf ball) · Mission (8 mi from Penitas)

National Weather Service description (English): Golf ball size hail reported by a spotter in Mission.

Aug 20, 2015 · 1.75 in (golf ball) · Mission (5 mi from Penitas)

National Weather Service description (English): Palmview Police Department reported golf ball size hail near the intersection of La Homa Road and U.S. Highway 83.

Jun 18, 2020 · 1.75 in (golf ball) · Sullivan City (9 mi from Penitas)

National Weather Service description (English): Residents impacted by the same pulse-severe storm that damaged nine homes in a colonia along the Hidalgo/Starr County line just northwest of Sullivan City reported a brief period of hail that accompanied the wind. Hail ranged from 1 inch to 1.75 inch (golfball size) in diameter.

Damaging thunderstorm winds near Penitas

27 reports of damaging thunderstorm wind within 10 miles of Penitas since 2006, on 19 days.

Date	Strongest gust	Where	Source
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, Mission 6 wind reports	NOAA Storm Events
Apr 28, 2023	58 mph, estimated	La Toya, Carrizelos 2 wind reports	NOAA Storm Events
Jun 18, 2020	70 mph, estimated	Sullivan City 1 wind report	NOAA Storm Events
May 8, 2020	63 mph, estimated	Penitas 1 wind report	NOAA Storm Events
Jun 7, 2019	58 mph, estimated	Lindsay Gardens 1 wind report	NOAA Storm Events
May 31, 2016	96 mph, estimated	Chihuahua 1 wind report	NOAA Storm Events
Oct 13, 2015	60 mph, estimated	Lindsay Gardens 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 Penitas; 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 Penitas.

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