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Hail history for Alton North (historical), TX

Last hail within 10 milesAug 17, 20260.7 in

Hail days, last 12 months1

Largest hail since 20064.5 in (softball)Apr 20, 2012

Hail days since 200620

Days with hail 1 inch or larger16

Tornadoes within 10 miles2

Damaging wind reports within 10 miles68

Hail has been reported within 10 miles of Alton North (historical) on 20 days since 2006. The largest stones measured 4.5 in (softball) on Apr 20, 2012. Hail is most common here in May and April.

Recent hail near Alton North (historical)

Date	Hail size	Where	Source
Aug 17, 2026	0.7 in	Edinburg 1 hail report · closest 10 mi from Alton North (historical)	NWS storm report (preliminary)
May 8, 2025	3 in tea cup	Shayland, Mc Allen, Edinburg Muni Airport 11 hail reports · closest 4 mi from Alton North (historical)	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 Alton North (historical) by year

When hail season peaks near Alton North (historical)

Of the 20 hail days since 2006, most fell in May (6) and April (4).

Largest hail storms near Alton North (historical)

Apr 20, 2012 · 4.5 in (softball) · Mc Allen (8 mi from Alton North (historical))

National Weather Service description (English): Public reported softball size hail at McAllen High School. These hailstones, as well as golfball to baseball sized stones which fell for more than twenty minutes while traversing the McAllen/Mission/Pharr area, caused unknown damage to vehicles but little damage to other structures as of this writing. Dollar damage estimates are available in the baseball size hail entry for this area between 17:20 and 17:50 (520 and 550 PM CDT).

May 8, 2025 · 3 in (tea cup) · Shayland (5 mi from Alton North (historical))

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 (4 mi from Alton North (historical))

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 21, 2023 · 2.5 in (tennis ball) · Mission (6 mi from Alton North (historical))

National Weather Service description (English): Public reported quarter (1.0) sized hail covering the yard with the largest stones estimated to be tennis ball (2.5) sized in the Mission area.

Jul 3, 2007 · 1.75 in (golf ball) · Mission (6 mi from Alton North (historical))

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

Tornadoes within 10 miles of Alton North (historical)

Date	Rating	Where	Path
Jul 16, 2007	EF1	Mc Allen 8 mi from Alton North (historical)	1.0 mi long, 50 yd wide
May 10, 2006	F0	Sarita 9 mi from Alton North (historical)	0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide

Damaging thunderstorm winds near Alton North (historical)

68 reports of damaging thunderstorm wind within 10 miles of Alton North (historical) since 2006, on 42 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
May 8, 2025	85 mph, estimated	Edinburg Muni Airport 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 15 wind reports	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
May 23, 2022	64 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 Alton North (historical); 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 Alton North (historical).

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