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Abilene storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Abilene, TX, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

Live alerts for Abilene, TX

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    Severe weather in Abilene by the numbers

    10.8severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    6.5hail days a year
    13storm reports in the last 12 months
    4.00″biggest hail since 2016 (May 2, 2024)
    12tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF3

    Abilene gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 361 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 213 hail reports, 136 damaging-wind reports and 12 tornado reports. On average that is 10.8 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in April, May, June, when 79% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 7 hail reports, 3 wind reports and 3 tornado reports around Abilene; the largest hail was 2.75″ (baseball) on Mar 10, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Abilene

    DateReportWhere
    Jul 5, 2026Damaging wind0 mi NE · Taylor Co.
    Jul 5, 2026Hail 1.25″7 mi SW · Taylor Co.
    May 28, 2026Hail 1.00″20 mi E · Callahan Co.
    Mar 10, 2026Hail 1.00″2 mi N · Taylor Co.
    Mar 10, 2026Tornado9 mi SE · Taylor Co.
    Nov 23, 2025Hail 1.00″16 mi SE
    Aug 19, 2025Damaging wind14 mi E
    Jun 15, 2025Damaging wind3 mi NE
    Jun 8, 2025Hail 1.00″2 mi NE
    Jun 8, 2025Damaging wind2 mi NE

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    02448729616: 35 hail16: 14 damaging wind1617: 15 hail17: 14 damaging wind17: 2 tornado1718: 1 hail18: 12 damaging wind1819: 9 hail19: 14 damaging wind19: 2 tornado1920: 10 hail20: 7 damaging wind20: 2 tornado2021: 16 hail21: 3 damaging wind2122: 9 hail22: 1 damaging wind2223: 60 hail23: 35 damaging wind23: 1 tornado2324: 23 hail24: 19 damaging wind24: 1 tornado2425: 29 hail25: 14 damaging wind25: 1 tornado2526: 6 hail26: 3 damaging wind26: 3 tornado26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in Abilene

    0316294125Jan: 0JanFeb: 2FebMar: 25MarApr: 65AprMay: 125MayJun: 94JunJul: 14JulAug: 19AugSep: 9SepOct: 5OctNov: 1NovDec: 2Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Abilene

    Abilene averages 6.5 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 4.00 inches — about the size of a softball — reported 12 miles from the city centre on May 2, 2024. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Abilene

    There have been 12 tornado reports within 25 miles of Abilene since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (May 2, 2024, 14 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Questions about storms in Abilene

    Does Abilene get a lot of severe storms?

    Abilene averages 10.8 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Abilene?

    Most severe-weather reports around Abilene come in April, May, June.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Abilene?

    4.00 inches (softball size) on May 2, 2024, 12 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Abilene?

    Yes — 12 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on May 2, 2024.

    How do I get storm alerts for Abilene?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Abilene, TX. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Abilene, TX. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.