Lightning TrackerAllen storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Allen, TX, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Allen by the numbers
Allen sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 954 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 654 hail reports, 275 damaging-wind reports and 25 tornado reports. On average that is 15.8 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in March, April, May, when 63% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 12 hail reports, 3 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Allen; the largest hail was 2.00″ (hen egg) on Apr 27, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Allen
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2026 | Damaging wind | 23 mi SE · Rockwall Co. |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Hail 2.00″ | 12 mi W · Denton Co. |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Damaging wind | 13 mi SE · Collin Co. |
| May 22, 2026 | Hail 1.50″ | 14 mi SW · Dallas Co. |
| May 19, 2026 | Damaging wind | 16 mi SW · Dallas Co. |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Hail 1.25″ | 8 mi SE · Collin Co. |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 21 mi SE · Rockwall Co. |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Hail 0.88″ | 7 mi N |
| Sep 21, 2025 | Hail 0.75″ | 13 mi NE |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Damaging wind | 13 mi NW |
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
Storm season in Allen
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Allen
Allen averages 10.4 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 5.25 inches — about the size of a grapefruit — reported 9 miles from the city centre on Apr 11, 2016. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Allen
There have been 25 tornado reports within 25 miles of Allen since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (May 25, 2024, 18 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 Allen
Does Allen get a lot of severe storms?
Allen averages 15.8 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 Allen?
Most severe-weather reports around Allen come in March, April, May.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Allen?
5.25 inches (grapefruit size) on Apr 11, 2016, 9 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Allen?
Yes — 25 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on May 25, 2024.
How do I get storm alerts for Allen?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Allen, 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 Allen, 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.