Lightning TrackerDallas storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Dallas, 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 Dallas by the numbers
Dallas sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,105 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 740 hail reports, 339 damaging-wind reports and 26 tornado reports. On average that is 17.2 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in March, April, May, when 64% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 24 hail reports, 18 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Dallas; the largest hail was 3.00″ (tea cup) on Apr 25, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Dallas
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2026 | Damaging wind | 20 mi SW · Dallas Co. |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Damaging wind | 11 mi W · Dallas Co. |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Hail 1.75″ | 21 mi SW · Tarrant Co. |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Damaging wind | 21 mi W · Tarrant Co. |
| Jun 6, 2026 | Hail 1.25″ | 16 mi S · Dallas Co. |
| Jun 6, 2026 | Damaging wind | 16 mi S · Dallas Co. |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Hail 1.50″ | 12 mi SE · Dallas Co. |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Damaging wind | 12 mi SE · Dallas Co. |
| May 25, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 24 mi W · Tarrant Co. |
| May 24, 2026 | Damaging wind | 8 mi W · Dallas Co. |
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 Dallas
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Dallas
Dallas averages 11.6 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 22 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 Dallas
There have been 26 tornado reports within 25 miles of Dallas since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (Oct 20, 2019, 9 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
Storm alerts for Dallas on your iPhone
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Questions about storms in Dallas
Does Dallas get a lot of severe storms?
Dallas averages 17.2 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 Dallas?
Most severe-weather reports around Dallas come in March, April, May.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Dallas?
5.25 inches (grapefruit size) on Apr 11, 2016, 22 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Dallas?
Yes — 26 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on Oct 20, 2019.
How do I get storm alerts for Dallas?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Dallas, 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 Dallas, 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 Sep 29, 2026.