Lightning TrackerGrand Prairie storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Grand Prairie, 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 Grand Prairie by the numbers
Grand Prairie sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,299 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 847 hail reports, 418 damaging-wind reports and 34 tornado reports. On average that is 18.1 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 25 hail reports, 32 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Grand Prairie; the largest hail was 3.00″ (tea cup) on Apr 25, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Grand Prairie
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 17 mi NW · Tarrant Co. |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 18 mi NW · Tarrant Co. |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Damaging wind | 11 mi SW · Tarrant Co. |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Damaging wind | 2 mi SE · Dallas Co. |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Hail 1.75″ | 10 mi SW · Tarrant Co. |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Damaging wind | 9 mi W · Tarrant Co. |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Hail 1.50″ | 22 mi NW · Tarrant Co. |
| Jun 6, 2026 | Damaging wind | 14 mi SE · Dallas Co. |
| Jun 6, 2026 | Hail 1.25″ | 15 mi SE · Dallas Co. |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 13 mi N · Tarrant 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 Grand Prairie
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie averages 12.4 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 5.00 inches — about the size of a grapefruit — reported 13 miles from the city centre on Jun 12, 2023. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Grand Prairie
There have been 34 tornado reports within 25 miles of Grand Prairie since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (Oct 20, 2019, 10 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 Grand Prairie
Does Grand Prairie get a lot of severe storms?
Grand Prairie averages 18.1 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 Grand Prairie?
Most severe-weather reports around Grand Prairie come in March, April, May.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Grand Prairie?
5.00 inches (grapefruit size) on Jun 12, 2023, 13 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Grand Prairie?
Yes — 34 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on Oct 20, 2019.
How do I get storm alerts for Grand Prairie?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Grand Prairie, 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 Grand Prairie, 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 5, 2026.