Lightning TrackerIrving storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Irving, 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 Irving by the numbers
Irving sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,353 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 888 hail reports, 436 damaging-wind reports and 29 tornado reports. On average that is 18.2 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 25 hail reports, 31 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Irving; the largest hail was 3.00″ (tea cup) on Apr 25, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Irving
| 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 | 16 mi SW · Tarrant Co. |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Damaging wind | 6 mi S · Dallas Co. |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Hail 1.75″ | 16 mi SW · Tarrant Co. |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Damaging wind | 13 mi W · Tarrant Co. |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Hail 1.50″ | 22 mi W · Tarrant Co. |
| Jun 6, 2026 | Damaging wind | 18 mi S · Dallas Co. |
| Jun 6, 2026 | Hail 1.25″ | 18 mi S · Dallas Co. |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 11 mi NW · 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 Irving
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Irving
Irving averages 12.7 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 19 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 Irving
There have been 29 tornado reports within 25 miles of Irving since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (Oct 20, 2019, 4 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 Irving
Does Irving get a lot of severe storms?
Irving averages 18.2 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 Irving?
Most severe-weather reports around Irving come in March, April, May.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Irving?
5.00 inches (grapefruit size) on Jun 12, 2023, 19 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Irving?
Yes — 29 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on Oct 20, 2019.
How do I get storm alerts for Irving?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Irving, 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 Irving, 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 3, 2026.