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McKinney storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

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

Live alerts for McKinney, TX

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    Severe weather in McKinney by the numbers

    14.9severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    10.5hail days a year
    15storm reports in the last 12 months
    5.25″biggest hail since 2016 (Apr 11, 2016)
    22tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF3

    McKinney gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 879 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 609 hail reports, 248 damaging-wind reports and 22 tornado reports. On average that is 14.9 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in March, April, May, when 66% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 12 hail reports, 3 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around McKinney; the largest hail was 4.00″ (softball) on Apr 25, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near McKinney

    DateReportWhere
    Aug 9, 2026Damaging wind25 mi SE · Rockwall Co.
    Jun 2, 2026Hail 1.00″15 mi SE · Collin Co.
    Jun 2, 2026Damaging wind16 mi SE · Collin Co.
    May 22, 2026Hail 1.50″21 mi SW · Dallas Co.
    May 19, 2026Damaging wind23 mi SW · Dallas Co.
    Apr 27, 2026Hail 1.25″12 mi S · Collin Co.
    Apr 25, 2026Hail 4.00″22 mi NE · Fannin Co.
    Mar 4, 2026Hail 1.00″24 mi SE · Rockwall Co.
    Nov 24, 2025Hail 0.88″2 mi W
    Sep 21, 2025Hail 0.75″6 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

    029588711616: 64 hail16: 20 damaging wind16: 3 tornado1617: 70 hail17: 31 damaging wind1718: 62 hail18: 7 damaging wind1819: 62 hail19: 34 damaging wind19: 7 tornado1920: 18 hail20: 15 damaging wind2021: 51 hail21: 11 damaging wind21: 2 tornado2122: 56 hail22: 14 damaging wind22: 4 tornado2223: 90 hail23: 21 damaging wind2324: 71 hail24: 33 damaging wind24: 4 tornado2425: 55 hail25: 59 damaging wind25: 2 tornado2526: 10 hail26: 3 damaging wind26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in McKinney

    060120180240Jan: 11JanFeb: 25FebMar: 240MarApr: 185AprMay: 156MayJun: 106JunJul: 18JulAug: 34AugSep: 60SepOct: 17OctNov: 25NovDec: 2Dec

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

    Hail in McKinney

    McKinney averages 10.5 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 13 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 McKinney

    There have been 22 tornado reports within 25 miles of McKinney since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (May 25, 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 McKinney

    Does McKinney get a lot of severe storms?

    McKinney averages 14.9 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 McKinney?

    Most severe-weather reports around McKinney come in March, April, May.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near McKinney?

    5.25 inches (grapefruit size) on Apr 11, 2016, 13 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near McKinney?

    Yes — 22 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on May 25, 2024.

    How do I get storm alerts for McKinney?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for McKinney, 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 McKinney, 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.