Lightning TrackerPlano storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Plano, 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 Plano by the numbers
Plano sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,009 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 677 hail reports, 305 damaging-wind reports and 27 tornado reports. On average that is 16.5 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 16 hail reports, 6 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Plano; the largest hail was 2.00″ (hen egg) on Apr 27, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Plano
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2026 | Damaging wind | 23 mi E · Rockwall Co. |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Damaging wind | 12 mi E · Collin Co. |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Hail 2.00″ | 12 mi NW · Denton Co. |
| May 24, 2026 | Damaging wind | 21 mi SW · Dallas Co. |
| May 22, 2026 | Hail 1.50″ | 11 mi W · Dallas Co. |
| May 19, 2026 | Damaging wind | 11 mi SW · Dallas Co. |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Hail 1.75″ | 4 mi S · Dallas Co. |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Hail 1.50″ | 23 mi SW · Dallas Co. |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 19 mi SE · Rockwall Co. |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Hail 0.75″ | 12 mi N |
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 Plano
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Plano
Plano averages 10.8 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 Plano
There have been 27 tornado reports within 25 miles of Plano since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (May 25, 2024, 23 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 Plano
Does Plano get a lot of severe storms?
Plano averages 16.5 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 Plano?
Most severe-weather reports around Plano come in March, April, May.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Plano?
5.25 inches (grapefruit size) on Apr 11, 2016, 9 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Plano?
Yes — 27 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on May 25, 2024.
How do I get storm alerts for Plano?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Plano, 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 Plano, 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.