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Richardson storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

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

Live alerts for Richardson, TX

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    Severe weather in Richardson by the numbers

    16.9severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    11.0hail days a year
    29storm reports in the last 12 months
    5.25″biggest hail since 2016 (Apr 11, 2016)
    23tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF3

    Richardson sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,062 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 712 hail reports, 327 damaging-wind reports and 23 tornado reports. On average that is 16.9 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in March, April, May, when 65% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 19 hail reports, 10 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Richardson; the largest hail was 3.00″ (tea cup) on Apr 25, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Richardson

    DateReportWhere
    Sep 11, 2026Damaging wind21 mi SW · Dallas Co.
    Aug 9, 2026Damaging wind24 mi E · Rockwall Co.
    Jun 2, 2026Damaging wind14 mi E · Collin Co.
    Jun 2, 2026Hail 2.00″14 mi NW · Denton Co.
    May 24, 2026Damaging wind16 mi SW · Dallas Co.
    May 22, 2026Hail 1.00″7 mi SW · Dallas Co.
    May 19, 2026Damaging wind8 mi W · Dallas Co.
    Apr 27, 2026Hail 1.75″2 mi E · Dallas Co.
    Apr 25, 2026Hail 1.50″18 mi SW · Dallas Co.
    Apr 25, 2026Damaging wind20 mi S · 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

    0387711615416: 61 hail16: 32 damaging wind16: 1 tornado1617: 71 hail17: 30 damaging wind17: 1 tornado1718: 64 hail18: 16 damaging wind1819: 67 hail19: 61 damaging wind19: 8 tornado1920: 19 hail20: 22 damaging wind20: 1 tornado2021: 67 hail21: 12 damaging wind21: 2 tornado2122: 57 hail22: 28 damaging wind22: 5 tornado2223: 124 hail23: 22 damaging wind23: 2 tornado2324: 111 hail24: 42 damaging wind24: 1 tornado2425: 54 hail25: 52 damaging wind25: 2 tornado2526: 17 hail26: 10 damaging wind26
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    Storm season in Richardson

    069138208277Jan: 19JanFeb: 24FebMar: 277MarApr: 219AprMay: 198MayJun: 156JunJul: 29JulAug: 43AugSep: 48SepOct: 23OctNov: 17NovDec: 9Dec

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

    Hail in Richardson

    Richardson averages 11.0 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 12 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 Richardson

    There have been 23 tornado reports within 25 miles of Richardson since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (Oct 20, 2019, 12 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 Richardson

    Does Richardson get a lot of severe storms?

    Richardson averages 16.9 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 Richardson?

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

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Richardson?

    5.25 inches (grapefruit size) on Apr 11, 2016, 12 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Richardson?

    Yes — 23 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on Oct 20, 2019.

    How do I get storm alerts for Richardson?

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