Smith County, Texas: 7 FEMA declarations and the hail record
7 declarations name Smith County (3 storm, 2 flood, 2 winter, 0 fire), against 42 NOAA hail days of 1 in or more in 11 of the 12 full years.
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- #38 of 174in TX
- 9 of 11hail years undeclared
Rank #38 of 174 in TX goes to Smith County on 7 declarations (above the TX median of 4). Storm, tornado and wind leads with 3.
The longest wait between two declarations was 1,582 days (4.3 years), DR-4269 (April 25, 2016) to DR-3540 (August 24, 2020). Since DR-4781 the file has run another 851 days.
11 full years carry hail of 1 in or more. No storm declaration began in 9 of them, 2014 to 2025. 2023 was busiest, 6 days on 24 reports.
NOAA lists 17 tornadoes here, the strongest EF2, April 29, 2016, near Lindale. Top gust 100 mph (April 12, 2022). The 3 storm windows hold none of those peaks.
Year by year
| Smith County year | Storm-type | Other | Hail days 1 in+, Smith | Hail reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | – | – | 2 | 7 |
| 2015 | 2 | – | 2 | 8 |
| 2016 | – | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 2017 | – | – | 3 | 16 |
| 2018 | – | – | 5 | 11 |
| 2019 | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | – | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | – | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | – | – | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | – | – | 6 | 24 |
| 2024 | – | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| 2025 | – | – | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 (hail Jan–Jun) | – | – | 4 | 13 |
All 7 declarations
| Smith County # | DR | Declared | Hail days that year, Smith | Incident | Kind | Days after prior | NOAA inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 of 7 | 4781 | 2024-05-17 | 4 | 2024-04-26 to 2024-06-05 | Flood DR | 1183 | – |
| 6 of 7 | 4586 | 2021-02-19 | 4 | 2021-02-11 to 2021-02-21 | Severe Ice Storm DR | 5 | – |
| 5 of 7 | 3554 | 2021-02-14 | 4 | 2021-02-11 to 2021-02-21 | Severe Ice Storm EM | 174 | – |
| 4 of 7 | 3540 | 2020-08-24 | 3 | 2020-08-23 to 2020-08-27 | Hurricane EM | 1582 | – |
| 3 of 7 | 4269 | 2016-04-25 | 4 | 2016-04-17 to 2016-04-30 | Flood DR | 152 | 1.75 in hail; EF2 tornado; EF2 tornado |
| 2 of 7 | 4245 | 2015-11-25 | 2 | 2015-10-22 to 2015-10-31 | Severe Storm DR | 180 | – |
| 1 of 7 | 4223 | 2015-05-29 | 2 | 2015-05-04 to 2015-06-22 | Severe Storm DR | first | – |
Hail reports on the map
Roofers we list: Tyler.
Smith County questions
How many FEMA declarations name Smith County?
7 since 2014. First: DR-4223, May 29, 2015. Latest: DR-4781, May 17, 2024. Storm 3, flood 2, winter 2, fire 0.
Which Smith County hail years have no storm declaration?
9 of 11; the latest is 2025.
Was the biggest Smith County hail day declared?
The biggest stone, 2.75 in hail on February 11, 2024, falls inside none of the 7 declaration windows.
Nearby in TX
- Harris County (12)
- Hidalgo County (10)
- Cameron County (9)
- Jefferson County (7)
- Bowie County (6)
Method and limits. Sources: OpenFEMA, NOAA Storm Events.