Abilene, Texas Hail Report and Map: April 15, 2026

Published October 29, 2026 by StormLens · Storm date (Eastern time) April 15, 2026

Was there hail in Abilene, TX on April 15, 2026? Radar estimated hail up to 0.9 inch inside the town limits of Abilene on April 15, 2026 (Eastern time). Radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch covered 15% of the town. Across the report area, the maximum radar estimate was 3.84 inches. The strongest part of the swath was about 56 miles northeast of Abilene, TX. Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 4:40 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. CT on April 15, 2026.

Radar-estimated hail swath in Abilene, TX on April 15, 2026; colors show estimated hail sizes

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Hail estimates at a glance

Storm date (Eastern time)	April 15, 2026 (Wednesday)
Maximum radar estimate across the area	3.84 inches; strongest part of the swath about 56 miles northeast of Abilene, TX
Maximum radar estimate inside Abilene	0.9 inch
Share of Abilene with radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch	15%
Approximate radar timing	Between about 4:40 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. CT on April 15, 2026 (Central time)
County coverage includes (0.5 inch or larger)	Shackelford County (435 sq mi), Stephens County (267 sq mi), Jack County (243 sq mi), Young County (242 sq mi), Wise County (192 sq mi) and Cooke County (131 sq mi)
Area with radar estimates of 0.5 inch or larger	about 1,822 square miles
Area with radar estimates of 1 inch or larger	about 575 square miles
Source	NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH)

Which towns had hail on April 15, 2026?

Radar estimated hail of at least 0.5 inch inside these town limits, using U.S. Census boundaries. Each percentage is the share of town area with those estimates.

Town	County	Maximum radar estimate inside town limits	Town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch
Breckenridge, TX	Stephens County	1.41 inches	50%
Graham, TX	Young County	1.26 inches	90%
Runaway Bay, TX	Wise County	1.13 inches	59%
Albany, TX	Shackelford County	0.99 inch	96%
Abilene, TX	Taylor County	0.9 inch	15%
Graford, TX	Palo Pinto County	0.89 inch	100%
Gainesville, TX	Cooke County	0.83 inch	26%
Lindsay, TX	Cooke County	0.83 inch	62%
Chico, TX	Wise County	0.79 inch	97%
Myra, TX		0.78 inch	100%
Jacksboro, TX	Jack County	0.75 inch	25%

How big was the hail in Abilene?

Radar estimated hail up to 0.9 inch inside the town limits of Abilene. Among the listed towns, the highest estimate was 1.41 inches inside the limits of Breckenridge. The maximum estimates in Gainesville, Jacksboro and Lindsay were 0.83 inch or less. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Check the swath for estimates around an address.

What time did radar detect hail?

Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 4:40 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. CT on April 15, 2026. We used 222 NOAA radar hail detections in this area to estimate the window. We trim outlying detection times when enough are available, then round down to five-minute marks. It doesn't give an arrival time at an address.

Data source and limits

We use NOAA's MRMS radar product MESH (Maximum Estimated Size of Hail) for hail-size estimates. Each town's figure is the maximum inside its Census town limits. The percentage is the town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Each storm date covers one calendar day in Eastern time. A late-evening storm west of the Eastern time zone can appear under two dates. Radar estimates don't confirm hail on the ground or roof damage. Hail of 0.5 to 0.75 inch can damage roofs, especially older roofs. An estimate below 1 inch doesn't rule out damage. Read how we calculate sizes and times.