Hail Swath Map Preview
The Waco, TX hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 27, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 2.50". There are 35 public hail reports, 8 public wind reports, and 5 nearby tornado reports listed for the April 12, 2022 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Waco, TX Hail Map
The April 12, 2022 hail swath map for Waco, TX covers approximately 4,032 square miles and includes an estimated 499,874 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, covering 1,164 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.75-1.00" hail band with 114,744 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 922 sq mi | 59,911 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 1,164 sq mi | 112,601 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 690 sq mi | 114,744 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 480 sq mi | 99,569 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 346 sq mi | 57,769 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 217 sq mi | 42,827 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 121 sq mi | 5,207 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 55 sq mi | 2,888 |
| 2.25-2.50" | 27 sq mi | 1,448 |
| 2.50-2.75" | 12 sq mi | 2,910 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Waco, TX Hail Swath Map
Inside the April 12, 2022 hail swath map area for Waco, TX, HailGeeks estimates 191,955 single-family homes, 12,500 townhomes, and 68,659 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 45,077 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 24,782 | 504 | 4,257 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 45,077 | 2,192 | 10,928 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 42,183 | 3,103 | 21,711 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 39,502 | 2,198 | 14,655 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 22,428 | 1,581 | 7,038 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 13,620 | 2,809 | 9,152 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 1,778 | 34 | 452 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 851 | 32 | 305 |
| 2.25-2.50" | 638 | 12 | 60 |
| 2.50-2.75" | 1,096 | 35 | 101 |
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Counties Inside the Waco, TX Hail Map
Hail from the April 12, 2022 storm was mapped across 23 counties in the Waco, TX region. Bell County, TX had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 2.50" with roughly 94,403 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Waco, TX Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 49 cities near Waco, TX. Belton, TX had the strongest mapped signal at 2.50", with an estimated 6,531 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Waco, TX Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the April 12, 2022 Waco, TX hail map spans 90 ZIP codes. ZIP 76513 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 2.50" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 12,327.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the April 12, 2022 hail map for Waco, TX currently list 35 public hail reports, 8 public wind reports, and 5 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
April 12, 2022 5:13 PM CT |
1.50 in | Briggs | TX | CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM BRIGGS. FROM A VIEWER...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL IN BRIGGS. |
April 12, 2022 5:48 PM CT |
1.50 in | Briggs | TX | FROM A VIEWER...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL IN BRIGGS. |
April 12, 2022 6:00 PM CT |
5.50 in | 1 WNW Salado | TX | SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE OF MEASURED 5.5 INCH HAIL FROM SALADO. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
April 12, 2022 6:01 PM CT |
4.00 in | 1 WNW Salado | TX | SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE OF ESTIMATED 4 INCH HAIL. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
April 12, 2022 6:06 PM CT |
1.00 in | 5 SSW Fort Hood | TX | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
April 12, 2022 6:12 PM CT |
1.75 in | 3 NNW Salado | TX | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 12, 2022 6:14 PM CT |
1.25 in | 2 NW Salado | TX | HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT 2484 AND 1670 IN BELL CO. |
April 12, 2022 6:15 PM CT |
1.75 in | 2 WNW Killeen | TX | GOLF BALL HAIL REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
April 12, 2022 6:19 PM CT |
1.75 in | 4 SSW Belton | TX | REPORT FROM MPING: GOLF BALL (1.75 IN.). |
April 12, 2022 6:20 PM CT |
3.00 in | 4 SSW Belton | TX | DELAYED REPORT. PHOTO RELAYED OF A SEVERAL 3 INCH HAILSTONES MEASURED WITH RULER. |
April 12, 2022 6:23 PM CT |
1.25 in | 2 ESE Copperas Cove | TX | DELAYED REPORT FROM MPING: HALF DOLLAR (1.25 IN.). |
April 12, 2022 6:27 PM CT |
1.25 in | 3 S Fort Hood | TX | REPORT FROM MPING: HALF DOLLAR (1.25 IN.). |
April 12, 2022 6:29 PM CT |
1.75 in | 2 WSW Fort Hood | TX | GOLF BALL HAIL REPORTED AT PHANTOM LANES ON FORT HOOD. |
April 12, 2022 6:30 PM CT |
1.75 in | 3 SSW Belton | TX | REPORT FROM MPING: GOLF BALL (1.75 IN.). |
April 12, 2022 6:40 PM CT |
2.00 in | 2 WSW Belton | TX | REPORT FROM MPING: HEN EGG (2.00 IN.). |
April 12, 2022 6:40 PM CT |
1.00 in | 3 NW Copperas Cove | TX | DELAYED REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
April 12, 2022 6:46 PM CT |
2.25 in | 4 WSW Belton | TX | REPORT FROM MPING: HEN EGG+ (2.25 IN.). |
April 12, 2022 6:46 PM CT |
1.75 in | 2 NNW Killeen | TX | REPORT FROM MPING: GOLF BALL (1.75 IN.). |
April 12, 2022 6:53 PM CT |
1.25 in | 2 NE Killeen | TX | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 12, 2022 7:03 PM CT |
1.75 in | 3 E Temple | TX | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 12, 2022 7:07 PM CT |
1.00 in | 3 WSW Belton | TX | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 12, 2022 7:18 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 NNE Belton | TX | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 12, 2022 7:25 PM CT |
1.75 in | 3 SE Temple | TX | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 12, 2022 7:32 PM CT |
1.00 in | 9 NNE Rogers | TX | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 12, 2022 7:49 PM CT |
1.00 in | 4 NNE Salado | TX | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 12, 2022 7:50 PM CT |
1.00 in | 3 WNW Temple | TX | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
April 12, 2022 7:55 PM CT |
1.75 in | 7 WSW Rosebud | TX | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 12, 2022 7:55 PM CT |
2.00 in | 4 SSW Rosebud | TX | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 12, 2022 7:57 PM CT |
1.00 in | Rosebud | TX | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
April 12, 2022 8:10 PM CT |
1.25 in | 4 N Rogers | TX | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 12, 2022 8:36 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 NNW Rosebud | TX | QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN ROSEBUD. |
April 12, 2022 8:43 PM CT |
1.00 in | 5 N Cameron | TX | QUARTER SIZE HAIL 5 MILES NORTH OF CAMERON VIA SPOTTERNETWORK. |
April 12, 2022 8:45 PM CT |
2.50 in | 5 SW Rosebud | TX | DELAYED REPORT. MEASURED 2.5 INCH HAIL. |
April 12, 2022 8:50 PM CT |
1.25 in | 6 SSE Rosebud | TX | DELAYED REPORT. HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL REPORTED ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROSEBUD VIA SPOTTER NETWORK. |
April 12, 2022 9:32 PM CT |
1.00 in | Franklin | TX | DELAYED REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
April 12, 2022 6:52 PM CT | 7 W Richland | TX | TREE DAMAGE IN THE PURSLEY AREA ESTIMATED BY 50-60 MPH WINDS. | |
April 12, 2022 7:02 PM CT | 3 SSW Navarro | TX | THE EM REPORTS TREE DAMAGE SCATTERED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. | |
April 12, 2022 7:17 PM CT | 3 WSW Groesbeck | TX | EIGHT POWER POLES KNOCKED DOWN NEAR LCR 633 AND 2489. | |
April 12, 2022 7:26 PM CT | 1 NNW Groesbeck | TX | DELAYED REPORT. MULTIPLE POWER POLES DAMAGED. LARGE TREE UPROOTED. WINDS BLOWN OUT AT FIRST FLOOR OF BUILDING. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. | |
April 12, 2022 8:18 PM CT | 7 W Calvert | TX | A TREE FELL ON A HOUSE ON FM 979. | |
April 12, 2022 8:20 PM CT | 8 ESE Rosebud | TX | LARGE TREE ACROSS THE ROAD. | |
April 12, 2022 9:12 PM CT | 7 W Calvert | TX | DELAYED REPORT. POWER LINE AND TREE DAMAGE DOWN ON FM-979. REPORTED VIA SPOTTER NETWORK. | |
April 12, 2022 6:53 PM CT | 62 mph | 2 NNW Navarro | TX | THE ASOS AT THE CORSICANA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MEASURED A 63 MPH GUST. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
April 12, 2022 5:13 PM CT | UNK | 2 SSW Fort Gates | TX | VIDEO/SPOTTER CONFIRMED TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTH OF GATESVILLE. |
April 12, 2022 5:29 PM CT | UNK | 3 N Florence | TX | AN NWS STORM SURVEY DETERMINED THAT A TORNADO CAUSED EF-1 DAMAGE IN NORTHWESTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY. DAMAGE WAS FOUND ALONG AN EAST-NORTHEAST TRACK FROM 3 MILES N OF FLORENCE TO THE COUNTY LINE. MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 100 MPH. |
April 12, 2022 5:34 PM CT | UNK | 9 WSW Salado | TX | *** 23 INJ *** NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED THAT AN EF-3 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SOUTHWEST OF SALADO. THE TORNADO WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE PEAK WIND SPEEDS OF 165 MPH... WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 13.12 MILES... HAD A MAX WIDTH OF 770 YARDS... AND LASTED FOR 32 MINUTES. |
April 12, 2022 5:40 PM CT | UNK | 14 SW Harker Heights | TX | VIDEO/SPOTTER CONFIRMED TORNADO SOUTHWEST OF SALADO. |
April 12, 2022 7:22 PM CT | UNK | 8 NNE Rogers | TX | PHOTO/SPOTTER AND MEDIA CONFIRM TORNADO SOUTHEAST OF TEMPLE NEAR SEATON. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the April 12, 2022 Waco, TX storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Waco, TX Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Waco, TX region as the April 12, 2022 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Oct 10, 2021 through Apr 4, 2022, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.50". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.50", and the most recent map shown is from Apr 4, 2022.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Waco, TX
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