Reported by SPC 168 days ago.
No stronger detection stands among the 74 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 69 others scored the same. 70 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Hail 100 in near 3 WNW Splendora, Montgomery, TX. An NWS employee shared a photo of 1 inch hail... around the size of a quarter. They noted that the hail lasted around 3 to 5 minutes in duration. (HGX)
An estimated 334,125 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- May 9, 2026 · score 43 · 16.6 km
- May 10, 2026 · score 43 · 18.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 49 out of 100, at 90 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | high |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 49 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 30.2500, -95.2200 |
| Nearest City | New Caney (10 km) |
| Population Exposed | 334.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T00:44:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | hail |
| Speed | 100 |
| Location | 3 WNW Splendora |
| County | Montgomery |
| State | TX |
| Comments | An NWS employee shared a photo of 1 inch hail... around the size of a quarter. They noted that the hail lasted around 3 to 5 minutes in duration. (HGX) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 3 WNW Splendora |
| Iem County | Montgomery |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | HGX |
| Iem Remark | An NWS employee shared a photo of 1 inch hail, around the size of a quarter. They noted that the hail lasted around 3 to 5 minutes in duration. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_30.250_-95.220_1773621840000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773621840000,"latitude":30.25,"longitude":-95.22}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 49/100, near New Caney (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.