Hail — Real, Texas

2023-04-20 · near Prade Ranch, Real, Texas

Event narrative

A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of quarters near Prade Ranch. A COOP observer reported mostly pea to dime size hail with quarter size the largest.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough moved across the southwest US and brought a cold front through Central Texas. Thunderstorms developed in the warm, moist airmass south of the front in response to a mid-level shortwave trough. Some of these storms produced severe weather including one tornado.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (29.9200, -99.7900)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1095295. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.