Hail — Nolan, Texas

2023-04-25 · near Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas

Event narrative

The public reported golf ball size hail 4.3 miles east-northeast of Sweetwater.

Wider weather episode

The combination of an upper level disturbance and a dryline resulted in scattered severe thunderstorms across much of west central Texas. Also, a few of the severe thunderstorms were supercells due to the moderate instability and strong vertical wind shear across the area. These severe storms produced large to very large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1096004. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.