Hail in Yoakum County, Texas

Hail May 27, 2023 · Yoakum County, Texas

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Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Law enforcement reported quarter size hail in the city of Plains.

The wider storm

Late in the afternoon into the evening of the 27th, a couple of supercells moving east-southeast out of eastern New Mexico produced severe weather in the western South Plains. One of these supercell thunderstorms produced tornadoes in eastern New Mexico before moving into Yoakum County. As the storm tracked across Yoakum County, it produced a brief tornado northwest of Plains and severe hail in the city of Plains. A second supercell thunderstorm tracked across northern Cochran County producing severe hail in Morton.

Began near Plains (33.1800, -102.8300).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EFU Yoakum County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1097067. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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