Hail in Briscoe County, Texas
Hail June 11, 2023 · Briscoe County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A storm chaser reported half dollar size hail along State Highway 256.
The wider storm
Despite upper level high pressure being over the area, isolated thunderstorms were able to develop near a stalled out frontal boundary in the extreme southern Texas Panhandle. A very unstable atmosphere allowed these supercell thunderstorms to grow very tall and thus produce giant hail. One storm produced a swath of giant hail and severe wind gusts across several counties. This storm tracked from near Happy (Swisher County) to near Turkey (Hall County) dropping hail as large as baseballs near Happy, Silverton (Briscoe County), Caprock Canyons State Park (Briscoe County), and Turkey.
Began near Caprock Canyons State Park (34.4829, -101.0509).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1098286. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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