Hail — Stonewall, Texas

2023-06-17 · near Aspermont Arpt, Stonewall, Texas

Event narrative

A storm chaser estimated softball size hail near the Stonewall/Fisher County line along US Highway 83. No damage was reported.

Wider weather episode

On the afternoon of the 17th, isolated supercell thunderstorms developed across the Rolling Plains, east of a dryline. These storms were aided by a short wave trough moving through northeastern New Mexico but much of the local area in West Texas remained capped leading to only isolated development. Very strong instability led to hail up to golf ball size in Kent County. This same supercell thunderstorm went on to produce a tornado in far southern Stonewall County over open ranch land.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1098446. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.