Hail in Ward County, Texas

Hail May 3, 2023 · Ward County, Texas

1.75 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Public photo showing golf ball-sized hail. Time estimated by radar.

The wider storm

Continued lee troughing resulting from a large-scale upper-low across the western CONUS brought additional thunderstorms to the area. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms formed along the higher elevations and tracked eastward producing reports of large hail and damaging winds.

Began near Grandfalls (31.3400, -102.8500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1100071. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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