Hail in Zavala County, Texas

Hail May 4, 2023 · Zavala County, Texas

2.5 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A thunderstorm produced hail up to tennis ball size hail near the Flying T O Ranch Airport in western Zavala County.

The wider storm

An upper level shortwave trough provided lift over the higher terrain in Mexico generating thunderstorms which moved into a warm, moist airmass in South Central Texas. Some of these storms produced large hail.

Began near Cometa (28.7700, -100.0800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1101449. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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