Hail in Childress County, Texas

Hail September 19, 2023 · Childress 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 report of baseball size hail in far eastern Childress County was relayed to the office from a trained spotter. No damage was reported.

The wider storm

A diffuse dryline mixed into the Rolling Plains on the afternoon of the 19th. Hot temperatures east of the dryline led to a deeply mixed boundary layer eroding a cap that was in place. Strong instability and moderate deep layer shear contributed to strong supercell development from the extreme southeastern Texas Panhandle into the northern Rolling Plains. One of these storms became severe in eastern Childress County producing hail up to baseball size.

Began near Kirkland (34.4355, -100.0549).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1123373. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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