Hail — Williamson, Texas

2023-09-24 · near Round Rock, Williamson, Texas

Event narrative

A thunderstorm produced four inch diameter hail in Round Rock. This storm was part of a complex that caused 700 million dollars in hail damage in Texas. The damage in Austin, Georgetown, and Round Rock was the most impactful from this system and totaled upwards of 600 million dollars in damage across Williamson and Travis counties. Thus 300 million dollars of damage is being listed on this Williamson County entry. An article from the Austin American Statesman tells that Round Rock school district estimated losses of 70 million in damages to 62 facilities.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed along a cold front as it moved southward through South Central Texas. Some of these storms produced large hail and damaging wind gusts. One supercell produced giant hail that caused considerable damage from Georgetown to Austin. This storm was part of a complex that caused $1.3 billion in hail damage in Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. The damage in Austin, Georgetown, and Round Rock was the most impactful from this system. Estimates from NCEI indicate that 700 million dollars in damages occurred in Texas from these storms. It is being estimated that 300 million dollars of damage occurred in Travis County and 300 million dollars of damage occurred in Williamson County since a county breakdown of damage is not given to NCEI and is not given by insurance companies. Austin American Statesman tells that Round Rock School District estimates 70 million dollars in damages to 62 facilities.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1140534. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.