Hail — Crane, Texas

2023-10-04 · near Juan Cordona Lake, Crane, Texas

Event narrative

Public report of pea to ping pong ball size hail between Grandfalls and Crane. Time and location are estimated from radar.

Wider weather episode

The last day of an anomalous stretch of late-season severe weather across portions of the southwestern Great Plains. As a large tough continued to approach the region, strong shear, and rich low-level moisture aided in the development of numerous supercells across portions of the Permian Basin and Trans Pecos. Of note are supercells that impacted the Odessa and Fort Stockton areas with large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1145103. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.