Hail in Gonzales County, Texas
Hail January 8, 2024 · Gonzales County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Belmont.
The wider storm
Strong south to southeasterly low-level flow brought an unusually warm, moist airmass to South Central Texas ahead of a Pacific cold front. The front moved into an airmass with temperatures in the middle to upper 70s and dewpoints in the 60s. A few thunderstorms developed ahead of the front and some of these produced large hail and damaging wind gusts.
Began near Belmont (29.5200, -97.6900).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1159202. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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