Hail — Gonzales, Texas
2024-01-08 · near Oak Forest, Gonzales, Texas
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Magnitude
Event narrative
A thunderstorm produced hail from two to three inches in diameter approximately six miles west of Gonzales. Pictures of the hail were posted on X.
Wider weather episode
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.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1159205. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.