Hail in Gonzales County, Texas

Hail January 8, 2024 · Gonzales County, Texas

3 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

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 Oak Forest (29.5100, -97.5500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1159205. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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