Hail in Gonzales County, Texas

Hail January 8, 2024 · Gonzales County, Texas

2.5 in

Hail diameter

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of tennis balls that dented a car in Gonzales. The average hail stones were golf ball size.

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 Gonzales Muni Arpt (29.5700, -97.4700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1159208. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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