Hail in Gonzales County, Texas

Hail January 8, 2024 · Gonzales County, Texas

1.75 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 golf ball size hail on Hwy 90 west of Gonzales.

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 (29.5100, -97.5000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1159209. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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