Hail — King, Texas

2024-05-02 · near Guthrie, King, Texas

Event narrative

A storm chaser reported quarter size hail south of Guthrie along US Highway 83.

Wider weather episode

Extremely moisture rich air remained in place on the afternoon of the second following an outbreak of severe weather the previous afternoon. However, a cold front was slowly sagging southward through West Texas during the daytime hours. At the same time, a dryline was mixing eastward into the Rolling Plains. Convergence near the intersection of the cold front and dryline was able to take advantage of a very unstable atmosphere. Several isolated thunderstorms developed near this intersection with one of these storms becoming severe in King County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1166410. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.