Hail — Starr, Texas

2024-05-13 · near Olnos, Starr, Texas

Event narrative

Nickel to quarter size hail was reported. This was estimated by a resident and by video with a small cell behind earlier cells near Rio Grande City.

Wider weather episode

Multiple discrete supercells resulted in scattered large hail reports that spread from the Rio Grande Plains and Brush Country into the upper Valley during the late afternoon of May 13th. The individual cells merged into a mini thunderstorm complex by early evening while moving into the lower Valley, causing minor wind damage in Cameron County. The cells moved into the Laguna Madre and immediate nearshore waters east of Cameron County soon after.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1167182. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.