Hail — Childress, Texas

2024-05-23 · near Childress, Childress, Texas

Event narrative

A swath of severe hail was reported from US Highway 83 north of Childress to approximately 22 miles northeast of Childress. Most hail ranged in size from quarters to ping pong balls but some were estimated to be two inches in diameter. No damage was reported.

Wider weather episode

Robust moisture advection occurred on the morning of the 23rd and into the afternoon across the Rolling Plains resulting in surface dewpoints in the lower 70s. This created strong surface convergence along a dryline located from the southeastern Texas Panhandle into the Rolling Plains. Strong heating into the lower 90s created stout instability for thunderstorms to take advantage of. One isolated storm produced severe hail up to two inches in diameter in rural northern Childress County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1168902. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.