Hail in Cochran County, Texas
Hail May 30, 2024 · Cochran County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
An off-duty NWS employee and several storm chasers reported hail in the vicinity of Bledsoe ranging from the size of quarters to golf balls.
The wider storm
Severe thunderstorms developed once again on the afternoon of the 30th in a multi-day severe weather outbreak. Very warm temperatures developed in eastern New Mexico into the western South Plains during the afternoon of the 30th. Thunderstorms initially developed along an outflow boundary left over from a morning mesoscale convective system. Storms quickly became supercellular and severe as they were able to take advantage of the available instability and produced hail up to 3.50 inches in diameter. Light rain showers in the wake of dissipating storms produced high winds in Lamb County.
High winds from the Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet are listed below:
62 mph at Olton (Lamb County) and
59 mph at Amherst (Lamb County).
Began near Bledsoe (33.6200, -103.0200).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1171709. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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