Hail — Bastrop, Texas

2024-04-09 · near Bastrop, Bastrop, Texas

Event narrative

A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail behind the HEB in the Riverside Grove neighborhood in Bastrop.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed along outflow boundaries and a dryline in a warm, moist airmass. Some of these storms produced large hail. There was large hail across the Austin area as well as in Marble Falls. In Marble Falls, emergency management confirmed over 300 residences and businesses were hit with very large hail. Insured losses just near the Marble Falls area are estimated to be near 10 million dollars.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1174444. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.