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Hail in Mitchell County, Texas

Hail April 30, 2024 · Mitchell County, Texas

2 in

Hail diameter

$20K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hail was potentially as big as baseballs. Skylights and windows busted out in Westbrook.

The wider storm

A weak mid-level impulse within progressive westerly flow across the southern Great Plains aided in the development of afternoon thunderstorms along and ahead of the dryline. The strongest of these thunderstorms were over portions of lower Trans Pecos and northeast Permian Basin.

Began near Westbrook (32.3600, -101.0100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1174993. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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