Hail — Hardeman, Texas

2024-05-25 · near Chillicothe, Hardeman, Texas

Event narrative

Relayed by broadcast media.

Wider weather episode

A severe weather outbreak impacted portions of western Oklahoma and western-north Texas during the afternoon into evening of the 25th. At upper levels, a high-amplitude trough passed across the Plains during the day, with a focused jet ejection across portions of the Texas Panhandle/Oklahoma. The combination of strong dynamics/kinematics, locally extreme instability (objective analysis depiction >6000 J/kg CAPE) and unseasonably rich low-level moisture was sufficient for significant supercell thunderstorms. An initial round of supercells developed across portions of western-north Texas and eventually spread into portions of southwestern and southern Oklahoma through the evening. All severe hazards, including multiple tornadoes, were observed with the most robust and longest-sustaining storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1180813. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.