Hail — Blanco, Texas

2024-05-09 · near Johnson City, Blanco, Texas

Event narrative

A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Johnson City.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed near the triple point of low pressure center, frontal boundary, and dryline. Some of these storms produced very large hail in excess of 5 to 6 inches in diameter and produced damaging wind gusts. Monetary loss due to damage to areas of Blanco and Hays counties was likely in the tens of millions of dollars. Estimates for the City of San Marcos is near 750 thousand for debris removal, repairs to public facilities and infrastructure.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1181337. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.