Hail — Irion, Texas

2024-05-22 · near Mertzon, Irion, Texas

Event narrative

Law enforcement reported quarter size hail.

Wider weather episode

The combination of a well defined surface dryline, extreme instability, and strong wind shear, resulted in producing supercell thunderstorms across west central Texas. A supercell thunderstorm resulted in a significant hail storm across western and southern portions of the city of San Angelo. The hail stones ranged from golf ball to slightly larger than baseball size. There was major damage to the outer structure of homes, including roofs and windows and many automobiles had significant damage. Another supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado in Sterling County. Other severe thunderstorms across portions of west central Texas produced large hail and damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1186260. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.