Hail — Gaines, Texas

2024-11-02 · near Seminole Arpt, Gaines, Texas

Event narrative

Seminole Fire Department reported quarter-size hail near CR 236 and FM 2885 near Seminole.

Wider weather episode

A deep late-season trough across the Southwestern United States resulted in an unseasonably moist and unstable airmass across the southern Great Plains. During the afternoon and evening, several severe thunderstorms, including supercells, produced large hail, damaging winds, and at least two brief, weak tornadoes over portions of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1218647. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.