Hail — Kent, Texas

2025-04-29 · near Girard, Kent, Texas

Event narrative

Law enforcement in Kent County reported hail up to four inches in diameter in the town of Girard. No damage was reported.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moved into the South Plains region on the afternoon of the 29th which fueled severe thunderstorm development along with flash flooding produced by heavy rainfall. A large upper level storm system was moving southeastward into western New Mexico with a weak short wave trough moving over West Texas. Lift from these features combined with the southward moving cold front to initiate thunderstorms across the central South Plains in the afternoon hours. A very unstable atmosphere south of the front produced very intense storms for areas across the Rolling Plains. One storm in King County generated hail as large as DVD-size. Widespread moderate to heavy rainfall was also observed with these storms producing flash flooding in and around Post (Garza County) and Jayton (Kent County).

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1244417. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.