Hail — Bee, Texas

2025-04-30 · near Pawnee, Bee, Texas

Event narrative

Trained spotter reported 1.75 hail outside of Pawnee.

Wider weather episode

A rogue supercell formed along the dryline/surface trough axis over EWX's area in the late afternoon, and largely tracked southeastward into our area before dissipating nearly 4 hours after it formed. Most notably for our CWA, the storm produced baseball-sized hail in Pawnee which damaged several police vehicles.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1247276. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.