Hail — Smith, Texas

2025-03-23 · near Teaselville, Smith, Texas

Event narrative

Quarter size hail reported near the Teaselville community west of Bullard.

Wider weather episode

Relatively strong instability developed ahead of an advancing cold front during the mid to late afternoon hours on March 23rd, owing to strong heating, steep lapse rates aloft and dew points in the 60s. Deeper analysis indicated MLCAPE values of 2000-3000 J/kg, which easily supported robust updrafts. Effective deep-layer shear averaged around 40 knots, with a slightly weaker flow over parts of Texas. However, as thunderstorms developed, they quickly propagated eastward, resulting in clusters of severe storms. As a result, multiple reports of large hail were received throughout the late afternoon and evening hours across parts of East Texas on March 23rd.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1249541. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.