Hail — Clay, Texas

2025-04-05 · near Lake Arrowhead Dam, Clay, Texas

Event narrative

The report was relayed by amateur radio. Location is approximate and event time is estimated from radar observations.

Wider weather episode

An intense thunderstorm moved from western-north Texas into southern and east-central Oklahoma during the early hours of the 5th. While the boundary layer was relatively stable during this time, due to a significant warm layer centered around 700 millibars/1 km, widespread and intense damaging winds were observed with this thunderstorm. Reports of large hail, and associated damage due to wind-driven hail, were also received.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1254413. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.