Hail — Clay, Texas

2025-04-19 · near Bluegrove, Clay, Texas

Event narrative

The report was relayed by amateur radio.

Wider weather episode

A severe weather and flash flood episode occurred across central and southern portions of the WFO Norman Forecast Area from the evening of the 19th into the early morning hours of the 20th. A slow-moving upper system continued to approach the area on the 19th. This, along with strong/moist low-level ascent atop a quasi-stationary boundary, helped initiate widespread thunderstorms across the region mentioned above. Strong wind shear and instability, especially along and ahead of the surface boundary, promoted organized thunderstorms, producing large hail across western-north Texas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1254544. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.