Hail — Hutchinson, Texas

2025-04-24 · near Pringle, Hutchinson, Texas

Event narrative

A supercell thunderstorm produced a swath of hail across portions northern Hutchinson County to the northeast of Pringle. Initially hail of quarter size fell just outside of Pringle but the hail increased in size as the supercell continued to move to the north and east. Measured hail increased to billiard ball and tennis ball size with the maximum observed hail size being three inches in diameter, or around the size of a large apple. Some of this hail was found by spotters after the storm had passed so there may have been some additional melting that occurred.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed along and east of the dryline that formed in the west central Panhandles during the afternoon and evening of April 24th. These storms became severe with large hail, damaging winds occurring mainly across the eastern Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. A tornado also occurred in Roberts County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1255849. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.