Hail — Ector, Texas

2025-05-24 · near Goldsmith, Ector, Texas

Event narrative

A report was received from the public of quarter-size hail along with heavy rainfall causing very low visibility along TX 302. The time of occurrence is estimated from radar.

Wider weather episode

A passing shortwave interacting with a dryline resulted in scattered thunderstorm development over the central and eastern Permian Basin and Trans-Pecos region of West Texas during the afternoon of May 24th. These thunderstorms produced damaging winds/microbursts and quarter size hail before they moved to the northeast of the area overnight.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1257164. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.