Hail in Zapata County, Texas

Hail May 7, 2025 · Zapata County, Texas

4.5 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Zapata County Sheriff's office state that the public reported golf ball to softball size hail iin the city of San Ygnacio. The hail derived from a supercell thunderstorm that moved east from the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains in northern Mexico. As of this writing, no damage was reported - though there may have been some.

The wider storm

A cluster of severe thunderstorms resulted in a couple of large hail reports late on May 6 into early May 7 in Zapata and Starr County.

Began near San Ygnacio (27.0400, -99.4400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1257689. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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