Hail — Hidalgo, Texas

2025-05-08 · near Weslaco, Hidalgo, Texas

Event narrative

Broadcast media shared a resident report of estimated 1 inch hail in Weslaco. Time estimated based on radar data.

Wider weather episode

Multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms resulted in several large hail and a few damaging wind reports across the region on May 8th. A high-precipitation supercell thunderstorm developed across the Brush Country/Rio Grande Plains by mid afternoon and held together while crossing through the lower/mid Rio Grande Valley. The supercell produced very large hail across the Brush Country, then dropped a damaging microburst in North McAllen by early evening.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1257692. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.