Hail in Starr County, Texas
Hail May 8, 2025 · Starr County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Pictures and video showed ping pong to golf ball size hail about 8.7 miles north-northeast of Rio Grande City.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Olnos (26.4800, -98.7200).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1257696. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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