Hail in Hidalgo County, Texas

Hail May 8, 2025 · Hidalgo County, Texas

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Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

There was a report received from a HAM Operator of 1 inch hail. The hail lasted for ten minutes at this location.

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 Edinburg Muni Arpt (26.2600, -98.2400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1257699. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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