Hail in Hidalgo County, Texas
Hail May 8, 2025 · Hidalgo County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A local EM reported ping pong size hail at his residence in north McAllen.
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 Shayland (26.2600, -98.2500).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1257700. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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