Hail — Hidalgo, Texas

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

Event narrative

A member of the public reported one inch size hail in north Pharr near the McAllen city line.

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 1263449. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.