Hail — Burnet, Texas

2025-05-01 · near Burnet Craddock Arpt, Burnet, Texas

Event narrative

A thunderstorm produced 2.5 inch diameter hail on Hwy 29 east of Buchanan Dam.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary over the northern Texas Hill Country in a warm, moist airmass. Strong instability, vertical wind shear, and steep mid-level lapse rates led to supercells that produced three tornadoes and large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1263783. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.