Hail — Burnet, Texas

2025-05-01 · near Buchanan Lake, Burnet, Texas

Event narrative

A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail on the east side of Lake Buchanan near the intersection of CR 690 and CR 114.

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 1263784. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.