Hail — Armstrong, Texas

2025-06-08 · near Claude, Armstrong, Texas

Event narrative

A supercell thunderstorm slowly moved through and south of Claude. It produced a swath of hail ranging from quarter size to grapefruit size. The largest hailstones that measured 3.5 inches and 4.25 inches occurred around ten miles south of Claude.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front on the afternoon of June 8th and rapidly became severe. These thunderstorms gradually developed into disorganized lines of thunderstorms through the late afternoon and evening, while a discrete supercell in the western Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles produced 4 tornadoes. Otherwise, these thunderstorms produced wind gusts up to 80 mph, hail up to 2.25 inches in diameter, and heavy rain that led to localized flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1268201. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.