Hail — Hutchinson, Texas

2025-06-08 · near Stinnett, Hutchinson, Texas

Event narrative

A thunderstorm moved over and just to the southwest of Stinnett and produced severe hail. Golfball hail fell over Stinnett. The ICECHIP research team measured several hailstones to the southwest of Stinnett, between one and four miles. These ranged from 24 to 33mm, which when converted to inches is 1.0-1.25 inches.

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 1268214. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.