Hail — Hockley, Texas

2025-06-13 · near Coble, Hockley, Texas

Event narrative

Local broadcast media relayed a report of ping pong ball size hail east of Whiteface.

Wider weather episode

Warm surface temperatures led to an unstable atmosphere and the development of scattered thunderstorms late in the afternoon across the western South Plains into eastern New Mexico. As the evening progressed, the initial scattered thunderstorm activity moved into the South Plains generating severe wind gusts at several Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet sites. A minor heat burst occurred near Wolfforth associated with decaying rain shower activity. A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Wolfforth measured wind gusts as high as 67 mph with this heat burst.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1271534. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.