Hail — Wheeler, Texas

2025-06-06 · near Briscoe, Wheeler, Texas

Event narrative

Windshields were broken from large hail up to 4.5 inches that fell.

Wider weather episode

On the afternoon of June 6th, a discrete supercell developed in southeastern Colorado and tracked into the Oklahoma Panhandle and northeastern Texas Panhandle. This supercell produced six tornadoes, hail up to 4.5 inches in diameter, and straight-line winds. Later in the evening a couple of semi-discrete supercells moved into the Oklahoma Panhandle and eastern Panhandles, producing wind gusts up to 90 mph and hail up to the size of golf balls.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1271845. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.