Hail in Collingsworth County, Texas

Half dollar size hail fell about three miles east of Wellington. Numerous tree limbs were also blown down due to wind. However, the hail was more destructive about a mile to the southeast where a cotton field was completely destroyed.

Several scattered storms developed and intensified across central and eastern portions of the Panhandles during the evening of July 8th. Relatively strong wind shear and instability allowed storms to become severe and bring hail up to half dollar size and 60mph winds to portions of the eastern combined Panhandles, which resulted in crop damage. Additional storms developed along outflow boundaries as they moved across the central Texas Panhandle. These additional storms produced severe wind and hail.