Hail in Childress County, Texas

Hail March 31, 2026 · Childress County, Texas

1.75 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several reports were received of a swath of hail approximately five miles southwest of Childress along US Highway 83 into the city of Childress. Hail ranged in size from quarters to golf ball size.

The wider storm

A dryline emerged over the Rolling Plains on the afternoon of the 31st. At the same time, a cold front was moving southward which generated strong thunderstorms at the intersection of these two features. This activity initially formed over the southeastern Texas Panhandle and moved southward into the Rolling Plains during the evening hours. These storms produced a mix of large hail up to golf ball size along with severe wind gusts up to 68 mph.

Began near (cds)childress Arpt (34.3712, -100.2757).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1318554. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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