Hail in Cottle County, Texas

Hail March 31, 2026 · Cottle County, Texas

1.5 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A storm chaser and NWS cooperative weather observer reported a swath of hail from the city of Paducah to approximately four miles northeast of Paducah. Hail ranged in size from half dollar to ping pong 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 Paducah (34.0302, -100.2877).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1318559. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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