Hail in Starr County, Texas
Hail March 7, 2026 · Starr County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A member of the U.S. military reported baseball size hail on the Rio Grande (River) just south of Escobares (9 miles west of Rio Grande City) in Starr County.
The wider storm
A supercell thunderstorm developed just off the plateau of the Sierra Madre and moved along the Rio Grande along the Zapata/Starr Countyline before moving into and across southern Starr County between 1126 PM March 7 and 1204 AM CST March 8. This severe thunderstorm went on to produce a persistent wet microburst, which produced wind-driven large hail damage and wind damage near and around Rio Grande City and Roma. Three people were injured in their car after a gas station canopy collapsed onto their vehicle in east Rio Grande City.
A second wave of heavy rainfall moved along the Rio Grande between Roma and Rio Grande City between midnight and 2 AM, pushing already filled culverts and arroyos over their limits and produced a significant flash flood in Roma early on March 8th.
Began near Escobares (26.4100, -98.9600).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1323714. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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