Hail in Lavaca County, Texas
Hail May 1, 2026 · Lavaca 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 thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail for 10 minutes northwest of the unincorporated community of Kinkler.
The wider storm
Thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a stationary front, and some of these storms produced large hail and damaging wind gusts.
Began near Kinkler (29.5600, -96.9300).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1338426. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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