Hail — Galveston, Texas

2013-04-02 · near Hitchcock, Galveston, Texas

Event narrative

A severe thunderstorms produced baseball to softball sized hail in Hitchcock. The central and western parts of the town received extreme damage to vehicles and home roofs and windows. There was also significant damage to the Midway Church, a fire station, and in two trailer parks. Seven Hitchcock police cars were severely damaged by the large hail.

Wider weather episode

An upper level disturbance initiated a few strong to severe thunderstorms. The storms produced large hail, up to softball size, across portions of the Southeast Texas Coast.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 447821. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.