Hail in Taylor County, Texas

Hail May 30, 2001 · Taylor County, Texas

2.75 in

Hail diameter

$4.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Baseball size hail pounded the eastern sections of Abilene. The area around Abilene Christian University was the hardest hit, with numerous windows broken at the school. Many vehicles were hard hit as well, with windshields broken out and holes punched through the roofs of convertibles.

The wider storm

Scattered severe storms pounded the Big Country with hail up to the size of baseballs. The hardest hit area was across the east side of Abilene near Abilene Christian University, where significant damage was reported. This same storm also produced golf ball size hail along a path from near Hawley in Jones County south through Abilene to Potosi in eastern Taylor County. Golf ball size hail was also reported in Sweetwater, Roby, and Rotan.

Began near Abilene (32.4500, -99.7333).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5249859. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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