Hail — Taylor, Texas

2001-05-30 · near Abilene, Taylor, Texas

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5249859. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.