Hail in Tom Green County, Texas
Hail March 19, 2002 · Tom Green County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Hail up to golf ball size pounded the southern half of San Angelo shortly after noon, creating drifts several feet deep in places. Around 3500 homes suffered light to moderate damage, along with around 4000 automobiles. Many trees were stripped of their leaves. Hail stayed on the ground for at least 8 hours in some places.
The wider storm
A supercell thunderstorm produced 3 tornadoes as it moved from San Angelo northeast to near Ballinger. Although the tornadoes produced minor damages, hail up to the size of golf balls that fell during the storm pounded the southern half of San Angelo, producing over $15 million in damage. Other storms produced quarter size hail and wind damage across parts of the Heartland and Northwest Hill Country.
Began near San Angelo (31.4500, -100.4500).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5285800. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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