Hail — Fisher, Texas

2002-05-04 · near Rotan, Fisher, Texas

Event narrative

Thunderstorms over Fisher County produced hail up to the size of golfballs. The hail caused damage to the public library as well as many homes in Rotan.

Wider weather episode

A supercell thunderstorm developed over San Angelo and moved east for four and a half hours over portions of Tom Green, Concho, McCulloch and San Saba counties. This storm produced a total of five tornadoes. These tornadoes for the most part remained over open country, with only two structures receiving damage to the northeast of Brady. This storm also produced a tremendous amount of hail, with numerous reports of golfball size hail with many trees completely stripped of their leaves. There were a few reports of of hail up to softball size in McCulloch County. Other thunderstorms formed over the Big Country, one of which produced a brief tornado near Roby in Fisher county. Hail up to the size of baseballs was also noted with several of these storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5294270. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.