Thunderstorm Wind — Runnels, Texas

2002-05-24 · near Winters, Runnels, Texas

Event narrative

Very high thunderstorm winds along with baseball size hail produced widespread damage across the town of Winters. Numerous windows were broken out by the wind and hail. Numerous trees were also reported blown down by the high winds.

Wider weather episode

Several severe thunderstorms developed across the Big Country and the Heartland. These thunderstorms produced considerable damage in and around the town of Winters. There were also four tornado sightings, however they all were brief and did not produce any discernable damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5294588. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.