Hail — Loving, Texas

2005-06-06 · near Mentone, Loving, Texas

Event narrative

Penny size hail was reported by the public along Farm to Market Road 652 north of Mentone.

Wider weather episode

Scattered severe storms over the west Texas Upper Trans Pecos region during the afternoon of the 6th resulted in numerous reports of large hail. The most intense storms remained over unpopulated areas, and no reports of damage were received, despite two reports of hail up to the size of tennis balls. More isolated thunderstorm activity affected portions of southwestern Texas. One storm became severe over the Big Bend of west Texas, and produced nickel size hail at Lajitas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5457096. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.