Hail — Irion, Texas

2006-05-04 · near Mertzon, Irion, Texas

Event narrative

A hail swath with hail sizes ranging from golfball to softball size hail formed and tracked across the town of Mertzon and produced considerable damage to roofs and vehicles. Some of the larger hailstones penetrated roofs and severely damaged vehicles. A Mertzon resident was driving home when the hailstones hit her car as big as baseballs just outside of town. The large hail smashed a hole in her back windshield, punched holes in the hood, ripped the license plate off one of its screws and destroyed both side-view mirrors. At least 250 homes had roof damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5507917. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.