Hail — Upshur, Texas
1998-01-06 · near Gilmer, Upshur, Texas
$1.1M
Property damage
2
Magnitude
Event narrative
Three automobile dealerships suffered considerable hail damage to their entire inventories of over 300 vehicles. The hail fell continuously for over 20 minutes. A 24 year veteran in insurance claims said that the hail episode was the second worse he had ever seen in north Texas.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5627922. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.