Hail in Crane County, Texas

Hail May 6, 2015 · Crane County, Texas

2.75 in

Hail diameter

$100K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A thunderstorm moved across Crane County and produced baseball sized hail in Crane. A damage survey was conducted the next day. Many vehicles had hail damage ranging from broken windshields to numerous dents. The majority of the damage was to vehicles, however there was damage noted at several homes. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

The wider storm

An upper level trough was over the western half of the United States and allowed for an increase in upper lift over West Texas. A dryline was present across the Permian Basin and Lower Trans Pecos. Moist and unstable conditions were to the east of the dryline during the afternoon and evening which allowed for thunderstorms with large hail to develop.

Began near Crane (31.4000, -102.3500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 569627. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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