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Hail in Refugio County, Texas

Hail April 13, 2015 · Refugio County, Texas

2.5 in

Hail diameter

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Spotters reported tennis ball sized hail near Highway 77 south of Woodsboro.

The wider storm

The upper level low moved into West Texas by the evening hours on April 13th. But an upper level jet streak moved out of northern Mexico into South Texas. An very unstable air mass developed by the afternoon of April 13th. Thunderstorms developed over the northern Coastal Bend near a weak boundary. With increased shear in the atmosphere with the upper level jet streak, one of the storms increased in strength to become a supercell. This supercell moved east from near Lake Corpus Christi to south of Refugio. Large hail occurred with this storm during the evening hours.

Began near Cranell (28.1700, -97.4100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 569656. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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