Hail in Pecos County, Texas

Hail June 5, 1999 · Pecos County, Texas

4 in

Hail diameter

$1.8M

Damage as recorded

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

The wider storm

This supercell storm was active for over 4 hours in Pecos County alone while travelling parallel to I-10. The intense rotating updraft collapsed over Sheffield sending grapefruit hailstones in 60+ mph outflow winds. Almost every north and west facing windows were broken in town. The hailstones also knocked holes in wood siding of some houses. Power lines were knocked down, and power was out for about 6 hours.

Began near Sheffield (30.6700, -101.8300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5705688. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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