Hail in Refugio County, Texas
Hail April 16, 2015 · Refugio County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Quarter to golf ball sized hail occurred across the northwest and northern portions of the city of Refugio.
The wider storm
A deep upper low was located over the Four Corners region on April 16th while a strong jet streak in the subtropical jet stream across northern Mexico moved into South Texas. Scattered thunderstorms formed near a weak boundary moving north through the Coastal Bend. A storm that formed over Bee County intensified into a heavy precipitation supercell. This storm produced three weak tornadoes as it moved across Refugio County.
Began near Refugio (28.3119, -97.2935).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 570622. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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