Hail — Bexar, Texas

2016-04-12 · near Grey Forest, Bexar, Texas

Event narrative

A thunderstorm produced 4.5 inch hail near Tezel Rd. and Bandera Rd. in northwestern San Antonio. This tied for the largest hailstone ever reported in Bexar County. The hail storm storm moved across northern Bexar County, crossing the northern half of San Antonio. Damage costs in San Antonio are estimated at $1.36 billion making this the costliest hail storm ever in the state of Texas according to the Insurance Council of Texas. Estimates do not include uninsured or commercial losses which will likely push the losses to near 2 billion, especially when including 2 other hail storms that occurred over the same area of Bexar County at the end of the April. Estimates provided by the Insurance Council of Texas and include damage to 136,000 vehicles and 125,000 homes.

Wider weather episode

An upper level low pressure system over the Desert Southwest combined with a stationary front to produce thunderstorms across South Central Texas. Some of these storms produced large to giant hail. The largest hail storm moved across northern Bexar County, crossing the northern half of San Antonio. Damage costs in San Antonio are estimated at $1.36 billion making this the costliest hail storm ever in the state of Texas according to the Insurance Council of Texas. Estimates do not include commercial losses which will push the losses higher, especially when including 2 other hail storms at the end of the month. Estimates provided by the Insurance Council of Texas and include damage to 136,000 vehicles and 125,000 homes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 623870. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.