Hail — Collin, Texas

2016-03-23 · near Plano, Collin, Texas

Event narrative

Amateur radio reported golf-ball sized hail near the intersection of Parker Road and Dallas North Tollway. The hail shattered windows in cars, homes, and businesses which is what caused most of the damage. The storm causing millions of dollars of damage in Plano and the surrounding area.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed late Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening along a dryline as it surged east to the Interstate 35 corridor. Several of these storms became severe, producing damaging winds, hail and one tornado. The tornadic storm in northern Tarrant County proceeded to drop large hail as it moved east into northern Dallas and southern Collin County, creating around 700 million dollars in overall hail damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 625147. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.