Hail in Crane County, Texas

Hail May 17, 2016 · Crane County, Texas

1 in

Hail diameter

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

The wider storm

An upper level low pressure system was slowly moving eastward from southern California. Ahead of this system, there was large scale lift across the region. There was plentiful low level moisture with good wind shear and instability across the Permian Basin and Lower Trans Pecos near a cold front. These conditions allowed for thunderstorms with large hail to develop across this area.

Began near Juan Cordona Lake (31.0939, -102.3452).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 627825. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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