Hail — Collin, Texas

2016-04-11 · near Wylie, Collin, Texas

$100.0M

Property damage

Magnitude

Event narrative

Amateur radio reported softball sized hail in Southeast Wylie. The hail damage in Wylie was significant with many of the homes and businesses being damaged. It was reported the roofs of some homes and businesses were penetrated by the hail. Several injuries were reported due to the broken glass but a final total could not be obtained.

Wider weather episode

A dry line, a warm front and a surface low pressure center all came together to produce a severe weather set-up during the late afternoon and evening hours of April 11. One long-lived supercell produced a multi-million dollar hailstorm across the northern suburbs of the Dallas-Forth Worth Metroplex. This storm produced grapefruit sized hail in Denton and softball sized hail in Wylie. At least 80% of the town of Wylie was damaged by the hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 628750. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.