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Hail in Rockwall County, Texas

Hail April 11, 2016 · Rockwall County, Texas

4 in

Hail diameter

$50.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter reported grapefruit sized hail at Eastshore Road near Rockwall, TX.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Lake Ray Hubbard (32.8672, -96.4811).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 630253. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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