Hail — Rockwall, Texas

2016-04-11 · near Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas

Event narrative

A social media report indicated 3-inch diameter hail in Rockwall, TX.

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 630276. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.