Hail in Hudspeth County, Texas

Hail April 12, 2017 · Hudspeth County, Texas

2.5 in

Hail diameter

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hail from 1.5 inches to 2.5 inches in diameter was reported in and around Sierra Blanca. Some areas had hail up to 3 inches deep. Numerous house windows and automobile windshields were damaged, with many cars left dented. Hail also severely damaged dozens of roofs and even penetrated a few.

The wider storm

A back door cold front moved in from the east to near the Rio Grande Valley. Deep moisture behind the front combined with a weak upper trough lifting out of the Baja region to produce severe thunderstorms with large hail around Sierra Blanca.

Began near Sierra Blanca (31.1776, -105.3561).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 695175. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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