Hail in Parker County, Texas

Hail April 17, 2008 · Parker County, Texas

1.75 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

Car dealerships reported damage to about 8,000 cars in the metroplex. Damage was also reported to roofs and private vehicles.

The wider storm

A potent supercell developed during the afternoon and moved eastward along a cold front. This storm was responsible for hail as large as baseballs as it moved across Jack, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Parker, and Tarrant Counties. A squall line developed along the southward moving cold front later that evening, producing a few reports of thunderstorm winds and large hail.

Began near Weatherford (32.7700, -97.7700).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Parker County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 88804. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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