Kent storm history

A storm chaser reported golf ball size hail along Farm to Market Road 1081 in northwestern Kent County.

A storm chaser reported two inch diameter hail north of Clairmont along Texas State Highway 208. No damage was reported at the time.

A storm chaser observed a brief funnel cloud north of Clairmont.

A storm chaser reported half dollar size hail on the northwest side of Jayton.

A report was received on mPing of quarter size hail on the northwest side of Jayton.

An NWS cooperative weather observer reported hail up to two inches in diameter along Farm to Market Road 2320 in Kent County. No damage was reported at the time.

Multiple storm chasers reported hail along Texas State Highway 70 between Girard and Jayton ranging in size from quarters to ping pong ball size.

Law enforcement in Kent County reported hail up to four inches in diameter in the town of Girard. No damage was reported.

An NWS cooperative weather observer reported that a roof was blown off an abandoned home in Jayton. At the same time, a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Jayton measured a wind gust to 57 mph.

Flash flooding due to heavy rain occurred over Texas State Highway 70 between Girard and Jayton. Several severe thunderstorms moved over the same area producing multiple rounds of heavy precipitation.

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Jayton measured a severe wind gust of 61 mph.

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Jayton measured severe wind gusts from 1953 CST through 1956 CST. A peak wind gust of 80 mph was measured at 1954 CST.

A report of golf ball size hail was received from the public.

An NWS cooperative weather observer reported quarter size hail in Jayton.

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Jayton measured a wind gust of 60 mph.

Law enforcement in Jayton reported hail as large as four inches in diameter along State Highway 70 between Jayton and Girard. This hail resulted in an unknown amount of damage along State Highway 70 in northeastern Kent County.

A swath of strong winds and damage associated with a rear flank downdraft occurred over a three county area. In Girard, an NWS survey team found two homes that had their roofs partially or completely removed. In Jayton, several smaller outbuildings were completely destroyed along…

A storm chaser reported golf ball size hail east of Clairemont along US Highway 380.

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Jayton measured a wind gust of 64 mph.

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Jayton measured a severe wind gust of 64 mph.

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Jayton measured a wind gust of 62 mph.

A storm chaser measured hail up to ping pong ball size along US Highway 380 in Kent County.

Several reports of hail up to baseball size were received from storm chasers in a swath from about nine miles southwest of Girard to the town of Girard. No damage was reported.

Law enforcement reported a swath of hail along Texas Highway 70 from Jayton to about two miles northwest of Jayton.

A report from the public was received of one inch hail in Jayton.

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Jayton measured a wind gust to 64 mph.

A report was received via mPING of quarter size hail near the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 2320 and 1081.

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Jayton measured a wind gust to 60 mph.

Law enforcement in Kent County estimated a wind gust to 60 mph in Girard.

Law enforcement in Jayton reported quarter size hail. No damage was reported.