Texas · October 4, 2023

Texas hail map — October 4, 2023

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 16 Texas cities on October 4, 2023. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Fort Worth.

Hail swath map for Fort Worth, TX on October 4, 2023 showing 1.50 inch hail.
Swath over Fort Worth on October 4, 20231.50″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
16
in Texas
Largest stone
1.50
half dollar size
Impact rating
5/10
from stone size

Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.

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What people on the ground measured in Texas on October 4, 2023

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service3 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.

  • 3.00 baseball size Public
    4 E Reese Center, TX5:44 PM CDTLubbock County
  • 3.00 baseball size Public
    Reese Center, TX5:47 PM CDTLubbock County
  • 2.50 hen egg size Fire Dept/Rescue
    1 S Reese Center, TX5:34 PM CDTLubbock County
  • 2.50 hen egg size Fire Dept/Rescue
    2 E Reese Center, TX5:40 PM CDTLubbock County
  • 2.50 hen egg size Public
    4 E Reese Center, TX5:41 PM CDTLubbock County
  • 2.00 hen egg size Emergency Mngr
    3 W Reese Center, TX5:27 PM CDTLubbock County
  • 2.00 hen egg size Public
    3 E Smyer, TX5:33 PM CDTHockley County

    Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.).

  • 2.00 hen egg size Public
    Reese Center, TX5:40 PM CDTLubbock County
  • 2.00 hen egg size Public
    5 E Reese Center, TX6:00 PM CDTLubbock County

    Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.).

  • 1.75 golf ball size Emergency Mngr
    1 S Fort Stockton, TX2:56 PM CDTPecos County

    Emergency manager reports golf ball size hail at Spur 194 west of Fort Stockton. This is with a second thunderstorm.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Emergency Mngr
    Whiteface, TX4:37 PM CDTCochran County
  • 1.75 golf ball size Fire Dept/Rescue
    3 E Lubbock Int. Airpor, TX5:39 PM CDTLubbock County

Showing the 12 largest of 49 hail reports filed that day.

Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.

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Texas hail on October 4, 2023

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 16 Texas cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Fort Worth. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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