Texas hail map — May 17, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 5 Texas cities on May 17, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Laredo.
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- Cities hit
- 5
- in Texas
- Largest stone
- 1.00″
- quarter size
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA radar, which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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Texas cities hit on May 17, 2024
What people on the ground measured in Texas on May 17, 2024
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public3 SSW Pharr, TX8:04 AM CDTHidalgo County
A few golfball sized stones than hail sized dropped a bit smaller...size unknown. Lasted between 10 and 15 minutes.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public2 W La Joya, TX7:15 AM CDTHidalgo County
Video showed hail-dominant precipitation along P.J. Garza Road near E. Expressway 83.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public2 E Hidalgo, TX7:56 AM CDTHidalgo County
Quarter to ping-pong ball sized hail near intersection of McColl and Military Highway...US 281. Duration of hail was fourteen minutes.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 NW Dinero, TX7:08 AM CDTLive Oak County
Photo of quarter size hail in Dinero. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 NNE Dinero, TX7:14 AM CDTLive Oak County
Social media photos of quarter size hail in Swinney Switch. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public7 NNE Palmview, TX7:23 AM CDTHidalgo County
Video showed quarter-sized hail near intersection of La Homa Road and Mile 7 Road north of Mission. Time and duration estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public7 NNE Palmview, TX7:25 AM CDTHidalgo County
Quarter sized hail briefly covered the ground in the vicinity of Doffing Rd. and Conway Ave. in north Mission.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 N Penitas, TX7:25 AM CDTHidalgo County
Quarter sized hail near intersection of Tom Gill and 3 Mile Line Road. Duration was 5 minutes. Video evidence provided.
- 1.00″ quarter size CO-OP Observer7 N Palmview, TX7:30 AM CDTHidalgo County
Former cooperative observer reported quarter sized hail briefly covering the ground just south of the intersection of 7 mile and N. Doffing Road in Citrus City. Time estimated from radar and nearby reports.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 SW Orvil, TX8:45 AM CDTWebb County
Various photos and reports on social media showing 1 inch hail across portions of Laredo.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicLaredo, TX9:00 AM CDTWebb County
Quarter sized hail reported by a resident.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public5 NNE Devil's Sinkhole, TX9:07 PM CDTEdwards County
Showing the 12 largest of 15 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 May 17, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 5 Texas cities that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Laredo. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.