Home / Editor's Pick /

7.5 inch diameter: New Hail Texas record

11:00 PM
June 4, 2024

7.5 inch diameter
USA: New Texas hail record

Settings for external content

Privacy policy

Over the weekend, a record-setting hailstone fell over Texas. The icy projectile found northwest of Vigo Park, set a new hail record for the state with a diameter of 7.25 inches.

The previous state record was 6.3 inches from a storm that hit Hondo in 2021. These gigantic hail pieces are formed in the giant updrafts of supercell thunderstorms, one of the most dangerous types of thunderstorms on our planet.

Hail radarDangerous hail hit the Texas Panhandle on Sunday afternoon. This is the view from the WeatherRadar.

The characteristic of a supercell is a rotating vortex inside the cloud and a strong updraft that freezes water as it is lifted upwards, producing large hail.

The stronger the updraft and the longer the storm can survive, the bigger the hail that can be produced. Eventually, the hail will either become too heavy for the updraft to keep aloft or the updraft stops and gravity brings it plummeting towards Earth.

Track all of the storms using our WeatherRadar and be sure to have alerts set whenever you head out.

Weather & Radar USA editorial team
More on the topic
rip current
Monday, May 26, 2025

As more head to the coast

Rip currents & safety tips
Derecho iowa
Sunday, June 22, 2025

Stay severe weather-aware

What are derechos?
Stonehenge during the June 2020 summer solstice.
Friday, June 20, 2025

Longest day of the year

Today marks the summer solstice
All weather news
This might also interest you
Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Rio Ruidoso

Extreme flooding in New Mexico
Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Chantal's remnants

Tropical waterspout in North Carolina
Sunday, July 6, 2025

Tropical Storm Chantal

Carolina's heavy rains, flood risk
All articles
Weather & Radar

www.weatherandradar.com

instagramfacebookthreadsContact uslinkList
Privacy policy | Legal info | Accessibility statement