Texas, 1996

Hail in Texas, April 19, 1996

April 19, 1996 · NWS FWD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Golfball to baseball size hail was reported.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.

Golfball to baseball size hail was reported.

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:11 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, McLennan

When
April 19, 7:12 PM CST
Where
McLennan County, Mc Gregor
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.430, -97.420

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5546588.