Hail, Bell
- When
- April 19, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Bell County, Temple
- Measured
- 4.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $200 million
- Coordinates
- 31.100, -97.350
Hail in Texas, April 19, 1996
A large supercell thunderstorm moved across the area producing widespread hail to softball size. Substantial damage was done at the airport and across the northern half of the city.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $200 million
- 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.
A large supercell thunderstorm moved across the area producing widespread hail to softball size. Substantial damage was done at the airport and across the northern half of the city. Cooperate buildings sustained major hail damage, windows were broken, and many roofs were damaged.
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:15 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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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More
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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: 5546599.