1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 198 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:31 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A fast moving cold front served as the focus for storms in Terrell County. The front had pushed through the Permian Basin during the morning and early afternoon and was proceeding through southern Terrell County at maximum heating. The storms were quickly swept out of the area that evening as the storm continued to press southward.
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