Hail, Andrews
- When
- May 29, 7:33 PM CST
- Where
- Andrews County, Frankel City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.380, -102.780
Hail in Texas, May 29, 1997
2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:32 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Andrews
- When
- May 29, 7:47 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Andrews County, Andrews
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.320, -102.550
The storm that hit Eunice, NM continued to move east across Frankel City and then into Andrews. The storm appeared to be a short line of only about 20 miles in length, but had a distinct leading-edge reflectivity gradient. The storm was also accelerating through Andrews County moving at 25-30 mph by the time it reached Andrews.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Puerto Rico, May 29, 1997
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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: 5611461, 5611462.