Hail in Texas, May 25, 2003

Name: Hail in Texas, May 25, 2003
Start: 2003-05-25T01:00
End: 2003-05-25T01:00
Location: Texas

May 25, 2003 · NWS FWD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 25, 12:50 AM CST, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 12:50 AM CST, 10 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
150 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2003

UPDATED FORECAST TO INCLUDE NEW WATCH. ADJUSTED POPS UP TO ACCOUNT
FOR CURRENT RADAR TRENDS. ALSO ADJUSTED TEMP TRENDS FOR THE RDF.
REST LEFT ALONE UNTIL NEW PACKAGE ARRIVE AROUND 4 AM.

..DISCUSSION ISSUED AT 315 PM CDT SATURDAY..
NORTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER NORTH TEXAS THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS
UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN U.S. AND LARGE TROUGH LINGERS
ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY.  EXPECT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE TO FORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS
WEAK WAVES IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW INTERACT WITH MOIST AND UNSTABLE
AIR ALREADY IN PLACE.  THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE ENHANCED
LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH AND A LOW
LEVEL JET SET UP.  MOST FAVORED AREA FOR STORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE
NEAR THE RED RIVER.  STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS
MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS.  HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR STORM REDEVELOPMENT ON THE SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL
WARRANT THE MENTION OF SOME HEAVY RAIN.  A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME
SEVERE WITH AMPLE INSTABILITY AND SHEAR IN PLACE.  HAIL AND WIND
WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.  MODELS STILL INDICATE THAT THE FRONT WILL
LINGER OVER NORTH TEXAS ON SUNDAY...THEREFORE...THUNDERSTORMS WILL
REMAIN.  HOWEVER...THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN MCS OVERNIGHT COULD GREATLY
IMPACT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STORMS ON SUNDAY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH
MEMORIAL DAY WITH THE COLD FRONT PROGGED IN THE SOUTHERN ZONES AND
NORTHWEST UPPER FLOW REMAINING OVER THE REGION.  THUNDERSTORMS
CHANCES SHOULD DECREASE THE REST OF THE WEEK AS THE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE BUILDS EASTWARD.

AFTER A WARM AND HUMID AFTERNOON...CLOUDS AND RAIN SHOULD KEEP TEMPS
IN THE UPPER 70S AND LOW 80S SUNDAY AND MONDAY.  TEMPS WILL REACH
THE LOW 90S BY MID WEEK.

.FWD...
TX...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 800 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR ZONES
TXC001...TXC085...TXC097...TXC113...TXC119...TXC121...TXC139...
TXC147...TXC181...TXC213...TXC223...TXC231...TXC237...TXC251...
TXC257...TXC277...TXC337...TXC349...TXC363...TXC367...TXC379...
TXC397...TXC439...TXC467...TXC497...TXC503.

Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 10:57 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-251200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED FOR EVENING TRENDS...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1157 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...
THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE
NIGHT FOR MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS. THE RISK AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND
NORTH OF A LINE FROM GOLDTHWAITE TO CENTERVILLE.

STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF
NORTH TEXAS. STRONG INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH ENHANCED LIFTING NEAR
A SURFACE BOUNDARY WAS CONTRIBUTING TO THE SEVERE WEATHER. THE
CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING ACROSS COLLIN...KAUFMAN...AND VAN
ZANDT COUNTIES WILL DEVELOP TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST AS COLD
OUTFLOW FROM THE STORMS PUSHES TO THE SOUTH.

THUNDERSTORMS WERE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP IN THE DALLAS AREA JUST
BEFORE MIDNIGHT. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN IN
THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA THROUGH 1 AM.

A LARGE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN THE CHILDRESS AREA WILL
GRADUALLY MOVE EAST AND SOUTHEAST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS
ARE FAVORABLE FOR THESE STORMS TO AFFECT WESTERN PARTS OF NORTH
TEXAS AFTER 3 AM SUNDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH CHANCES WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY BY MONDAY.
ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ALREADY ACTIVATED ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS IN
ASSOCIATION WITH ONGOING THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
NUMBER 430. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS ACROSS THE REST OF NORTH
TEXAS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR
ACTIVATION EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

09/GP

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 24, 10:47 PM CST, 2 hours 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1147 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1147 PM    1 E MCKINNEY              TX   60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/24/03   COLLIN                         REPORTED BY SPOTTER

1147 PM    1 E MCKINNEY              TX   ONE INCH HAIL
05/24/03   COLLIN                         REPORTED BY SPOTTER

Local storm report, May 24, 10:51 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1151 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1148 PM    TERRELL                   TX   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/24/03   KAUFMAN                        REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT
1148 PM    4 E ELMO                  TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/24/03   KAUFMAN                        REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

1147 PM    WILLS POINT               TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/24/03   VAN ZANDT                      REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

1105 PM    WILLS POINT               TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/24/03   VAN ZANDT                      REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

Local storm report, May 24, 11:12 PM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1212 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1212 AM    ROYCE CITY                TX   60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/25/03   ROCKWALL                       REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
                                          SUSTAINED 45 GUST 60

Local storm report, May 24, 11:32 PM CST, 1 hour 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1232 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1231 AM    GARLAND                   TX   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/25/03   DALLAS                         REPORTED BY SPOTTER
                                          ALSO MEASURED 3 INCH
                                          PER HOUR RAINFALL

Local storm report, May 25, 12:15 AM CST, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
115 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0100 AM    MALAKOFF                  TX   60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/25/03   HENDERSON                      REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

Local storm report, May 25, 12:41 AM CST, 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
141 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0130 AM    PONDER                    TX   2.75 INCH HAIL
05/25/03   DENTON                         REPORTED BY SPOTTER

0133 AM    KRUM                      TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/25/03   DENTON                         REPORTED BY SPOTTER

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Tarrant

When: May 25, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Ft Worth
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 32.750, -97.350

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

Every storm in Texas in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, May 2003

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: 5354837.