Hail in Texas, April 11, 2005

Name: Hail in Texas, April 11, 2005
Start: 2005-04-11T00:30
End: 2005-04-11T01:05
Location: Texas

April 11, 2005 · NWS EWX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 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: 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.

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 Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 10, 10:00 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 10:00 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
11 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005

.UPDATE...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #143 HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #148...COVERING MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS AND SOME EXTREME EASTERN HILL COUNTRY COUNTIES. OTHERWISE,
FORECAST TEMPS AND WINDS ARE PROGRESSING ALONG WITHOUT PROBLEMS.

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AND LAST MINUTE NEED FOR A RED FLAG
WARNING DELAYED THIS DISCUSSION SLIGHTLY...SORRY FOR ANY
INCONVENIENCE. STORMS ARE FIRING CLOSE TO THE TIME AND LOCATION
SUGGESTED BY THE HIGHER RESOLUTION ETA MODEL RUNS. WITH A FEW
ISOLATED STORMS FORMING TO THE WEST WE COLLABORATED WITH SPC TO
ENSURE THE THREAT INCLUDED THE SAT AREA AS THE DRYLINE FORCING
COMBINED WITH INCREASING VERTICAL MOTION SIGNATURES ON SATELLITE
SUGGEST STORM WILL PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. IT
SHOULD TAKE A FEW HOURS BEFORE THESE STORMS MAKE THIS SOUTHWARD
SHIFT SINCE CURRENT CONVECTION IS STILL SPORADIC OVER WEST CENTRAL
TEXAS.

AS CONVECTION MOVES TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF SC TX BY LATE
TONIGHT, THE PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUE SHOOT UP TO 1.5 INCHES WHICH
WOULD SUPPORT ISOLATED FLOODING PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, THE STRONG MID
LEVEL WINDS SHOULD KEEP STORMS MOVING AT A GOOD CLIP WITH A
PROGRESSIVE SQUALL LINE EXPECTED TO FORM BY THE TIME IT REACHES THE
ESCARPMENT. THE MAIN THREAT FOR SEVERE SHOULD BE FOR LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. HOWEVER, LATE AFTERNOON SURFACE INFLOW SUGGESTS THAT
SUPERCELLS AND TORNADOES COULD FORM AS WELL.

STORMS SHOULD DRIFT EAST INTO THE HGX FORECAST AREA BY AROUND 3 AM
WITH DRY AND MILD AIR EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE WORK WEEK. IN THE
LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK, WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP IN SLIGHTLY HIGHER
MOISTURE CONTENT AND MILDER TEMPS THAN MODELS INDICATE SINCE THERE
IS A POTENTIAL FOR MOISTURE POOLING OVER SC TX AND AN ACTIVE
SUBTROPICAL JET. MODELS ARE SHOWING SOME CONSISTENCY AND AGREEMENT
ISSUES WITH WEAKENING UPSTREAM DISTURBANCES IN THIS UNSTABLE PATTERN
OVER THE WEEKEND, SO THE BEST BET FOR NOW IS FOR A BROADBRUSH OF
MILD WX WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR FRIDAY AND BEYOND.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
CONVECTION OVER THE BURRO MOUNTAINS OF MEXICO PROMPTED A CONCERN FOR
DRY LIGHTNING FOR THE NEXT 4 HOURS OR SO OVER THE COUNTIES BORDERING
THE RIO GRANDE. MORE DETAILS ARE PROVIDED IN THE RED FLAG WARNING
PRODUCT (SATRFWEWX).

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...SEVERE TSTM WATCH #148 TIL 5 AM CDT MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL
 TEXAS AND EXTREME EASTERN HILL COUNTRY COUNTIES

&&

06/02/11/PM

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 3:05 AM CST, 21 hours 25 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
405 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2005

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-111100-
ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BASTROP-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT-
DIMMIT-EDWARDS-FAYETTE-FRIO-GILLESPIE-GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES-
KENDALL-KERR-KINNEY-LAVACA-LEE-LLANO-MAVERICK-MEDINA-REAL-TRAVIS-
UVALDE-VAL VERDE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON-ZAVALA-
405 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM MASON TO BOERNE TO
SPEAKS...INCLUDING THE CITY OF AUSTIN. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD
CROSSING THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON MONDAY. A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE TRAILING DRY
LINE. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE LINE
WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER
THREATS. THE SQUALL LINE WILL BUILD SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG THE DRY LINE
INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
EXTEND SOUTH OF THE SLIGHT RISK AREA TONIGHT WHICH WOULD ENCOMPASS
THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 10, 8:01 PM CST, 4 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
901 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0855 PM     HAIL             HORSESHOE BAY           30.54N 98.35W
04/10/2005  0.75 INCH        LLANO              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

PM

Local storm report, Apr 10, 9:04 PM CST, 3 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1004 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0945 PM     HAIL             3 SE KERRVILLE          30.01N 99.10W
04/10/2005  1.00 INCH        KERR               TX   STORM CHASER

1000 PM     HAIL             MEDINA                  29.80N 99.25W
04/10/2005  1.75 INCH        BANDERA            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

PM

Local storm report, Apr 10, 9:47 PM CST, 2 hours 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1047 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1035 PM     HAIL             10 W TARPLEY            29.63N 99.45W
04/10/2005  1.75 INCH        BANDERA            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

PM

Local storm report, Apr 10, 9:58 PM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1058 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1045 PM     HAIL             1 E COMFORT             29.97N 98.89W
04/10/2005  1.75 INCH        KENDALL            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

PM

Local storm report, Apr 10, 10:52 PM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1152 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 PM     HAIL             10 SW BANDERA           29.62N 99.19W
04/10/2005  1.00 INCH        MEDINA             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1140 PM     HAIL             6 N BOERNE              29.89N 98.74W
04/10/2005  1.75 INCH        KENDALL            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

PM

Local storm report, Apr 10, 11:43 PM CST, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1243 AM CDT MON APR 11 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0812 PM     HAIL             KINGSLAND               30.66N 98.45W
04/10/2005  1.75 INCH        LLANO              TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS AROUND
            KINGSLAND

0830 PM     HAIL             1 N BURNET              30.78N 98.23W
04/10/2005  0.75 INCH        BURNET             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0855 PM     HAIL             HORSESHOE BAY           30.54N 98.35W
04/10/2005  0.75 INCH        LLANO              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0945 PM     HAIL             3 SE KERRVILLE          30.01N 99.10W
04/10/2005  1.00 INCH        KERR               TX   STORM CHASER

1000 PM     HAIL             MEDINA                  29.80N 99.25W
04/10/2005  1.75 INCH        BANDERA            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

1035 PM     HAIL             10 W TARPLEY            29.63N 99.45W
04/10/2005  1.75 INCH        BANDERA            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1045 PM     HAIL             1 E COMFORT             29.97N 98.89W
04/10/2005  1.75 INCH        KENDALL            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1100 PM     HAIL             10 SW BANDERA           29.62N 99.19W
04/10/2005  1.00 INCH        MEDINA             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1140 PM     HAIL             6 N BOERNE              29.89N 98.74W
04/10/2005  1.75 INCH        KENDALL            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

PM

The radar

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Travis

When: April 11, 12:30 AM CST to 12:35 AM CST
Where: Travis County, 10 mi NE of Austin
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 30.383, -97.633

Hail, Williamson

When: April 11, 12:57 AM CST to 1:05 AM CST
Where: Williamson County, Hutto
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 30.533, -97.550

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 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, April 2005

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: 5445609, 5445610.