Hail, Newton
- When
- October 11, 7:09 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County, 5.88 mi SW of Newton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 30.776, -93.807
Newton County Sheriff Office reported penny to nickel size hail near Pine Grove.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 11, 2010
Two rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across southeast Texas during the evening hours of October 11 into the early morning hours of October 12. One large and intense supercell thunderstorm produced large hail across Newton County, while a squall line produced several reports of wind damage and large hail in Jasper and Tyler counties.
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
- $9,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 LCH wrote it up.
Two rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across southeast Texas during the evening hours of October 11 into the early morning hours of October 12. One large and intense supercell thunderstorm produced large hail across Newton County, while a squall line produced several reports of wind damage and large hail in Jasper and Tyler counties.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Newton
- When
- October 11, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County, 0.68 mi SW of Fawil
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 30.743, -93.658
Public reported ping pong to golf ball size hail one mile west of Bon Weir.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tyler
- When
- October 11, 10:42 PM CST
- Where
- Tyler County, 0.63 mi NE of Colmesneil
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 30.937, -94.414
Tyler County Sheriff Office reported a tree blown down on Highway 255 north of Colmesneil.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tyler
- When
- October 11, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Tyler County, Colmesneil
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 30.930, -94.420
Entergy reported widespread power outages throughout northern Tyler County.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- October 11, 10:46 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, 6.33 mi S of Browndale
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 31.030, -93.990
Jasper County Sheriff Office reported a tree blown down on Highway 96 south of Highway 255.
Hail, Tyler
- When
- October 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tyler County, Hillister
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 30.670, -94.380
Public reported quarter size hail in Hillister.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- October 11, 11:20 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, 1.33 mi NE of Kirbyville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 30.666, -93.907
Jasper County Sheriff Office reported a tree blown down on Highway 1014 about 1 mile west of Kirbyville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- October 11, 11:40 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, 11.16 mi ESE of Evadale
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 30.274, -93.905
Jasper County Sheriff Office reported a tree blown down on Highway 62 at Gist Road.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 265042, 265043, 265045, 265047, 265048, 265044, 265049, 265050.