Texas, 2010

Hail in Texas, October 19, 2010

October 19, 2010 · NWS FWD · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A late night storm produced hail up to golf ball size in Erath County.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$7,000
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 happened

The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.

A late night storm produced hail up to golf ball size in Erath County.

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:23 UTC.

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2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Erath

When
October 19, 11:26 PM CST
Where
Erath County, Morgan Mill
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
32.380, -98.170

Nickel size hail was reported in Morgan Mill.

Hail, Erath

When
October 19, 11:35 PM CST
Where
Erath County, 0.81 mi SSE of Immermerc
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$7,000
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
32.320, -98.114

A retired NWS employee reported half dollar to golf ball size hail fell at his residence located approximately 6 miles southwest of Bluff Dale. The retired employee's car was heavily dented.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 260664, 260665.