Hail, Van Zandt
- When
- July 1, 6:53 PM CST
- Where
- Van Zandt County, Grand Saline
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 32.670, -95.720
A few hail stones up to the size of quarters fell in Grand Saline.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, July 1, 2011
Summertime isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms developed under the influence of an upper level ridge as convective temperatures in the upper 90s were reached. One storm in Van Zandt County produced quarter sized hail stones and wind damage around Grand Saline.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- 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.
Summertime isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms developed under the influence of an upper level ridge as convective temperatures in the upper 90s were reached. One storm in Van Zandt County produced quarter sized hail stones and wind damage around Grand Saline.
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 Jul 1, 4:24 PM CST, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 4:24 PM CST, 2 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 524 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011 .AVIATION... VFR THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH A SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WIND BETWEEN 5 AND 10 KNOTS. THE ONLY CLOUDS WILL BE FEW TO SCATTERED CU DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE BEST THUNDERSTORM CHANCES BOTH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE WELL EAST OF ALL TAF SITES IN THE VICINITY OF THE BEST INSTABILITY. ALTHOUGH A FEW SHOWERS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WEST OF WACO THIS EVENING. ALL CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL BE MUCH TOO FAR AWAY AND MUCH TOO ISOLATED TO INCLUDE IN THE TAFS. 79 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 331 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011/ CUMULUS FIELD LOOKS A LITTLE MORE ROBUST ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TODAY THAN IT HAS IN THE LAST FEW DAYS AND A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE DEVELOPING NEAR THE RED RIVER WITH ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY. ATMOSPHERE IS MAINLY UNCAPPED THIS AFTERNOON BUT THERE STILL REMAINS A LACK OF SIGNIFICANT FORCING TO WORK WITH SO WILL CONTINUE WITH THE MENTION OF ONLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE OVERALL PATTERN ACROSS NORTH TEXAS THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH THE UPPER RIDGE MEANDERING ACROSS THE REGION. THERE IS A MINOR WEAKNESS IN THE UPPER RIDGE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS NOW AND THIS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO SATURDAY. THIS MAY BE JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS GOING ANOTHER DAY OR SO. HIGHEST MOISTURE WILL BE ACROSS THE EASTERN COUNTIES SO WILL KEEP THE MENTION OF THUNDERSTORMS GOING FOR THAT AREA. OTHER THAN ONLY A FEW VERY SMALL CHANCES FOR PRECIP GOING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...PATTERN WILL REMAIN HOT AND DRY. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL GENERALLY BE 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. DUNN && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 78 99 77 98 77 / 10 10 5 5 5 WACO, TX 78 100 75 101 75 / 10 10 5 5 5 PARIS, TX 74 98 73 98 75 / 10 20 10 10 10 DENTON, TX 76 98 76 98 75 / 10 10 5 5 5 MCKINNEY, TX 75 97 75 98 75 / 10 10 5 5 10 DALLAS, TX 79 99 78 99 78 / 10 10 5 5 10 TERRELL, TX 75 98 74 98 75 / 10 10 10 10 10 CORSICANA, TX 75 98 73 99 75 / 10 10 10 10 10 TEMPLE, TX 74 99 73 99 75 / 10 10 10 5 5 MINERAL WELLS, TX 76 100 74 101 76 / 5 5 5 5 5 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 79/58
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 2:31 PM CST, 4 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 331 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-021200- MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN- HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS- ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL- JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO- FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE- LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON- 331 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A GAINESVILLE TO GRANBURY AND GOLDTHWAITE LINE. ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND MID EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF A GAINESVILLE TO FORT WORTH AND LAMPASAS LINE. STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREAT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ISOLATED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED IF A THUNDERSTORM BECOMES STRONG LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING.
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 149 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:54 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Van Zandt
- When
- July 1, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Van Zandt County, 1.21 mi SE of Grand Saline
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 32.658, -95.705
Metal roofs were torn off buildings at the Morton Salt Mine located southeast of town. Some minor roof damage was also reported in Grand Saline.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Texas, July 1 to 31, 2011
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 1, 2011
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 1, 2011
- Drought in Texas, July 1 to 31, 2011
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 1, 2011
- Heat in Missouri, July 1 to 3, 2011
- Drought in Kansas, July 1 to 31, 2011
- Excessive Heat in Oklahoma, July 1, 2011
- Rip Current in Texas, July 1, 2011
- Wildfire in New Mexico, July 1 to 31, 2011
- Wildfire in Arizona, July 1 to 8, 2011
- Drought in Texas, July 1 to 31, 2011
More
Every storm in Texas in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 2011
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: 328605, 327167.