Hail in Wichita Falls, TX on May 9, 2024
Reported 2" (hen egg size)
Hail was reported on the ground in Wichita Falls this day. We hold no radar hail signature of one inch or more inside the town for it, either because the core passed just outside or because our radar archive does not cover this area. On the ground, 6 reports were filed in Wichita Falls; the largest measured 2" (hen egg size).
Ground reports filed in Wichita Falls
| Time | Hail size | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 12:25 PM | 2" (hen egg size) | NWS spotter report (amateur radio) |
| 12:06 PM | 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) | NWS spotter report (public) |
| 12:17 PM | 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) | NWS spotter report (trained spotter) |
| 12:23 PM | 1.25" (half dollar size) | NWS spotter report (public) |
| 12:07 PM | 1" (quarter size) | NWS spotter report (broadcast media) |
| 12:12 PM | 1" (quarter size) | NWS spotter report (trained spotter) |
What hen egg-size hail does to a roof
Hail this large routinely cracks and punctures asphalt shingles, dents metal vents and gutters, and can break skylights. Damage is often visible from the ground, but bruised shingles that look intact can still fail early. Radar describes the storm, not your shingles: the only way to know what a particular roof took is an inspection. Most homeowner policies set a deadline for reporting storm damage, so check your policy.
Every home inside a storm's radar footprint, scored by roof age, material and hail history, sold to a few roofers only so you are not the twentieth truck on the street.
Other Texas towns hit on May 9
- Woodcreek, TX · May 9, 2024radar up to 4" (softball size) · 1 report
- Taylor, TX · May 9, 2024radar up to 2.75" (baseball size) · 1 report
- Weir, TX · May 9, 2024radar up to 2.5" (tennis ball size)
- Florence, TX · May 9, 2024radar up to 2.25" (hen egg size)
- San Marcos, TX · May 9, 2024radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size) · 4 reports
- Alvord, TX · May 9, 2024ground reports · 1 report
- Bogata, TX · May 9, 2024ground reports · 2 reports
- Bonham, TX · May 9, 2024ground reports · 1 report
- Bowie, TX · May 9, 2024ground reports · 2 reports
- Brady, TX · May 9, 2024ground reports · 4 reports
- Burke, TX · May 9, 2024ground reports · 2 reports
- Corrigan, TX · May 9, 2024ground reports · 1 report
Other hail days in Wichita Falls
Radar sizes are estimates from NEXRAD hail signatures (NOAA Severe Weather Data Inventory) for the largest stones in a storm cell, not a measurement at any one home. Ground reports are National Weather Service local storm reports and the NOAA Storm Events Database, as filed. Town-level data only; this page shows no addresses and no homeowner information.