A hailstone that fell on June 15, 2023 sets a record for largest in North Texas.
North Texas has a new hail record. A hailstone that recently fell in Sanger sets a new record for largest hailstone in North Texas.
On the evening of June 15, 2023, a severe thunderstorm produced greater than softball size hail in and around Sanger in Denton County.
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One of those hailstones was captured by a local resident and preserved for official verification by National Weather Service office in Fort Worth.
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The hail measured 5.9 inches in diameter. NWS meteorologist verified the measurement was accurate after inspecting the hailstone. It weighed 384 grams.
The Sanger hailstone's 5.9-inch diameter is the largest ever recorded in the North Texas. The previous record was a hailstone that fell near Salado (Bell County) in April 2022. That hailstone was 5.676 inches in diameter and weighed 409 grams.
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The record for entire state of Texas is a hailstone that fell near Hondo (Medina County) on April 28, 2021, measuring 6.42 inches across and weighing 569 grams.
