AUSTIN (KXAN) — A large, long-track supercell moved across parts of the Edwards Plateau and Foothills Tuesday night, dropping large hail and producing damaging winds in several counties.
super cell setup
Severe weather is coming for Southwest Texas on Tuesday. A strong upper-level low pressure system is moving into the Lone Star State, with a mainline in the western part of the state.
Trunk settings
At the surface ahead of the mainline, southeasterly winds are pushed back, bringing moisture and storm instability.
Timing of the storm
Severe storms are brewing in the atmosphere Tuesday afternoon. A few thunderstorms developed over Del Rio around 4 p.m., with more supercells developing ahead of the mainline.
Mains Storm Pop-up
A series of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across North Texas throughout the night, bringing damaging winds and large hail.
A discrete supercell that formed near Del Rio has moved northeast across the Edwards Plateau, rapidly intensifying into severe thunderstorms.
The National Weather Service issued several severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings overnight for this discrete, long-tracked supercell.
Softball-sized hail was measured near Leakey, off Walter White Ranch Road, around 7:05 p.m.
Storm recap: Tuesday night
After the sun set, the supercell moved east-northeast, and baseball-sized hail was reported in Vanderpool at 7:40 p.m. Storm reports noted broken car windshields.
The storm slowly weakened in the evening, but large hail was reported as far east as Kendall County.
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