Hail in Dallas-Fort Worth on Sunday, September 24, 2023
The Storm Prediction Center logged 29 hail reports in Dallas-Fort Worth on Sunday, September 24, 2023, between 6:36 pm and 9:42 pm CDT, in 3 of the metro's 11 counties. The largest was 2.25 inches at 1 SSE Richardson (Dallas County) at 6:55 pm. NOAA radar flagged 2,055 hail signatures inside the metro that day: 509 rated a 100% chance of hail and 634 with a maximum expected size of 1 inch or more.
Where hail was reported
Reports came from 13 places in Dallas, Ellis and Tarrant counties, named as the National Weather Service described them.
- Garland 6 reports, up to 2.25 in
- Waxahachie 6 reports, up to 1.75 in
- Buckingham 4 reports, up to 2.00 in
- Oak Leaf 2 reports, up to 1.75 in
- Ovilla 2 reports, up to 1.00 in
- Richardson 2 reports, up to 2.25 in
- Addison 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Blooming Grove 1 report, up to 1.75 in
- Duncanville 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Grand Prairie 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Italy 1 report, up to 2.00 in
- Red Oak 1 report, up to 2.00 in
- University Park 1 report, up to 1.25 in
Every hail report logged that day
Times are Central Daylight Time. Sizes are in inches, as reported. The comment is the National Weather Service's text as published in the Storm Prediction Center's daily log.
| Time | Size | Place | County | NWS comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:36 pm | 1.25 | 4 SSE Addison | Dallas | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (FWD) |
| 6:37 pm | 1.25 | 3 N University Park | Dallas | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (FWD) |
| 6:39 pm | 1.50 | Buckingham | Dallas | Ping Pong ball sized hail was reported for 4 minutes near the intersection of S. Lois Lane and Spring Valley in Richardson... TX. (FWD) |
| 6:44 pm | 1.25 | 1 SW Buckingham | Dallas | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (FWD) |
| 6:48 pm | 1.00 | 2 NW Garland | Dallas | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (FWD) |
| 6:48 pm | 1.75 | 1 ESE Buckingham | Dallas | (FWD) |
| 6:48 pm | 1.50 | 2 WSW Richardson | Dallas | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (FWD) |
| 6:50 pm | 2.25 | 2 N Garland | Dallas | Corrects previous hail report from 2 N Garland. 2 and 2.25 inch hail was reported via mPing and the public. (FWD) |
| 6:53 pm | 1.75 | 3 NW Garland | Dallas | Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (FWD) |
| 6:55 pm | 2.25 | 1 SSE Richardson | Dallas | (FWD) |
| 6:56 pm | 1.00 | 2 N Garland | Dallas | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (FWD) |
| 6:57 pm | 1.25 | 3 NNW Garland | Dallas | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (FWD) |
| 6:59 pm | 2.00 | 2 N Garland | Dallas | Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.). (FWD) |
| 7:05 pm | 2.00 | 1 ENE Buckingham | Dallas | 1-2 inch hail was reported near Plano Rd and Belt line via mPing and trained spotters. (FWD) |
| 7:31 pm | 1.00 | 1 WNW Waxahachie | Ellis | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (FWD) |
| 7:38 pm | 1.75 | 2 ENE Waxahachie | Ellis | (FWD) |
| 7:45 pm | 1.00 | 3 SE Waxahachie | Ellis | (FWD) |
| 7:50 pm | 1.75 | 5 NNW Blooming Grove | Ellis | (FWD) |
| 8:22 pm | 1.25 | 3 NW Grand Prairie | Tarrant | (FWD) |
| 8:40 pm | 2.00 | 6 ENE Italy | Ellis | Delayed report. 2 inch or slightly larger hail reported in Avalon. (FWD) |
| 8:45 pm | 1.00 | 3 W Duncanville | Dallas | (FWD) |
| 9:11 pm | 1.00 | 3 S Ovilla | Ellis | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (FWD) |
| 9:12 pm | 1.00 | Oak Leaf | Ellis | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (FWD) |
| 9:13 pm | 1.75 | 4 SW Oak Leaf | Ellis | Falling for last 5 minutes. (FWD) |
| 9:13 pm | 1.00 | 4 SSW Ovilla | Ellis | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (FWD) |
| 9:26 pm | 2.00 | 1 S Red Oak | Ellis | 2.25 inch hail in Red Oak. (FWD) |
| 9:29 pm | 1.00 | 5 ENE Waxahachie | Ellis | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (FWD) |
| 9:40 pm | 1.00 | 3 SE Waxahachie | Ellis | (FWD) |
| 9:42 pm | 1.25 | 2 SSE Waxahachie | Ellis | Delayed Report. Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (FWD) |
What NEXRAD radar recorded inside the metro
2,055 signatures from 8 radars fell inside the metro's counties on this local date, counting every cell the algorithm rated from a 10% to a 100% chance of hail; 509 were rated 100% and 182 had a maximum expected size of 2 inches or more.
| Radar | Signatures | Rated 100% | 1 in or more | 2 in or more | Largest expected | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KDFW | 622 | 103 | 167 | 30 | 3.25 in | 3:11 pm | 11:57 pm |
| KDAL | 601 | 142 | 200 | 52 | 3.00 in | 5:00 pm | 11:57 pm |
| KFWS | 407 | 108 | 130 | 54 | 4.00 in | 4:56 pm | 11:53 pm |
| KDYX | 186 | 66 | 64 | 24 | 3.75 in | 5:15 pm | 11:59 pm |
| KGRK | 128 | 60 | 45 | 13 | 3.00 in | 5:49 pm | 10:52 pm |
| KFDR | 47 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.75 in | 5:02 pm | 11:59 pm |
| KSHV | 46 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 2.50 in | 6:22 pm | 10:22 pm |
| KTLX | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.25 in | 11:24 pm | 11:58 pm |
Each radar that scans a storm writes its own signature about every 4 to 6 minutes, so one storm produces many rows and overlapping radars count it more than once. The raw rows for this day are in NOAA's Severe Weather Data Inventory.
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