Hail in Wichita Falls on Friday, May 13, 2022
The Storm Prediction Center logged 25 hail reports in Wichita Falls on Friday, May 13, 2022, between 6:57 pm and 8:15 pm CDT, in 2 of the metro's 3 counties. The largest was 1.75 inches at 1 NW Wichita Falls (Wichita County) at 8:15 pm. NOAA radar flagged 213 hail signatures inside the metro that day: 173 rated a 100% chance of hail and 115 with a maximum expected size of 1 inch or more.
Where hail was reported
Reports came from 3 places in Archer and Wichita counties, named as the National Weather Service described them.
- Wichita Falls 16 reports, up to 1.75 in
- Lakeside City 8 reports, up to 1.25 in
- Sheppard Afb 1 report, up to 1.00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:57 pm | 1.00 | 3 WSW Wichita Falls | Wichita | (OUN) |
| 7:02 pm | 1.00 | 2 W Wichita Falls | Wichita | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). (OUN) |
| 7:08 pm | 1.75 | 3 WSW Wichita Falls | Wichita | MEASURED GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL STONE. HAIL IS LEVELING OFF IN SIZE. (OUN) |
| 7:08 pm | 1.50 | 2 W Wichita Falls | Wichita | REPORT FROM MPING: PING PONG BALL (1.50 IN.). (OUN) |
| 7:08 pm | 1.00 | 2 NW Wichita Falls | Wichita | (OUN) |
| 7:10 pm | 1.00 | 1 W Sheppard Afb | Wichita | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). (OUN) |
| 7:13 pm | 1.75 | 2 WSW Wichita Falls | Wichita | (OUN) |
| 7:13 pm | 1.00 | 1 W Wichita Falls | Wichita | TWITTER REPORT. (OUN) |
| 7:15 pm | 1.00 | 3 W Wichita Falls | Wichita | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). (OUN) |
| 7:20 pm | 1.25 | Wichita Falls | Wichita | TWITTER REPORT FROM SPS OFFICE OF EM. (OUN) |
| 7:27 pm | 1.00 | 2 SW Wichita Falls | Wichita | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). (OUN) |
| 7:37 pm | 1.25 | 1 W Wichita Falls | Wichita | REPORT FROM MPING: HALF DOLLAR (1.25 IN.). (OUN) |
| 7:39 pm | 1.75 | 2 W Wichita Falls | Wichita | REPORT FROM MPING: GOLF BALL (1.75 IN.). (OUN) |
| 7:42 pm | 1.50 | 1 N Wichita Falls | Wichita | (OUN) |
| 7:49 pm | 1.50 | 3 W Wichita Falls | Wichita | REPORT FROM MPING: PING PONG BALL (1.50 IN.). (OUN) |
| 7:54 pm | 1.25 | 4 N Lakeside City | Wichita | REPORT FROM MPING: HALF DOLLAR (1.25 IN.). (OUN) |
| 7:58 pm | 1.25 | 2 N Lakeside City | Wichita | REPORT FROM MPING: HALF DOLLAR (1.25 IN.). (OUN) |
| 7:59 pm | 1.00 | 4 NE Lakeside City | Wichita | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). (OUN) |
| 8:02 pm | 1.00 | 3 NE Lakeside City | Wichita | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). (OUN) |
| 8:06 pm | 1.00 | 2 NW Lakeside City | Wichita | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). (OUN) |
| 8:08 pm | 1.00 | 4 NE Lakeside City | Wichita | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). (OUN) |
| 8:09 pm | 1.25 | 3 NE Lakeside City | Wichita | REPORT FROM MPING: HALF DOLLAR (1.25 IN.). (OUN) |
| 8:10 pm | 1.00 | 4 NE Lakeside City | Wichita | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). (OUN) |
| 8:15 pm | 1.50 | 9 SW Wichita Falls | Archer | (OUN) |
| 8:15 pm | 1.75 | 1 NW Wichita Falls | Wichita | (OUN) |
What NEXRAD radar recorded inside the metro
213 signatures from 4 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; 173 were rated 100% and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTLX | 72 | 63 | 43 | 0 | 1.75 in | 6:34 pm | 9:52 pm |
| KFDR | 53 | 41 | 31 | 0 | 1.75 in | 6:35 pm | 9:45 pm |
| KDYX | 48 | 41 | 25 | 1 | 2.00 in | 6:33 pm | 9:48 pm |
| KFWS | 40 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 1.50 in | 7:46 pm | 9:48 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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