Dalhart, TX Hail Storm – April 2026

What Happened

A hail storm is tracking through the Dalhart, TX area on April 10, 2026, with radar-detected stones reaching 1.75 inches and spotter-verified reports along Highway 54 and in town. The storm remains active and conditions may still be developing.

The first radar-detected hail signal came in at 3:27 PM CDT with 1-inch hail. By 4:09 PM CDT, dual-polarization radar was showing 1.25-inch hail, followed by 1.5-inch hail at 4:12 PM CDT. Additional detections held near 1 inch at 4:32 PM CDT and 5:15 PM CDT, while larger radar signatures returned to 1.75 inches at 4:42 PM CDT and 1.5 inches at 4:55 PM CDT and 5:42 PM CDT. That sequence points to a storm core that has continued to pulse through the afternoon.

Field reports lined up with that timing. At 3:40 PM CDT, picture confirmation from the Corral RV Park in Dalhart showed penny-sized hail accumulating. At 3:46 PM CDT, Hilmar Cheese Company in Dalhart reported the same size hail. By 3:48 PM CDT, spotters on Highway 54 northeast of Dalhart reported quarter-sized hail falling. A later report at 4:10 PM CDT included video-confirmed penny-sized hail from the public.

Damage Assessment

The surface impact so far is concentrated in and around Dalhart rather than spread across a broad corridor. Reports from the Corral RV Park and Hilmar Cheese Company point to repeated small hail accumulation in town during the early part of the storm, followed by larger hail on Highway 54 northeast of Dalhart. The reporting pattern shows a storm with multiple hail-producing cycles, not a single brief burst.

The confirmed ground reports top out at 1 inch from the Highway 54 area, while the radar continued to support larger hail signatures later in the afternoon. That mix suggests a changing hail core with the strongest radar indicators arriving after the first verified reports in town. For a live event page, the important detail is the overlap between spotter reports in Dalhart and radar-derived hail signals as the storm keeps moving.

No specific structural damage has been reported in the field material provided. The available reports focus on hail size, accumulation, and public verification at named locations. That includes the Corral RV Park, Hilmar Cheese Company, and Highway 54 northeast of Dalhart. Those locations give the clearest read on where hail has already reached the ground.

What Contractors Should Know

Crews working Dalhart and the nearby Highway 54 corridor should treat this as an active hail track with changing intensity through the afternoon. The verified reports show hail in town first, then a larger report northeast of Dalhart. Roof checks, vehicle inventory, and exterior walkdowns should stay centered on those specific points until the storm clears.

The best near-term targets are the properties already named in the reports and adjacent blocks along the same path. Corral RV Park, Hilmar Cheese Company, and the Highway 54 area northeast of town should be on the first canvass list. The radar signatures also justify a broader check of nearby residential roofs, service buildings, and parked vehicles in the Dalhart metro area.