Ozona, TX Hail Storm – May 2026

A severe hail storm moved through the Ozona, TX area on May 6, 2026, producing 3.32-inch hail and a sequence of radar-detected alerts and spotter reports during the mid-morning.

What Happened

The event produced 15 NWS alerts between 5:36 AM CDT and 10:15 AM CDT as the storm matured from small hail signatures into larger cores. Early radar-detected alerts began at 5:36 AM CDT with 1.25-inch returns and continued through a run of 1.0–1.9-inch signatures in the early morning. A dual-polarization radar return at 8:26 AM CDT registered a 3.07-inch signature, and later radar updates near 10:15 AM CDT again showed multi-inch hail potential. Two updates at 8:52 AM CDT and 9:07 AM CDT were issued as NWS warning-area notifications without independent radar augmentation. One update at 9:46 AM CDT combined radar detection with a spotter verification.

Spotter networks recorded multiple surface impacts that align with the radar sequence. At 10:16 AM CDT observers reported baseball-size hail near the intersection of Althaus Davis Road and Althaus Acres Road. A 10:05 AM CDT social-media photo showed similar-sized hail near Bell Mountain Winery. Llano County received several reports in the 9:20–9:40 AM CDT window: hen-egg to golfball-sized hail on CR 117, CR 119, around FM 2323 and at the SH 29 bridge, and at Buchanan Dam. These spotter-verified observations coincide with the late-morning radar returns that flagged larger hail cores.

Damage Assessment

Field reports indicate concentrated surface effect across southern Llano County and localized impacts near Althaus Davis Road and Bell Mountain Winery. Multiple spotters documented baseball-size hail at the Althaus Davis/Althaus Acres intersection and at Bell Mountain Winery at about 10:05–10:16 AM CDT. Separate spotter accounts placed hen-egg to 2.25-inch hail along FM 2323 and CR 117 near Llano around 9:30 AM CDT, and repeated reports on CR 119 south of Llano at roughly 9:34–9:56 AM CDT.

Golfball-size hail was reported on the west side of the SH 29 bridge near 9:40 AM CDT, and Buchanan Dam received hen-egg-size reports at 9:35 AM CDT. The cluster of spotter-verified impacts across those roads and structures matches the radar-detected pull of larger returns through mid- to late-morning. Two NWS warning-area updates at 8:52 AM CDT and 9:07 AM CDT broadened the public alert footprint; radar-derived cores and the later spotter reports narrow the surface-impact corridor to the roads and crossings named above.

Contractors conducting initial loss inventories should prioritize photographic documentation tied to the reported locations. Record dent diameters, orientation, and object type for each photo. Where baseball-size stones were reported, inspect vehicle metal, skylights, and rooftop vents first. In the Llano County cluster, begin assessments on structures adjacent to FM 2323, CR 117, and CR 119, then move to the SH 29 bridge corridor and Buchanan Dam access roads for ancillary property claims.