Crosbyton, TX Hail Storm – October 2026

A severe hail storm tracked through Crosbyton, Texas on October 13, 2026, producing 65-inch hail and a prolonged radar hail signature from late afternoon into the early evening.

What Happened

The storm developed over the county in the late afternoon and produced a sequence of radar-detected hail signatures and NWS warnings between 4:59 PM CDT and 8:12 PM CDT. Dual-polarization radar first flagged sub-inch hail at 4:59 PM CDT, then stepped up through 1.28 inches at 5:09 PM CDT and 2.32 inches at 5:34 PM CDT. Peak radar-derived returns occurred around 6:02 PM CDT with an equivalent hail size near 3.00 inches, followed by smaller radar pulses through 6:28 PM CDT. After 7:00 PM CDT, the National Weather Service issued warning-only hail alerts; those corresponded to 1.5-inch and 1.0-inch warning-period reports later in the evening.

Local ground-truth was limited. At 7:04 PM CDT a mobile spotter recorded dime-sized hail, reported as 0.75 inch. That observation was logged through the reporting network and is the primary field report for Crosbyton in this event. Other NWS warning messages during the 7:00–8:15 PM CDT window did not produce additional verified spotter sizes in the available field reports.

Damage Assessment

Field reports indicate penny- to dime-sized impacts in Crosbyton during the 7:04 PM CDT observation. The single spotter entry describes dime (0.75 inch) hail and did not include accompanying structural damage in the submitted text. Radar-detected hail signatures earlier in the evening produced larger equivalent sizes, but those signatures were not matched by additional on-the-ground size reports in Crosbyton.

Observed surface impact in Crosbyton was therefore limited to the spotter-verified dime-sized hail and any incidental minor effects that accompany such stones. Use of the local storm report confirms the time and size of the spotter observation; no local storm report in the available dataset documented broken windows, roof penetrations, or vehicle-sized dents for Crosbyton during this event.

Outside Crosbyton, radar-derived hail pulses reached equivalent sizes up to 3.00 inches during the late-afternoon to early-evening window. Those radar signatures indicate where larger hail was likely within the broader warning area, but ground-truth for those signatures is not present in the Crosbyton field reports used here.

What Contractors Should Know

Start inspections in the Crosbyton municipal area and proceed along the radar-identified hail swath corridor from the late-afternoon pulse times through the 7:00 PM CDT period. Prioritize properties with visible shingles loss, metal roofing, or vinyl siding; dime-sized hail can bruise shingles and dent metal, especially if multiple impacts are documented on adjacent structures. Photograph roof surfaces, vents, gutters, and vehicle panels with a time-stamped device. Include at least three wide and three detail shots per roof plane prior to any repairs.