Severe thunderstorm with large hail and wind shift reported, Melissa TX
Severe Weather EventA severe thunderstorm produced large hail over one inch in diameter and strong shifting winds near State Highway 121 and Highway 5 in the Melissa and Van Alstyne areas. Spotters observed significant lowering and tight rotation suggesting the possible formation of a wall cloud. Hail sizes varied from marble to half dollar size, with wind gusts reaching approximately 45 miles per hour.
Audio|Source: Grayson County Amateur Repeaters
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Transcript:
00:00
Sherman, I'm right on 75 and (number withheld).
00:04
We do have over an inch by tail.
00:09
It came down pretty hard.
00:11
Wind changed directions and now blowing door.
00:19
Understood wind changed now out of the north and you're at South Sherman and (number withheld) and you have hail greater, one inch and greater, is that correct?
00:34
Affirmative, that's Roger.
00:36
Yes,
00:39
and the wind changed it was blowing almost horizontal from the north to the south and now it's sweet.
00:48
and is blowing towards the north.
00:54
Copy that wind shift and one inch hail, South Sherman and (number withheld) at 1739.
01:05
Dr. K-F-I-V-A-S.
01:09
DAS, go ahead.
01:13
Hey, do you got anyone down there between Howe and Van Austing? I'm looking at something and going, that could be bad.
01:23
J5EHN, I'm here.
01:27
HN, go ahead with your report.
01:30
the exact same thing, and I was wondering the exact same.
01:33
You need to put your eyes on Highway 5 between how and penalty.
01:38
This is not looking good.
01:40
I cannot confirm right now, but I would say we need to put some eyes on this real quick.
01:50
Extremely quick.
01:59
It's AB5MC.
02:00
Can you see south of you kind of toward your south-southwest?
02:13
AB5MC, this is Net Control.
02:28
Michael, can you see anything to your south and southwest looking toward how, just east of Howe Highway 5 area from your location?
02:45
I can try to take a look that direction once the hail lets up.
02:50
It's flowing down a little bit here, but right now I don't have visibility to the south or southwest.
02:58
Receive, thank you.
03:02
KF5AUD, that control.
03:06
Close N3HT checking in, just monitoring my home location.
03:16
N3HT, Butch, I've got you checked in the (number withheld) extension and 56 in Sherman.
03:28
About a mile east of that and a little bit south.
03:36
Yeah, I've got you, Butch, thank you.
03:44
KF5 UZW, this is Net Control.
04:01
Wait, Marchet, go ahead, he can hear you.
04:06
Just checking on him if he can get down there and take a look at things safely.
04:11
He's my only mobile spotter out right now.
04:16
Thank you, Moe, I'm working my way now, (number withheld).
04:22
Okay, thank you, Mark.
04:25
Appreciate it. Stay safe. Try to stay out of that hail.
04:30
Hello.
04:38
5DA, give an update here to the storms.
04:44
Currently is still in Grayson County.
04:47
They're moving off...
04:53
I would say they're probably past, well right in the Luella area, somewhere in that neighborhood, maybe a little south of the Luella.
05:02
They're moving to the south and east.
05:06
Most of them are going to go, there's more severe portion of them, are going to go south of Whitesboro,
05:13
or White Right, I'm sorry.
05:15
And they're moving to the southeast.
05:20
There's been some hailed reports in them, I believe I had one report that was quarter-size hail.
05:27
So there could be some of that.
05:31
Wind gusts have been pretty strong also, 45-mile an hour in that area, something like that.
05:40
The storm, like I say, is progressing to the southeast,
05:45
and hopefully out of Gracie County eventually.
05:47
I can say it's almost past Luella, but not quite, it's still in the Luella area.
05:53
So it's heading down toward Tom Bean.
05:55
I would say it's between Luella and Tom Bean right now for the core area that storm.
06:03
KF5D8, monitor.
06:10
The forward power is 46.5 watts.
06:19
The reflected power is 0.4 watts.
06:39
Understood, a half dollar size hail, Ridgeview Drive, 1745.
06:47
Stay safe.
06:51
CWB 73.
06:54
8.5 VHN, net control.
06:58
HN, go ahead.
07:01
All right, I'm not going to call the wall cloud, but I have significant lowering and some pretty tight rotation.
07:10
So, I am at 121 and 5 and then off speed.
07:18
So I would say it's looking like it could drop, but it's not a significant wall cloud, but there is significant lowering.
07:29
I understood you have a wall cloud with rotation and you are at Highway 5 and
07:42
in 121 in Van Alstein and you're looking north, is that correct?
07:48
I'm looking north-northeast, it's almost even with the elementary school up here in the Sanford Park Elementary School area.
07:59
So if you know where the high school plays football games, it's around that area, and it's going to cross the 121 here pretty quickly.
08:10
Very good. Please, as you can safely keep an eye on it, please keep me posted.
08:16
And we'll get that reported in.
08:22
Roger, Roger, I'm going to relay to Collin County.
08:24
Stand by.
08:30
Okay, J5HTD.
08:35
Okay, J5HTD, go ahead, Matt.
08:40
Hey, I'm at the QQH here.
08:42
I'm not getting anything but rain here, but I was on the phone with my son's grandparents who were right side of Hal at Enloe and Bennett, on the west side of, or excuse me, east side of Hal, and they're getting a marble and bigger size hail.
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Location mentioned:
State Hwy 121 & TX-5, Melissa, TX 75454
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