Hail history / Austin / May 28, 2021
Hail in Austin, Leander and Del Valle, May 28, 2021
Radar put hail up to 2.33" over Austin on May 28, 2021. 205 square miles took 1-inch hail or larger, across 16 ZIP codes.
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No ground reports were filed with the Storm Prediction Center for this day; the hail size here is radar only. The National Weather Service issued 7 severe thunderstorm warnings and 1 tornado warning for Burnet [TX], Caldwell [TX], Llano [TX], Bastrop [TX], Travis [TX], Williamson [TX].
Every ZIP code that took 1"+ hail
| ZIP | Town | Max hail | Share of ZIP 1"+ | Homes 1"+ (est.) | Median year built | Owner-occupied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78719 | Austin, TX | 2.33" | 83% | 399 | 1997 | 83% |
| 78617 | Del Valle, TX | 2.12" | 37% | 2,678 | 2005 | 80% |
| 78612 | Cedar Creek, TX | 2.04" | 44% | 2,176 | 2001 | 85% |
| 78744 | Austin, TX | 1.99" | 46% | 4,902 | 2005 | 51% |
| 78747 | Austin, TX | 1.67" | 57% | 3,472 | 2008 | 67% |
| 78641 | Leander, TX | 1.63" | 11% | 2,964 | 2011 | 77% |
| 78645 | Leander, TX | 1.63" | 45% | 2,907 | 2004 | 91% |
| 78610 | Buda, TX | 1.56" | 3% | 482 | 2012 | 79% |
| 78653 | Manor, TX | 1.35" | 9% | 1,045 | 2014 | 84% |
| 78660 | Pflugerville, TX | 1.28" | 8% | 2,552 | 2009 | 66% |
| 78754 | Austin, TX | 1.27" | 57% | 4,165 | 2009 | 55% |
| 78749 | Austin, TX | 1.15" | 7% | 624 | 1993 | 59% |
| 78753 | Austin, TX | 1.11" | 6% | 467 | 1993 | 33% |
| 78748 | Austin, TX | 1.07" | 2% | 340 | 2004 | 57% |
| 78724 | Austin, TX | 1.04" | 4% | 235 | 2007 | 61% |
| 78723 | Austin, TX | 1.01" | 4% | 324 | 1983 | 49% |
Median year built and owner-occupied share are Census figures for the whole ZIP.
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