Two supercell thunderstorms formed over Montague County and moved east through Cooke and Grayson County. These storms produced hail up to the size of baseballs and produced 2 tornadoes.

Hail in MONTAGUE, TEXAS
From 26-MAR-09 18:53:00 to 26-MAR-09 18:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: NOCONA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Nickel size hail fell in the city of Nocona.

Hail in MONTAGUE, TEXAS
From 26-MAR-09 18:05:00 to 26-MAR-09 18:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: NOCONA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Half dollar to golfball size hail fell in the city of Nocona.

Hail in GRAYSON, TEXAS
From 26-MAR-09 20:55:00 to 26-MAR-09 21:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: ELLSWORTH
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Golfball to Baseball size hail fell in Sherman. In some places the hail formed drifts and partially covered the ground.

Hail in MONTAGUE, TEXAS
From 26-MAR-09 18:44:00 to 26-MAR-09 18:44:00 (CST-6)
Location: NOCONA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Nickel size hail was reported 1 mile south of Nocona.

Hail in MONTAGUE, TEXAS
From 26-MAR-09 19:02:00 to 26-MAR-09 19:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: NOCONA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Quarter size hail was reported 2 miles northeast of Nocona.

Hail in MONTAGUE, TEXAS
From 26-MAR-09 17:42:00 to 26-MAR-09 17:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: NOCONA
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Half dollar size hail fell 2 miles north of Nocona.

Hail in COOKE, TEXAS
From 26-MAR-09 19:32:00 to 26-MAR-09 19:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: MUENSTER
Magnitude: 2.00 
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.50K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hen Egg size hail fell 3 miles northwest of Muenster. The local newspaper reported that the hail broke one window at a house and tore other window screens. The hail also stripped trees of their leaves and flowers, stripped the leaves and flowers off onion and hyacinth plants, and cracked the windshield of a VFD truck. The hail hit so hard that it left indentions in the ground.

Hail in COOKE, TEXAS
From 26-MAR-09 19:50:00 to 26-MAR-09 19:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: MUENSTER
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Baseball size hail was reported in the city of Muenster.

Hail in GRAYSON, TEXAS
From 26-MAR-09 20:55:00 to 26-MAR-09 20:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: PERRIN AFB
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Baseball size hail fell 2 miles west-southwest of Pottsboro.

Hail in MONTAGUE, TEXAS
From 26-MAR-09 17:55:00 to 26-MAR-09 17:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: NOCONA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Nickel size hail fell in the city of Nocona.

Tornado in MONTAGUE, TEXAS
From 26-MAR-09 18:20:00 to 26-MAR-09 18:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: BONITA
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A brief tornado lasting 30 seconds was reported 1 mile east of Bonita.

Tornado in COOKE, TEXAS
From 26-MAR-09 19:34:00 to 26-MAR-09 19:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: MUENSTER
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Cooke County Fire Department relayed via amateur radio a tornado on the ground near Highway 82 3 miles west of Muenster.

Hail in MONTAGUE, TEXAS
From 26-MAR-09 17:31:00 to 26-MAR-09 17:31:00 (CST-6)
Location: BELCHERVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Quarter size hail was observed by a trained spotter 1 mile south of Belcherville and 3 miles west of Nocona.

Hail in MONTAGUE, TEXAS
From 26-MAR-09 18:17:00 to 26-MAR-09 18:17:00 (CST-6)
Location: BONITA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Golfball size hail was observed in Bonita.

Hail in COOKE, TEXAS
From 26-MAR-09 18:43:00 to 26-MAR-09 18:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: MUENSTER
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Golfball size hail was observed 3 miles west-northwest of Muenster.

Hail in MONTAGUE, TEXAS
From 26-MAR-09 19:16:00 to 26-MAR-09 19:33:00 (CST-6)
Location: ST JO
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Multiple reports indicate that golfball size hail fell for approximately 20 minutes in the city of Saint Jo. The large hail caused extensive damage to 4 fire department vehicles and broke windows and other windshields.

Hail in MONTAGUE, TEXAS
From 26-MAR-09 18:00:00 to 26-MAR-09 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: NOCONA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Quarter size hail fell 5 miles northeast of Nocona.