Another evening of thunderstorms took place on the 24th as a low pressure system moved east along the Red River and a cold front pushed southward into an unstable airmass. Hail up to baseball size fell across parts of Lamar County, while 3 tornadoes touched down in Fannin County.

Hail in LAMAR, TEXAS
From 24-APR-20 18:11:00 to 24-APR-20 18:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: PARKS
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Lamar County Sheriff's Office reported baseball sized hail on Highway 19/24 a couple of miles south of the city of Paris, TX.

Hail in LAMAR, TEXAS
From 24-APR-20 18:17:00 to 24-APR-20 18:17:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROCKWELL
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

An MPING report indicated golf ball sized hail approximately 6 miles south of Paris, TX.

Hail in LAMAR, TEXAS
From 24-APR-20 18:30:00 to 24-APR-20 18:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: JENNINGS
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A public report indicated golf ball sized hail approximately 2 miles west of the city of Pattonville, TX.

Tornado in FANNIN, TEXAS
From 24-APR-20 17:40:00 to 24-APR-20 17:56:00 (CST-6)
Location: SAWELLS BLUFF
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tornado began to the west of Ivanhoe along CR 1120. Minor house damage and notable tree damage was observed. The tornado was tracked by tree damage across SH 78. The tornado did additional damage to homes, structures and trees between SH 78 and FM 273. The tornado intensified as it approached FM 273 in Ivanhoe. To the east of the road, a brick home lost its roof, and a double wide was rolled and destroyed. This is where the one injury occurred. Farther east of this location, along CR 2210, another home sustained roof damage and damage to a large metal shop. From this point, the tornado tracked in mostly open land, but could be tracked in the trees before dissipating just west of CR 2275. This tornado was rated an EF-2 because of the damage to the trees and homes in the Ivanhoe area. Maximum winds were around 120 mph.

Tornado in FANNIN, TEXAS
From 24-APR-20 18:08:00 to 24-APR-20 18:09:00 (CST-6)
Location: SELFS
Tornado F-scale: EFU
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Spotter and chaser video showed a tornado in this area, and the location was estimated by RADAR. Damage was neither reported nor found in a ground survey, therefore the tornado was rated EF-Unknown.

Tornado in FANNIN, TEXAS
From 24-APR-20 18:13:00 to 24-APR-20 18:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: SELFS
Tornado F-scale: EFU
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Spotter and chaser video indicated a tornado in this area, and the location was estimated by RADAR. Damage was neither reported nor found by a ground survey, therefore the tornado was rated EF-Unknown.

Hail in LAMAR, TEXAS
From 24-APR-20 18:10:00 to 24-APR-20 18:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROCKWELL
Magnitude: 2.00 
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail was estimated around 1.75-2 in diameter east of Atlas.

Hail in LAMAR, TEXAS
From 24-APR-20 18:10:00 to 24-APR-20 18:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: TIGERTOWN
Magnitude: 2.00 
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported 2-inch diameter hail in the city of Tigertown, TX.