PHOTOS: Severe storms pelt Central Texas with large hail
May 23, 2025 / /
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Severe storms dumped hail up to golf ball and baseball size across parts of Central Texas Thursday evening.
Several Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued in the Hill Country and in the southern Austin metro. The storms also prompted changes to local high school graduation ceremonies.
KXAN viewers from across the area sent in photos of the large hail and mammatus clouds.
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Large hail in Uhland, Texas, on May 22, 2025. (Courtesy Chris V.) -
Large hail in Buchanan Dam, Texas, on May 22, 2025. (Courtesy Jennifer Murchison) -
Large hail in Maxwell, Texas, on May 22, 2025. (Courtesy Ginger and Charlie Boyce) -
Large hail in Maxwell, Texas, on May 22, 2025. (Courtesy Samantha) -
Large hail in Maxwell, Texas, on May 22, 2025. (Courtesy Samantha) -
Large hail in Kyle, Texas, on May 22, 2025. (Courtesy Hayse) -
Large hail in Uhland, Texas, on May 22, 2025. (KXAN Viewer Photo)
Mammatus clouds look like lumps or pouches on the underside of a cloud, usually a thunderstorm’s anvil. They form when cold air sinks into dry air, forming little pockets or pouches, usually when a thunderstorm is late in development or starting to fall apart.
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Mammatus clouds over Austin, Texas, on May 22, 2025. (Courtesy Lindsey B.) -
Mammatus clouds over Round Rock, Texas, on May 22, 2025. (Courtesy Kevin Ngo) -
Mammatus clouds over Austin, Texas, on May 22, 2025. (Courtesy Ernesto Cisneros) -
Mammatus clouds over Liberty Hill, Texas, on May 22, 2025. (Courtesy Bailey Previtera) -
Mammatus clouds over Georgetown, Texas, on May 22, 2025. (KXAN Viewer Photo) -
Mammatus clouds over Austin, Texas, on May 22, 2025. (Courtesy Rick Mayo) -
Mammatus clouds over Austin, Texas, on May 22, 2025. (Courtesy Lindsey B.) -
Mammatus clouds over Austin, Texas, on May 22, 2025. (Courtesy Lindsey B.) -
Mammatus clouds over Austin, Texas, on May 22, 2025. (Courtesy Lindsey B.) -
Mammatus clouds over Austin, Texas, on May 22, 2025. (Courtesy Lindsey B.)
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