Hail — Otero, New Mexico

2008-05-28 · near Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico

Event narrative

Hail from quarter to golf ball size, with occasional hail stones the size of tennis balls accumulated to about 3 inches in the Tularosa area. The hail was driven by wind gusts up to 80 mph, and broke windows, damaged roofs and sidings to more than 500 homes in Tularosa.

Wider weather episode

A high precipitation supercell split over the Holloman AFB area, with the left moving cell tracking northeastward into Tularosa and the right moving cell eastward into Alamogordo. Hail up to tennis ball size (but mostly half dollar size) accumulated to a depth of nearly 3 inches in Tularosa accompanied by a wet microburst with wind gusts estimated at 80 mph. The other cell produced golfball to lime size hail in Alamogordo, though with much less intensity than the Tularosa cell.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 107917. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.