Hail in Otero County, New Mexico

Hail July 22, 2023 · Otero County, New Mexico

0.75 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter near Silver Lake reported hail up to the size of pennies.

The wider storm

A surface trough was located along the Rio Grande Valley with southeast surface winds bringing in modest moisture to the Sacramento Mountains. A weak disturbance moving through northwest flow aloft provided enough lift for a strong thunderstorm to drop hail up to the size of pennies near Cloudcroft.

Began near Cloudcroft (33.0182, -105.6338).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1124764. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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