Hail — Union, New Mexico

2024-05-31 · near Folsom, Union, New Mexico

Event narrative

Observer reported quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm that ended up destroying their garden tomatoes.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms developed along the dryline across northeast and east central New Mexico around midday Thursday May 30th. A few storms became severe near the Texas state line in Union, Harding, and Quay Counties with one storm producing quarter size hail in Logan. Storms moved east into the Texas Panhandle before sunset. Another round of showers and storms developed along the east slopes of the central mountain chain midday Friday, May 30th becoming severe as they moved east towards the Texas state line. Severe storms in Roosevelt County produced quarter to golf ball size hail, a brief funnel cloud north-northeast of Elida and south-southwest of Dora, and some flash flooding near Floyd. Storms moved east into West Texas shortly after sunset.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1171318. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.