Hail in Lea County, New Mexico

Hail April 26, 2025 · Lea County, New Mexico

1.25 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A storm chaser reported half dollar sized hail in downtown Tatum. Time is estimated from radar.

The wider storm

Strong to severe right-moving supercells would be focused along a stalled frontal boundary across Southeast New Mexico and the higher elevations of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico during the afternoon and evening.

Began near Tatum (33.2600, -103.3200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1244779. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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