Hail in Lea County, New Mexico

Hail April 26, 2025 · Lea County, New Mexico

2 in

Hail diameter

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A storm chaser reported approximately 2-inch-diameter hail about 2.5 miles east of Tatum. The wind and hail broke one of the vehicle's windows. The time is estimated from radar. The property damage cost is an estimation.

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 Lea Co Arpt (33.2600, -103.2800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1244780. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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