Hail — Lea, New Mexico
2025-04-26 · near Tatum Lea Co Arpt, Lea, New Mexico
$5K
Property damage
2
Magnitude
Event narrative
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.
Wider weather episode
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.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1244780. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.