Hail in Lea County, New Mexico

Hail May 5, 2025 · Lea County, New Mexico

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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 dime to quarter-size hail.

The wider storm

Similar to May 4th, a large upper-level low pressure over the western United States and a leading shortwave trough produced scattered severe thunderstorms over the higher terrain of west Texas and southeast New Mexico, as well as in the Permian Basin. Thunderstorms continued to develop into the night and moved east of our area after midnight. Meanwhile, a strong Pacific front resulted in strong non-thunderstorm winds in the Davis and Guadalupe Mountains that night.

Began near Jal (32.1200, -103.2200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1254421. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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