Hail in Union County, New Mexico

Hail May 28, 2026 · Union County, New Mexico

1.5 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An observer 15 miles east of Des Moines reported ping pong ball size hail from a severe thunderstorm.

The wider storm

Higher moisture along and east of the central mountain chain combined with a disturbance moving north into the state ahead of an upper low over California resulting in the development of scattered thunderstorms across the central mountain chain and nearby highlands during the afternoon and evening hours. A few storms became strong to severe resulting in nickel size hail in Santa Fe and half dollar to ping pong ball size hail in northern Union County east-northeast of Des Moines, NM.

Began near Des Moines (36.8400, -103.5700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1327789. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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