Hail in Sandoval County, New Mexico

Hail June 4, 2026 · Sandoval County, New Mexico

0.75 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter along State Highway 4 at mile marker 40 near the Valles Caldera Preserve entry observed penny size hail with overall accumulations just under an inch deep from a strong thunderstorm.

The wider storm

A slow moving upper level disturbance over northern Mexico and the Desert Southwest combined with moist surface southeast flow resulting in thunderstorm development across central and eastern New Mexico during the afternoon and evening hours. Some storms resulted in severe hail at Chacon, severe thunderstorm wind gusts near Sumner Lake and Endee on June 2nd and some burn scar flash flooding in Ruidoso on June 3rd.

Began near Frijoles (35.8400, -106.4800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1329324. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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