Hail — Loving, Texas

2007-03-23 · near Mentone, Loving, Texas

Event narrative

Marble to golfball size hail fell northwest of Mentone.

Wider weather episode

An upper level storm system moved east across northern Mexico across west Texas and southeastern New Mexico. Ahead of this system, a moist and unstable airmass was in place. As temperatures warmed throughout the day, the atmosphere became more unstable. Storms initiated in the Big Bend and across the mountains of southeastern New Mexico and moved north and eastward.

The Midland county warning area saw five recorded tornadoes on the 23rd, four in New Mexico and one in Texas. The four in New Mexico were documented by both trained Skywarn spotters and by a National Weather Service damage survey team. The tornado in Texas was recorded by a television news/weather crew in the area. Baseball size hail was also associated with the Texas storm.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 21913. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.