Hail in Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Hail September 15, 2011 · Hidalgo County, New Mexico

1.75 in

Hail diameter

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

The wider storm

An upper level trough was located over Western Arizona with a 75+ knot jet streak moving across Southern New Mexico in southwest flow. Some Baja moisture was being tapped with dew points in the mid to upper 50s creating plenty of instability across the region.

Began near Animas (31.9523, -108.7083).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 347218. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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