Hail — Hidalgo, New Mexico

2011-09-15 · near Playas, Hidalgo, New Mexico

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 347220. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.