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Hail in Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Hail May 16, 2007 · Hidalgo County, New Mexico

1 in

Hail diameter

$5K

Damage as recorded

$50K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Downburst winds gusting to an estimated 80 mph drove a large amount of quarter size hail into the sides of buildings on the Midbar Ranch. All screens on the windward side were destroyed. Bark was stripped from trees on the windward side of trunks. Tall grass was stripped to near the ground.

The wider storm

A potent heavy precipitation supercell moved northward into the NM Bootheel along the Peloncillo Mountains. A strong wet microburst blew large hail nearly horizontally and resulted in extensive hail damage to ranches in that area.

Began near Cloverdale (31.4923, -108.9200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 36615. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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