Hail — Los Alamos, New Mexico

2012-05-21 · near Los Alamos, Los Alamos, New Mexico

Event narrative

The emergency manager reported dime to penny size hail.

Wider weather episode

Severe storms developed across portions of central and eastern New Mexico during the afternoon hours. Moisture increased across the eastern two thirds of the state behind the passage of a backdoor cold front the day before. This led to better coverage of thunderstorms during the afternoon. Eastern portions of the state were in a slight risk area from the Storm Prediction Center. Numerous reports of severe thunderstorm wind gusts, large hail, and even funnel clouds were received.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 372192. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.