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Hail in Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Hail July 10, 2013 · Hidalgo County, New Mexico

1.75 in

Hail diameter

$500

Damage as recorded

$2K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trained spotters reported golf ball size hail and damage to crops and trees. There was also a broken house window.

The wider storm

A weak surface boundary was located through Southwest New Mexico with a weak upper disturbance moving around southwestern periphery of upper high. Isolated late evening thunderstorms developed and brought golf ball size hail and severe wind gusts to the Virden area.

Began near Virden (32.2300, -109.0000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 467431. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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