Hail in Lea County, New Mexico

Hail May 28, 1997 · Lea County, New Mexico

2.5 in

Hail diameter

$27.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

This storm moving to the southeast became an HP Supercell as it passed over the city of Hobbs. By the time the storm arrived over the southern parts of town, hail up to tennis ball size was falling along with strong winds. Most of the trees over the southern 1/3 of town were stripped of their leaves, and numerous houses and cars suffered damage. Streets had hail stacked up over one foot deep in some areas. This storm moved to the southeast into Texas and continued to produce severe weather in Andrews, Winkler, and Ward Counties.

Began near Hobbs (32.6700, -103.1300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5611549. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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