Hail in Cibola County, New Mexico

Hail October 5, 2015 · Cibola County, New Mexico

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Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hail to the size of quarters accumulated several inches deep near Mount Taylor.

The wider storm

The persistent upper level low pressure system to the west of New Mexico produced another round of afternoon showers and thunderstorms over Cibola County. One particularly intense storm that developed to the northeast of Grants produced abundant amounts of severe hail along the south slope of Mount Taylor. Local emergency response personnel reported several inches of hail up to the size of quarters. No significant damage occurred.

Began near Cubero (35.1234, -107.5200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 598314. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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