Hail in Loving County, Texas

Hail October 21, 2015 · Loving County, Texas

1 in

Hail diameter

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

The wider storm

A strong upper level low pressure area over western Arizona moved slowly eastward. This feature increased upper level lift over West Texas and southeast New Mexico. This upper low was pulling moisture northward into the area from the Gulf of Mexico allowing for precipitable water values to rise to around one inch. Sufficient heating, instability, and high moisture content contributed to severe thunderstorms with large hail as well as flash flooding. Thunderstorms increased in coverage overnight as an upper level disturbance moved over the region.

Began near Mentone (31.9139, -103.7043).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 603223. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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