Hail — Sandoval, New Mexico

2016-05-15 · near Counselor, Sandoval, New Mexico

Injuries

$50K

Property damage

Magnitude

Event narrative

Several inches of hail accumulated on Highway 550 near Counselor. Slick travel conditions resulted in a head-on collision between two vehicles. Nine people were injured, one critically.

Wider weather episode

A shortwave trough sliding east across northern New Mexico interacted with deep moisture and instability over the area to produce scattered strong to severe thunderstorms. The strongest storms impacted the area around Santa Fe County where dime to quarter size hail accumulated several inches deep. Traffic was snarled along Interstate 25 between Santa Fe and Glorieta due to the slick travel. At least one vehicle slid off the highway as a result of the icy conditions.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 624928. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.