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Hail in Sandoval County, New Mexico
Hail May 15, 2016 · Sandoval County, New Mexico
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Counselor (36.2100, -107.4600).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 624928. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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