Hail in Sierra County, New Mexico

Hail April 22, 2016 · Sierra County, New Mexico

0.75 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Largest stones were three-quarters of an inch in diameter.

The wider storm

An upper level trough was entering into the desert southwest with an area of surface convergence along the Rio Grande in Sierra County. These features contributed to isolated thunderstorms near the higher terrain and produced some dime size hail in the Hillsboro area.

Began near Hillsboro (32.9191, -107.5671).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 630825. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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