Hail in Hudspeth County, Texas

Hail August 27, 2016 · Hudspeth County, Texas

1.25 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Motorists encountered half dollar sized hail about 2 miles west of the U.S. Border Patrol check point.

The wider storm

An upper low was moving through southern Nevada with southwest flow aloft. Surface winds over west Texas were out of the southeast bringing in plenty of low level moisture and adequate shear for severe thunderstorms.

Began near Cornudas (31.8339, -105.9446).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 656718. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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