Hail — Hudspeth, Texas

2017-06-19 · near Esperanza, Hudspeth, Texas

Wider weather episode

An upper ridge was situated over the western United States while an upper trough moved through the central plains. The trough helped to push a back door cold front into the Rio Grande Valley with sufficient shear and instability for isolated severe thunderstorms to develop along surface boundary. Hail up to quarter size and flash flooding were reported with these storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 707766. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.