Hail in Winkler County, Texas
Hail May 7, 2019 · Winkler County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
The wider storm
An upper level trough was over Arizona and New Mexico with a dryline across parts of southeast New Mexico and West Texas. Very good moisture and instability were present to the east of the dryline. Good wind shear (changing wind direction and speed with height) was present as well as an area of increase in upper level winds (upper jet) which resulted in an increase in upper lift. The combination of good lift, moisture, instability, and wind shear contributed to thunderstorms with large hail, strong winds, and a tornado across parts of West Texas.
Began near Wink Jct Station (31.7929, -103.0658).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 816570. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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