Hail — Winkler, Texas

2019-05-07 · near Wink Jct Station, Winkler, Texas

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 816570. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.