Hail in Valencia County, New Mexico

Hail up to the size of ping pong balls on the east side of Los Lunas.

The extended stretch of severe weather continued to impact eastern New Mexico on June 2, 2019 as more dryline thunderstorms shifted northeast through the region. A slow-moving upper level storm system to the west of New Mexico continued to pump deep moisture into the region with strong afternoon heating and instability leading to scattered to numerous showers and storms. Thunderstorms first developed within the Rio Grande Valley and nearby higher terrain during the early afternoon before shifting onto the high plains of eastern New Mexico. A cluster of thunderstorms that developed near Los Lunas moved northeast across the east mountain communities into the Santa Fe area with hail up to the size of golf balls. Large hail, strong winds, very heavy rainfall, and even a tornado were reported with these storms as they progressed into eastern New Mexico through the early evening hours.