Hail — Loving, Texas

2019-06-01 · near Mentone, Loving, Texas

Wider weather episode

An upper level storm system was over California and a weak ridge was building over Texas. Upper level disturbances moved over the region and interacted with very moist and unstable air. There was good wind shear present as well as a surface trough/dryline across West Texas and southeast New Mexico. These conditions resulted in thunderstorms that produced large hail and a funnel cloud across the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 826274. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.