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Hail in Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Hail May 28, 2008 · Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
The wider storm
A warm unstable airmass and a strongly sheared environment resulted in supercell thunderstorms across parts of New Mexico. Severe storms began near the central mountain chain during the afternoon and spread across the plains during the evening, tracking eastward just to the north of Interstate 40. Radar indicated several tornadoes along this track, but only one confirmed report was received, just north of Tucumcari.
Began near (lam)los Alamos Airport (35.8900, -106.2800).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 91250. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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