Hail — Los Alamos, New Mexico

2008-05-28 · near Los Alamos, Los Alamos, New Mexico

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 91255. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.