Loving storm history

Quarter-size hail was reported by the public in rural Loving County. The time of occurrence is estimated from radar.

Quarter-sized hail reported on State Highway 302 per spotter network. Time is estimated from radar.

A maximum wind gust of 60 MPH was observed at the CWOP site, FW9691 Mentone.

Lots of hail on the ground, and some may be larger. Picture from public Facebook photo.

Hail was observed at the Tornado Gas Plant.

A trained spotter observed quarter to half dollar size hail in Mentone.

A thunderstorm moved across Loving County and produced wind damage. There were 30 power poles that were broken and blown down seven miles north of Mentone. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

A thunderstorm in Reeves County produced a tornado about eight miles west of Mentone. A National Weather Service survey team was unable to locate damage directly caused by the tornado due to poor road networks. Photos provided by the public and emergency management suggested that…

A quarter inch of ice accumulation extrapolated from surrounding counties.

Heavy rain fell across Loving County and produced flash flooding. An oil tanker was reported to be stranded on Farm to Market Road 300. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

Heavy rain moved across Loving County and produced flash flooding in Mentone. Eight to ten men were stranded on oil field equipment due to high water in town. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

Heavy rain fell across Loving County and produced flash flooding near Mentone. There was water flowing eight inches over State Highway 302. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

Heavy rain fell across Loving County and produced flash flooding in Mentone and along the Pecos River. State Highway 302 was reported to be closed in Loving County. The Pecos River was reported to be flooded 16 inches deep over State Highway 302 a half a mile on either side of th…

The Loving county S.O. reported ice accumulation up to an inch due to a mix of freezing rain and sleet.

A storm moved over Loving County and produced three to four inch hail six miles east of Orla. Wind gusts were up to 70 to 75 mph.

A thunderstorm moved over Loving County and produced four inch hail and wind gusts of 70 to 80 mph two miles west of Mentone.

A total of 6-7 inches was estimated over notheastern Loving County.

Storm total snowfall for Mentone was 6-8 inches.

No damage was reported.

Local law enforcement reported flooding near Red Bluff Lake on private roads. Water flowing over the roadways was up to a foot deep.

Marble to golfball size hail fell northwest of Mentone.

Five and a half inches of snow fell in Mentone.

A National Weather Service trained spotter reported water flowing over portions of Farm to Market Road 652 in northern Loving County. The public also reported high water threatening homes on the Loving County, Texas/Lea County, New Mexico county line.

A left-moving supercell produced large hail along a swath from Mentone to near the Texas and New Mexico border in northern Loving County. Initial reports indicated penny size hail in Mentone and just east of the city along Texas Highway 302. A rancher reported golfball size hail …

Severe thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of a large barn northeast of Mentone.

Penny size hail was reported by the public along Farm to Market Road 652 north of Mentone.

Golfball size hail was reported at Red Bluff Dam on the Reeves and Loving County line.