Storms developed on the Sacramento Mountains and moved eastward into Eddy County. The organization of the storms was aided by an upper level disturbance moving to the east.
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Storms developed on the Sacramento Mountains and moved eastward into Eddy County. The organization of the storms was aided by an upper level disturbance moving to the east. The organized lift associated with the disturbance appeared to help storms form into a line. By the time the storms crossed the Eddy/Lea County line, an almost continuous line existed southward into Southwest Texas.
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 164 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:53 UTC.
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail began 3/4" diameter and grew to 2". This cell was on the south side of a developing line of cells.
This cell was the most intense of a line of cells passing through the area.
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