Hail, San Miguel
- When
- July 11, 6:36 PM MST to 6:42 PM MST
- Where
- San Miguel County, Pecos
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.570, -105.680
Hail in New Mexico, July 11, 2007
Deep moisture and strong instability led to an isolated report of large hail in San Miguel county on the 11th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
Deep moisture and strong instability led to an isolated report of large hail in San Miguel county on the 11th.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 11, 1:00 PM MST, 5 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 1:00 PM MST, 5 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 200 PM MDT WED JUL 11 2007 .DISCUSSION...ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH AT LEAST THE WEEKEND AND PROBABLY BEYOND. RIDGE AXIS ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER HIGH CENTERED OVER NM BUT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO FIRE OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL AREAS. STILL PLENTY OF MOISTURE IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE. THE ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO TONIGHT WITH A FEW STRONG STORMS AND HEAVY RAINERS. AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OVER THE NE WHERE THE SHEAR IS STRONGEST. ANOTHER SURGE OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE STILL POISED TO ENTER NE NEW MEXICO LATE THU AND SPREAD S AND W THU NIGHT. MODELS LATCHING ON TO AN MCS OVER THE NE THU NIGHT. COULD BE FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON A FLASH FLOOD WATCH SINCE IN THE THIRD PERIOD. OTHERWISE SCATTERED CONVECTION ON TAP FOR THU PM OVER THE W AND CNTRL AREAS...SHIFTING TO THE NE AND EC PLAINS THU NIGHT. AGAIN SOME STORMS WILL BE STRONG AND PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...WITH A FEW ISOLATED STORMS POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER THE NE. UPPER HIGH TO SHIFT W LATER THIS WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND. WEAK N FLOW ALOFT WILL LIKELY CONTAIN A FEW WEAK DISTURBANCES...BUT TIMING WILL BE DIFFICULT. MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND BE RECYCLED LATE IN THE WEEK INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH POTENTIAL FOR A MCS ANY NIGHT. FLASH FLOODING LIKELY TO REMAIN A CONCERN. CHJ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 66 93 62 93 / 40 30 30 20 GALLUP.......................... 58 87 56 89 / 40 30 30 20 GRANTS.......................... 58 85 57 84 / 40 30 30 20 GLENWOOD........................ 63 89 64 91 / 50 50 50 30 CHAMA........................... 48 81 49 82 / 50 40 50 30 LOS ALAMOS...................... 56 81 56 81 / 40 30 30 30 RED RIVER....................... 44 74 44 73 / 50 30 40 30 TAOS............................ 53 82 53 82 / 40 30 40 30 SANTA FE........................ 56 83 57 83 / 30 40 40 20 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 60 84 59 83 / 30 30 30 20 ESPANOLA........................ 59 88 59 88 / 30 30 30 20 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 69 88 67 87 / 30 30 30 20 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 65 90 63 89 / 40 30 30 20 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 66 86 64 89 / 40 30 30 20 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 67 88 65 87 / 40 30 30 20 SOCORRO......................... 67 91 64 91 / 50 40 30 20 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 59 84 56 86 / 30 40 40 30 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 65 85 58 83 / 30 40 40 20 CARRIZOZO....................... 65 89 63 86 / 40 30 40 30 RUIDOSO......................... 58 81 56 77 / 50 30 40 30 RATON........................... 55 84 54 81 / 40 30 50 20 LAS VEGAS....................... 55 80 52 78 / 30 20 40 30 ROY............................. 64 85 59 80 / 30 30 40 20 CLAYTON......................... 63 88 61 79 / 30 20 50 20 SANTA ROSA...................... 67 91 62 86 / 20 20 30 20 TUCUMCARI....................... 67 95 66 86 / 20 20 30 20 FORT SUMNER..................... 67 94 67 92 / 20 10 30 20 CLOVIS.......................... 66 93 65 85 / 10 10 30 20 PORTALES........................ 66 94 66 86 / 10 10 30 20 ROSWELL......................... 68 96 70 95 / 20 10 20 20 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 40
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 4:56 AM MST, 13 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 556 AM MDT WED JUL 11 2007 NMZ001>021-026-121200- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY- CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-DE BACA COUNTY- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY- 556 AM MDT WED JUL 11 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WHERE LARGE HAIL IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD LEAD TO FLOODING...BUT WILL BE MOST PREVALENT SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND IN PARTS OF THE FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS THURSDAY WHERE THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS THURSDAY WHERE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLOODING ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND PRIMARILY ACROSS SOUTHERN OR EASTERN AREAS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED EACH AFTERNOON OR EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING AND SEVERE WEATHER. 19
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 3:14 PM MST, 3 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 414 PM MDT WED JUL 11 2007 NMZ005-112300- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 414 PM MDT WED JUL 11 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER EASTERN COLFAX COUNTY... AT 409 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 13 MILES WEST OF CAPULIN. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 5 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE RURAL EAST CENTRAL COLFAX COUNTY...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 64 AND 87. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. DPORTER
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 4:56 PM MST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 556 PM MDT WED JUL 11 2007 NMZ003-009-010-120030- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 556 PM MDT WED JUL 11 2007 ...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO IMPACT THE WESTERN ALBUQUERQUE METRO... AT 554 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MOVING ACROSS THE ALBUQUERQUE WEST SIDE. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND...WHICH SHOULD BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE GUSTY WINDS INCLUDE CORRALES...LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE...NORTH VALLEY AND PARADISE HILLS. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. WARNINGS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. DPORTER
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 5:52 PM MST, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 652 PM MDT WED JUL 11 2007 NMZ005-006-120130- HARDING COUNTY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 652 PM MDT WED JUL 11 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER NORTHEAST MORA AND NORTHWEST HARDING COUNTIES... AT 649 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 45 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ABBOTT TO WAGON MOUND. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH AT 5 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE MILLS. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. DPORTER
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 6:02 PM MST, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 702 PM MDT WED JUL 11 2007 NMZ004-011-120145- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 702 PM MDT WED JUL 11 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER WESTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY... AT 700 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 45 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER NEAR UPPER COLONIAS. MOVEMENT WAS WEST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GLORIETA...LAMY...LOWER COLONIAS...NORTH SAN YSIDRO...PECOS AND ROWE. THE I-25 CORRIDOR MAY ALSO BE AFFECTED BY THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. THIS STORM WAS NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. DPORTER
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 114 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:36 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 11, 2007
- Rip Current in Michigan, July 11, 2007
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Vermont, July 11, 2007
- Flash Flooding in Maine, July 11 to 12, 2007
- Tornado in North Carolina, July 11, 2007
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 11, 2007
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 11, 2007
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 11, 2007
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Georgia, July 11, 2007
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Oregon, July 11, 2007
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in New York, July 11, 2007
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 11, 2007
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 32512.