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Event Details
| Event | Hail |
| Magnitude | 1.00 in. |
| State | NEW MEXICO |
| County/Area | UNION |
| WFO | ABQ |
| Begin Date | 08/17/2008 14:20:00 MST-7 |
| Begin Range | 1 |
| Begin Azimuth | S |
| Begin Location | DES MOINES |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 36.76/-103.83 |
| End Date | 08/17/2008 14:20:00 MST-7 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | An upper low over Colorado provided adequate wind shear and instability to produce a severe weather outbreak across central and eastern sections of New Mexico. Several of the storms became tornadic while others produced large hail, damaging winds and flooding rain. |
| Event Narrative |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.037M | 0.00K | |||||||
| NAMBE | SANTA FE CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 12:28 | MST-7 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DES MOINES | UNION CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 14:20 | MST-7 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LOS LUNAS | VALENCIA CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 15:11 | MST-7 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TESUQUE | SANTA FE CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 15:17 | MST-7 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BELEN | VALENCIA CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 15:23 | MST-7 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 1.000M | 0.00K |
| BELEN | VALENCIA CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 15:25 | MST-7 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| GLORIETA | SANTA FE CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 15:40 | MST-7 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CANYONCITO | SANTA FE CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 15:40 | MST-7 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BELEN | VALENCIA CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 15:45 | MST-7 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CLAYTON | UNION CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 16:19 | MST-7 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TURN | VALENCIA CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 16:41 | MST-7 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| VILLANUEVA | SAN MIGUEL CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 17:10 | MST-7 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| POLVADERA | SOCORRO CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 17:44 | MST-7 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PUERTO DE LUNA | GUADALUPE CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 17:48 | MST-7 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PUERTO DE LUNA | GUADALUPE CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 18:20 | MST-7 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SANTA ROSA | GUADALUPE CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 18:34 | MST-7 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GUADALUPE | DE BACA CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 18:35 | MST-7 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GUADALUPE | DE BACA CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 18:40 | MST-7 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FT SUMNER | DE BACA CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 18:56 | MST-7 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BINGHAM | SOCORRO CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 19:10 | MST-7 | Thunderstorm Wind | 51 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| EVANOLA | DE BACA CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 19:20 | MST-7 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| AGUDO | DE BACA CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 19:35 | MST-7 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| OSCURO | LINCOLN CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 19:40 | MST-7 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FLOYD | ROOSEVELT CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 21:10 | MST-7 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FLOYD | ROOSEVELT CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 21:50 | MST-7 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| POE | CHAVES CO. | NM | 08/17/2008 | 23:10 | MST-7 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.037M | 0.00K |


