Storm near Santa Fe
Saturday, May 22, 2021
- Largest hail
- 1.00 inquarter
- Strongest wind
- —no reading
- Tornadoes
- 0none reported
- Reports
- 6within 8 mi
6 reports
- 1.00 in hail (quarter)3.5 mi NE of central Santa Fe2.2 mi NE of Santa Fe · Santa Fe County · CoCoRaHS
A CoCoRaHS observer reported one inch hail from a severe thunderstorm northeast of Santa Fe.
- 1.00 in hail (quarter)3.3 mi SSW of central Santa Fe3.1 mi SE of Agua Fria · Santa Fe County · Public
One inch hail was reported from a severe thunderstorm southwest of Santa Fe.
- 0.75 in hail (penny)1.3 mi NE of central Santa FeSanta Fe · Santa Fe County · COOP Observer
A COOP observer reported penny size hail from a strong thunderstorm moving north near Santa Fe.
- 1.00 in hail (quarter)4.8 mi WSW of central Santa Fe1.7 mi W of Agua Fria · Santa Fe County · Trained Spotter
Various sources reported nickel to quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm near Agua Fria.
- 1.00 in hail (quarter)5.3 mi WSW of central Santa Fe1.8 mi ENE of (Saf)Santa Fe Muni Airport · Santa Fe County · Public
Various sources reported penny to quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm southwest of Santa Fe.
- 0.75 in hail (penny)1.3 mi NE of central Santa FeSanta Fe · Santa Fe County · COOP Observer
A COOP observer near Santa Fe reported penny size hail from a strong thunderstorm. The hail reportedly caused damage and dents to a Santa Fe resident's three cars. Damages are estimated for the dent damage to the three cars.
What the National Weather Service wrote
With a low pressure system over the Great Basin and a dryline sharpening over eastern New Mexico, it was another favorable set up for severe weather across the area on May 22, 2021. With a warm and unstable atmosphere across much of central and eastern New Mexico, thunderstorms developed early in the day across the central high terrain. Thunderstorms generally moved in a northerly to northeasterly direction where they continued to intensify as the day progressed. Several reports of large hail were received with one particular thunderstorm producing 1 inch to 1.5 inch hail around Santa Fe. These thunderstorms also produced very strong winds with wind speeds near 70 mph across eastern New Mexico. Meanwhile, dry, southwest flow continued across western New Mexico, and deep mixing resulted in windy conditions across the area. A few locations west of the Rio Grande Valley recorded non-thunderstorm winds near 60 mph during the afternoon.