Storm near El Paso
Sunday, July 11, 2021
- Largest hail
- 1.25 inhalf dollar
- Strongest wind
- 60 mphgust
- Tornadoes
- 0none reported
- Reports
- 4within 11 mi
4 reports
- 0.75 in hail (penny)6.7 mi NNW of central El Paso2.7 mi ESE of Montoya · El Paso County · Public
Report from MPing.
- 60 mph gust (estimated)9.1 mi NW of central El Paso2.2 mi SW of Montoya · El Paso County · Broadcast Media
A tree was downed and blocking a road just south of Canutillo.
- 60 mph gust (estimated)8.7 mi NW of central El Paso1.8 mi SW of Montoya · El Paso County · Broadcast Media
Numerous reports of trees down and causing roads to be blocked across west El Paso.
- 1.25 in hail (half dollar)6.1 mi NNW of central El Paso2.5 mi ENE of White · El Paso County · NWS Employee
Several reports of hail across west El Paso up to 1.25 inches in diameter. Sources included trained spotters, NWS Employee and public.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A weak back door front was pushing into the Rio Grande Valley as a strong upper low moved through the Upper Midwest. Favorable wind shear and instability lead to a couple severe thunderstorms moving into west El Paso which brought hail and wind damage to the area.