After a prolonged hailstorm and a brief bout of heavy rain, the responsible supercell and its shallow flash flooding departed for the Caprock ledges and left behind hail drifts. An exquisite variety of mostly rounded, partially melted ice balls remained—some clear, some opaque, others both, in layers—and as with snowflakes, no two identical.
Mosquero NM (6 Jun 14) Looking W
35.7771, -103.9581Drifted Hail Assortment
After a prolonged hailstorm and a brief bout of heavy rain, the responsible supercell and its shallow flash flooding departed for the Caprock ledges and left behind hail drifts. An exquisite variety of mostly rounded, partially melted ice balls remained—some clear, some opaque, others both, in layers—and as with snowflakes, no two identical.
Mosquero NM (6 Jun 14) Looking W
35.7771, -103.9581