Severe weather brought damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes to the South-Central United States, but just over the border in Mexico, the same storm system unleashed a hailstorm in Sabinas, Coahuila state. Videos and photos on social media captured the harrowing sight of baseball-sized hail pummeling cars and shattering windshields. Radar imagery revealed high reflectivity values, indicating heavy hail. The Storm Prediction Center had warned of severe thunderstorms and large hail in Southwest Texas and parts of Mexico, where conditions favored the formation of supercells. Strong updrafts and freezing cloud layers created a perfect environment for hail to wreak havoc in the region. The intense storm left a path of destruction, highlighting the unpredictable and violent nature of severe weather events in the area.
Baseball-Sized Hail Strikes Mexico Near Border with Texas
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