Severe Precip in the Pecos Valley

06/22/2006 @ 4:13:09 PM MDT
I rushed toward Las Vegas at about 3:00 PM on June 22, 2006 when I saw the severe thunderstorm warning boxes go up on FDX. There were two cells forming. I stopped about 10 miles south of Las Vegas on northbound I-25 and watched the more northerly cell. Not much happened there. Meanwhile, the cell I passed starting going off. I turned around and headed back through the precip shaft. It seemed like it was falling at a rate well over three inches per hour with some nickel-sized hail.