'Apple-Sized' Hail Smashes Windshield as Severe Storms Sweep Through New Mexico

Severe thunderstorms brought https://twitter.com/NWSAlbuquerque/status/1680374102840975360 "large apple-sized hail" to northern New Mexico on July 15, according to the https://twitter.com/NWSAlbuquerque National Weather Service (NWS). Lee Baca told Storyful he recorded this video while driving home in the town of Watrous. Footage shows hail pelting the car and smashing into the cracked windshield. Baca provided Storyful with additional photos showing damage to the outside of his car. "We had to stop, and we huddled to the middle of the truck as the glass from the windshield was hitting us," he said. The https://twitter.com/NWSAlbuquerque/status/1680374102840975360 NWS issued a severe thunderstorm warning describing the situation as "life-threatening," with winds up to 70 mph. (Footage by Lee Baca/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)