New Mexico, 1957

Tornadoes and Hail in New Mexico, May 30, 1957

May 30, 1957 · 7 events in 4 counties and zones

6 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$90
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

6 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Santa Fe

When
May 30, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Santa Fe County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
35.200, -105.900

Tornado, Torrance

When
May 30, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Torrance County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
34.370, -105.700

Tornado, Lincoln

When
May 30, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
34.170, -105.500

Tornado, Lea

When
May 30, 5:39 PM CST
Where
Lea County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.430, -103.150

Hail, Lea

When
May 30, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Lea County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.700, -103.080

Tornado, Lea

When
May 30, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Lea County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.430, -103.180

Tornado, Lea

When
May 30, 8:39 PM CST
Where
Lea County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.430, -103.150

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10080604, 10080605, 10080606, 10080607, 10080608, 10080609, 10080610.