New Mexico, 1971

Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, August 9, 1971

August 9, 1971 · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado, 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
$250
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Quay

When
August 9, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Quay County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.080, -103.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Luna

When
August 9, 6:27 PM CST
Where
Luna County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
32.280, -107.800

Tornado, Luna

When
August 9, 6:56 PM CST
Where
Luna County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
32.170, -107.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy

When
August 9, 9:52 PM CST
Where
Eddy County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
32.280, -104.300

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 10081774, 10081775, 10081776, 10081777.