New Mexico, 1989

Hail in New Mexico, September 12, 1989

September 12, 1989 · NWS ABQ · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

5 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Chaves

When
September 12, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Chaves County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.380, -104.520

Hail, Chaves

When
September 12, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Chaves County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
33.380, -104.520

Hail, Chaves

When
September 12, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Chaves County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.200, -104.370

Hail, Lea

When
September 12, 4:42 PM CST
Where
Lea County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.380, -103.720

Hail, Chaves

When
September 12, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Chaves County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.120, -104.330

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 10076210, 10076211, 10076212, 10076213, 10076214.