New Mexico, 1991

Tornadoes and Hail in New Mexico, June 5, 1991

June 5, 1991 · NWS ROW · 10 events in 2 counties and zones

7 tornado, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
10

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy

When
June 5, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Eddy County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
32.830, -104.400

Hail, Eddy

When
June 5, 2:46 PM CST
Where
Eddy County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.630, -104.370

Hail, Lea

When
June 5, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Lea County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.700, -103.220

Tornado, Lea

When
June 5, 3:58 PM MST
Where
Lea County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.820, -103.270

Tornado, Lea

When
June 5, 4:00 PM MST
Where
Lea County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.830, -103.770

Tornado, Lea

When
June 5, 4:07 PM MST
Where
Lea County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.930, -103.520

Tornado, Lea

When
June 5, 4:09 PM MST
Where
Lea County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.700, -103.380

Tornado, Lea

When
June 5, 4:10 PM MST
Where
Lea County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.930, -103.420

Tornado, Lea

When
June 5, 4:23 PM MST
Where
Lea County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.950, -103.320

Tornado, Lea

When
June 5, 4:35 PM MST
Where
Lea County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
32.700, -103.250

What these are

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

Every storm in New Mexico in 1991Every state in 1991This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for New Mexico, 1991Warnings in New Mexico, June 1991

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: 10077867, 10077868, 10077876, 10077869, 10077870, 10077871, 10077872, 10077873, 10077874, 10077875.