Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, May 1, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, May 1, 1993
Start: 1993-05-01T13:25
End: 1993-05-01T14:25
Location: New Mexico

May 1, 1993 · 6 events in 2 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50
Events: 6

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy

When: May 1, 1:25 PM MST
Where: Eddy County, Lakewood
Measured: 76 kt (87 mph)
Coordinates: 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy

When: May 1, 1:29 PM MST
Where: Eddy County, Artesia
Coordinates: 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy

When: May 1, 1:47 PM MST
Where: Eddy County, Carlsbad
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy

When: May 1, 1:55 PM MST
Where: Eddy County, Carlsbad
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lea

When: May 1, 2:00 PM MST
Where: Lea County, Hobbs
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Crop damage: $50
Coordinates: 32.792, -103.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy

When: May 1, 2:25 PM MST
Where: Eddy County, Carlsbad
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms developed in southeast New Mexico during the afternoon associated with a strong upper level low pressure system over the state. At 1325MST a weather spotter reported a wind gust to 76 knots (87 mph) in Lakewood. A few minutes later, strong winds blew tin roofs off two buildings in Artesia. The Flight Service Station at the Carlsbad airport recorded a wind gust to 58 knots (67 mph) at 1347 MST. From 1355 MST to 1405 MST in Carlsbad, strong winds tipped over a vacant mobile home, blew off a metal roof and destroyed a carport. At 1400 MST the public reported dime-size hail covered Highway 18 between Hobbs and Lovington in Lea County. Mobile homes were damaged from strong winds south of Carlsbad along the Cavern Highway.

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New Mexico in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in New Mexico, May 1993

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: 10335248, 10335249, 10335250, 10335251, 10335346, 10335252.