Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, June 28, 1994

Name: Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, June 28, 1994
Start: 1994-06-28T19:15
End: 1994-06-28T20:45
Location: New Mexico

June 28, 1994 · 8 events in 3 counties and zones

5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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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Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $55,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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

Tornado, Quay

When: June 28, 7:15 PM MST
Where: Quay County, San Jon
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.070, -103.330

Hail, Quay

When: June 28, 7:25 PM MST
Where: Quay County, Tucumcari
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.104, -103.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Curry

When: June 28, 7:29 PM MST
Where: Curry County, Grady
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.574, -103.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Curry

When: June 28, 7:39 PM MST
Where: Curry County, Clovis
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates: 34.574, -103.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Curry

When: June 28, 7:45 PM MST
Where: Curry County, Grady
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.574, -103.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Curry

When: June 28, 8:20 PM MST
Where: Curry County, Grady
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.574, -103.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Roosevelt

When: June 28, 8:30 PM MST
Where: Roosevelt County, Floyd
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.021, -103.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Curry

When: June 28, 8:45 PM MST
Where: Curry County, Texico
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.574, -103.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New Mexico in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for New Mexico, 1994 Warnings in New Mexico, June 1994

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: 10336652, 10336653, 10335545, 10335546, 10335547, 10335548, 10336744, 10335549.