New Mexico, 1994Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, May 10, 1994
May 10, 1994 · 6 events in 4 counties and zones
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Hail, Curry
- When
- May 10, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Curry County, Grady
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.574, -103.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime- to nickel-size hail reported between Grady and Broadview by the Broadview Gas Company.
Hail, Chaves
- When
- May 10, 5:50 PM MST to 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Chaves County, Roswell
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.363, -104.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two 12-old-boys suffered minor injuries when caught out in a hail storm at Roswell. Hail also damaged several car windshields.
Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy
- When
- May 10, 6:40 PM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, Artesia
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy
- When
- May 10, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, Lakewood
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Chaves
- When
- May 10, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Chaves County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 33.363, -104.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two 12-old-boys suffered minor injuries when caught out in a hail storm at Roswell. Hail also damaged several car windshields.
Hail, Lea
- When
- May 10, 7:10 PM MST to 7:21 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, Jal
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.792, -103.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Jal Police Department reported hail up to golf ball-size.
- 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.
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: 10335529, 10335486, 10335259, 10335260, 10335487, 10335353.