New Mexico, 1995Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, June 29, 1995
June 29, 1995 · 13 events in 6 counties and zones
8 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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
8 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Sandoval
- When
- June 29, 1:05 PM MST
- Where
- Sandoval County, Bandelier National to Monument
- Coordinates
- 35.689, -106.866 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Park rangers reported intense lightning and pea-marble hail covering the ground at the Vistors Center in Frijoles Canyon.
Hail, Santa Fe
- When
- June 29, 2:35 PM MST
- Where
- Santa Fe County, Santa Fe
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.507, -105.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
State Police reported pea- to dime-size hail one to two inches deep covering Interstate 25 and then golf ball-size hail at the race track just southwest of Santa Fe.
Hail, Torrance
- When
- June 29, 2:40 PM MST
- Where
- Torrance County, Moriarty
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.641, -105.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Golf ball-size hail was reported at Longhorn Estates.
Hail, Santa Fe
- When
- June 29, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Santa Fe County, Santa Fe
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.507, -105.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
State Police reported pea- to dime-size hail one to two inches deep covering Interstate 25 and then golf ball-size hail at the race track just southwest of Santa Fe.
Hail, Lea
- When
- June 29, 3:50 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, Carlsbad
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.792, -103.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Guadalupe
- When
- June 29, 3:57 PM MST
- Where
- Guadalupe County, Dilia
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.863, -104.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Lea
- When
- June 29, 4:15 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, Carlsbad to Loving
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.792, -103.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado, Lea
- When
- June 29, 4:19 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.792, -103.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Lea
- When
- June 29, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, Carlsbad
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.792, -103.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Lea
- When
- June 29, 7:50 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, Lovington
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 32.792, -103.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy
- When
- June 29, 8:45 PM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, Artesia
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An isolated severe thunderstorm dropped dime-sized hail south of Carlsbad as it moved south-southeast in advance of a line of thunderstorms. As the line of storms approached from the northeast, a bow echo within the line produced wind gusts of up to 65 mph south of Artesia. As the line of storms moved east, Lovington had at least one telephone pole snapped, and a mobile home destroyed, according to the sheriff's office. Later in the evening, the Artesia area was assaulted with yet another round of severe weather that produced wind gusts up to 65 mph, according to a weather observer.
Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy
- When
- June 29, 8:48 PM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, Artesia
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An isolated severe thunderstorm dropped dime-sized hail south of Carlsbad as it moved south-southeast in advance of a line of thunderstorms. As the line of storms approached from the northeast, a bow echo within the line produced wind gusts of up to 65 mph south of Artesia. As the line of storms moved east, Lovington had at least one telephone pole snapped, and a mobile home destroyed, according to the sheriff's office. Later in the evening, the Artesia area was assaulted with yet another round of severe weather that produced wind gusts up to 65 mph, according to a weather observer.
Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy
- When
- June 29, 9:20 PM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, Artesia
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An isolated severe thunderstorm dropped dime-sized hail south of Carlsbad as it moved south-southeast in advance of a line of thunderstorms. As the line of storms approached from the northeast, a bow echo within the line produced wind gusts of up to 65 mph south of Artesia. As the line of storms moved east, Lovington had at least one telephone pole snapped, and a mobile home destroyed, according to the sheriff's office. Later in the evening, the Artesia area was assaulted with yet another round of severe weather that produced wind gusts up to 65 mph, according to a weather observer.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 29, 19952 injured · $185,000 · 0.75 in hail · 9 events
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 29, 19953 injured · $50,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 29, 1995$37,000 · 0.75 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 29, 1995$25,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 29, 19952.75 in hail · 20 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 29, 19952.75 in hail · 14 events
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 29, 1995$15,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 29, 19951 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 29, 1995$5,000 · 2 events
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 29, 1995$3,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Tornado in Wisconsin, June 29, 1995F0 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 29, 1995$10,000 · 1 event
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: 10336833, 10336836, 10336947, 10336837, 10335392, 10335332, 10335393, 10335394, 10335395, 10335396, 10335315, 10335342, 10335317.