6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A severe thunderstorm formed in southwestern Eddy County. The storm began its life moving northeastward but soon turned right and intensified. Reports received from SKYWARN personnel.
A severe thunderstorm formed in southwestern Eddy County. The storm began its life moving northeastward, but soon turned right as it became a supercell. Reports received from SKYWARN personnel.
A severe thunderstorm formed in southwestern Eddy County. The storm began its life moving northeastward, but soon turned right as it became a supercell. Reports received from SKYWARN personnel.
A severe thunderstorm formed in southwestern Eddy County. The storm began its life moving northeastward but soon turned right and intensified. Reports received from SKYWARN personnel.
As the Eddy County storm entered southwestern Lea County it became an HP Supercell. As it entered the county it was moving to the east, but soon continued turning right and headed to the southeast into Texas. Strong winds struck a ranch three miles north of the Texas border that destroyed a shed and carried a trampoline one-quarter mile. Golf ball- to tennis ball-size hail was reported farther north along State Highway 128 by a trucking company that suspended transportation along the highway until the storm turned south.
A severe thunderstorm moved east out of Eddy County crossing southwestern Lea County and then moving southeast into Texas. Strong winds struck a ranch three miles north of the Texas border that destroyed a shed and carried a trampoline one-quarter mile. Golf ball- to tennis ball-size hail was reported farther north along State Highway 128 by a trucking company that suspended transportation along the highway until the storm turned south. High winds ripped a carport from a home in Lovington.
As the Eddy County storm entered southwestern Lea County it became an HP Supercell. As it entered the county it was moving to the east, but soon continued turning right and headed to the southeast into Texas. Strong winds struck a ranch three miles north of the Texas border that destroyed a shed and carried a trampoline one-quarter mile. Golf ball- to tennis ball-size hail was reported farther north along State Highway 128 by a trucking company that suspended transportation along the highway until the storm turned south.
A severe thunderstorm moved east out of Eddy County crossing southwestern Lea County and then moving southeast into Texas. Strong winds struck a ranch three miles north of the Texas border that destroyed a shed and carried a trampoline one-quarter mile. Golf ball- to tennis ball-size hail was reported farther north along State Highway 128 by a trucking company that suspended transportation along the highway until the storm turned south. High winds ripped a carport from a home in Lovington.
A severe thunderstorm moved east out of Eddy County crossing southwestern Lea County and then moving southeast into Texas. Strong winds struck a ranch three miles north of the Texas border that destroyed a shed and carried a trampoline one-quarter mile. Golf ball- to tennis ball-size hail was reported farther north along State Highway 128 by a trucking company that suspended transportation along the highway until the storm turned south. High winds ripped a carport from a home in Lovington.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, May 1995
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: 10335288, 10335289, 10335290, 10335291, 10335368, 10335369, 10335370, 10335373, 10335391.