Hail, Lea
- When
- May 5, 2:25 AM MST
- Where
- Lea County, Maljamar
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.792, -103.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reported by a cooperative observer.
Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, May 5, 1995
17 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 19 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Lea
- When
- May 5, 2:25 AM MST
- Where
- Lea County, Maljamar
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.792, -103.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cooperative observer report.
Hail, Eddy
- When
- May 5, 4:20 AM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, Carlsbad
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reports were relayed by a cooperative observer.
Hail, Eddy
- When
- May 5, 4:20 AM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, Carlsbad
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reports relayed by cooperative observer.
Hail, Eddy
- When
- May 5, 4:30 AM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, Carlsbad
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reports relayed by cooperative observer.
Hail, Eddy
- When
- May 5, 4:30 AM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, Carlsbad
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reports were relayed by a cooperative observer.
Hail, Eddy
- When
- May 5, 4:39 AM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, Carlsbad
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reports relayed by cooperative observer.
Hail, Eddy
- When
- May 5, 4:39 AM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, Carlsbad
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reports were relayed by a cooperative observer.
Hail, Guadalupe
- When
- May 5, 3:00 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, San Miguel
- When
- May 5, 6:25 PM MST
- Where
- San Miguel County, Conchas
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -104.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Conchas Lake officials reported nickle- to golf ball-size hail at times covering the ground over two inches deep.
Hail, Colfax
- When
- May 5, 6:33 PM MST
- Where
- Colfax County, Cimarron
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.606, -104.647 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storms over the county produced widespread hail which reached depths of two inches deep at Lake Maloya northeast of Raton.
Hail, San Miguel
- When
- May 5, 7:10 PM MST
- Where
- San Miguel County
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -104.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Conchas Lake officials reported nickle- to golf ball-size hail at times covering the ground over two inches deep.
Hail, San Miguel
- When
- May 5, 7:30 PM MST
- Where
- San Miguel County, Conchas
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -104.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Conchas Lake officials reported nickle- to golf ball-size hail at times covering the ground over two inches deep.
Hail, Harding
- When
- May 5, 8:00 PM MST to 8:15 PM MST
- Where
- Harding County, Roy
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.858, -103.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
,,,,,,,,Hail (1.25)
Hail, Colfax
- When
- May 5, 8:10 PM MST
- Where
- Colfax County, Angel Fire
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.606, -104.647 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storms over the county produced widespread hail which reached depths of two inches deep at Lake Maloya northeast of Raton.
Hail, Colfax
- When
- May 5, 8:25 PM MST
- Where
- Colfax County, Cimarron
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.606, -104.647 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storms over the county produced widespread hail which reached depths of two inches deep at Lake Maloya northeast of Raton.
Hail, Colfax
- When
- May 5, 8:30 PM MST
- Where
- Colfax County, Raton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.606, -104.647 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storms over the county produced widespread hail which reached depths of two inches deep at Lake Maloya northeast of Raton.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harding
- When
- May 5, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Harding County
- Coordinates
- 35.858, -103.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
,,,,,,,,Hail (1.25)
Thunderstorm Wind, Harding
- When
- May 5, 10:30 PM MST
- Where
- Harding County, Roy
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Coordinates
- 35.858, -103.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several severe thunderstorms passed over western Harding County producing large hail and damaging winds, some of which were tornado-like. A mid-evening storm damaged or destroyed five barns at the Chicosa Lake State Park northeast of Roy. A second storm just before midnight tore a porch off a park bunk house and blew over a radio communications tower. Total damage from the two storms was estimated at $200,000.
What these are
- 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
More
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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: 10335366, 10335367, 10335278, 10335279, 10335280, 10335281, 10335282, 10335283, 10335328, 10336828, 10335518, 10336829, 10336830, 10335334, 10335519, 10335520, 10335521, 10335335, 10335336.