Hail, Lea
- When
- May 25, 2:45 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, Hobbs
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.700, -103.130
Hail in New Mexico, May 25, 1996
Two large thunderstorms developed along the dry line in Lea County, NM; the first storm strengthened dropping 3/4 inch hail before crossing the Texas state line into Gaines County. The second storm followed a similar path, but dropped up to golfball size hail.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.
Two large thunderstorms developed along the dry line in Lea County, NM; the first storm strengthened dropping 3/4 inch hail before crossing the Texas state line into Gaines County. The second storm followed a similar path, but dropped up to golfball size hail.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:43 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, May 25, 1996
- Hail in Mississippi, May 25, 1996
- Hail in Texas, May 25, 1996
- Tornado in Illinois, May 25, 1996
- Hail in New Mexico, May 25, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 25, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, May 25, 1996
- Hail in Texas, May 25, 1996
- Tornado in Oklahoma, May 25, 1996
- Hail in Texas, May 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 25, 1996
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: 5577126.