Hail, Quay
- When
- July 5, 4:15 PM MST
- Where
- Quay County, 14 mi E of San Jon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.100, -103.080
Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, July 5, 1997
Severe thunderstorms developed east into Quay, Curry and Roosevelt counties producing hail and high winds and at least one funnel cloud. Winds downed power lines across Curry and Roosevelt counties.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 ABQ wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms developed east into Quay, Curry and Roosevelt counties producing hail and high winds and at least one funnel cloud. Winds downed power lines across Curry and Roosevelt counties.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Curry
- When
- July 5, 4:25 PM MST
- Where
- Curry County, Broadview
- Coordinates
- 34.574, -103.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Curry
- When
- July 5, 5:26 PM MST
- Where
- Curry County, Clovis
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 34.400, -103.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Roosevelt
- When
- July 5, 5:30 PM MST to 5:45 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, Portales
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.180, -103.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Roosevelt
- When
- July 5, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, Floyd
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.220, -103.580
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Florida, July 5, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Kansas, July 5 to 21, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 5, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 5, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, July 5, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Washington, July 5 to 21, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 5 to 16, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, July 5, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Nebraska, July 5, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, July 5, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Washington, July 5, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 5, 1997
More
Every storm in New Mexico in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, July 1997
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: 5611533, 5611534, 5611535, 5611536, 5611537.