Hail, Guadalupe
- When
- June 4, 11:35 PM MST
- Where
- Guadalupe County, Santa Rosa
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.930, -104.680
Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 4 to 5, 1997
Several severe thunderstorms moved across southeast New Mexico during the late evening producing large hail and locally heavy rain. Gusts of 69 mph downed several large trees, while hail as large as golfballs was reported in Roswell.
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
- 4
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.
Several severe thunderstorms moved across southeast New Mexico during the late evening producing large hail and locally heavy rain. Gusts of 69 mph downed several large trees, while hail as large as golfballs was reported in Roswell. Hail caused considerable damage to young cotton and sorghum crops within Chaves county.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Chaves
- When
- June 4, 11:40 PM MST to 11:58 PM MST
- Where
- Chaves County, Roswell
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.380, -104.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Chaves
- When
- June 4, 11:45 PM MST
- Where
- Chaves County, Roswell
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.380, -104.520
Hail, Chaves
- When
- June 5, 12:13 AM MST
- Where
- Chaves County, Roswell
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.380, -104.520
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Minnesota, June 4, 1997
- Hail in Minnesota, June 4, 1997
- Hail in Montana, June 4, 1997
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: 5604906, 5604907, 5604908, 5604909.