New Mexico, 1997

Hail in New Mexico, June 5, 1997

June 5, 1997 · NWS ABQ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:39 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Quay

When
June 5, 8:38 PM MST
Where
Quay County, 12 mi SW of Nara Visa
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.480, -103.250

Hail, Curry

When
June 5, 9:19 PM MST
Where
Curry County, Clovis Arpt
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.430, -103.080

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.

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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: 5604911, 5604912.