New Mexico, 1998Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, September 9, 1998
September 9, 1998 · NWS MAF · 2 events in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1,000
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lea
- When
- September 9, 3:10 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, 4 mi W of Hobbs
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.700, -103.200
Downburst winds knocked down several trees at a Hobbs golf course and ripped up some netting at the driving range and produced nickel size hail.
Hail, Lea
- When
- September 9, 3:10 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, 4 mi W of Hobbs
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.700, -103.200
- 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.
- 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.
- Tropical Storm in Louisiana, September 9 to 11, 19983 injured · $21 million · 9 events
- Tropical Storm in Texas, September 9 to 11, 1998$7.0 million · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 9, 1998$284,000 · 1 event
- Dust Storm in California, September 9, 19984 injured · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, September 9, 1998$38,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Utah, September 9, 1998$37,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Arizona, September 9, 199853 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Nevada, September 9, 1998$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Heavy Rain in California, September 9, 19981 event
- Cold in Alabama, September 9, 19981 event
- Waterspout in Florida, September 9, 19981 event
- Damaging Wind in Montana, September 9, 199854 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5672098, 5672099.