Hail, Eddy
- When
- April 30, 10:40 AM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, 26 mi SE of Malaga
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 31.950, -103.750
Multicell cluster that moved into NM from Loving County, TX.
Tornado and Flash Flood in New Mexico, April 30, 1999
4 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 6
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 Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 147 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:37 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Lea
- When
- April 30, 1:28 PM MST to 1:30 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, 2 mi NE of Eunice
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 120 yd
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -103.130
Tornado came from a small cell that formed in eastern Loving County, TX (east of a cell that produced a tornado in Loving County). This tornado was small and brief with a condensation funnel to the ground. This cell crossed into Andrews County, Texas as it moved to the NNE.
Hail, Lea
- When
- April 30, 2:55 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, 6 mi NE of Eunice
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 32.500, -103.080
The multicell cluster grew in overall size and had several intense cells, including this one that passed to the north of Eunice.
Hail, Lea
- When
- April 30, 3:13 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, Eunice
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 32.430, -103.150
This cell formed on the south flank of the storm to the north of Eunice.
Hail, Lea
- When
- April 30, 3:33 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, 5 mi W of Nadine
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.600, -103.200
Western side of a multicell cluster.
Flash Flood, Lea
- When
- April 30, 3:35 PM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, South Portion
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 32.792, -103.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Training cells caused flooding in the southern half of the county. About one foot of water was flowing across State Highway 18 south of Hobbs while 3-4 inches of hail caused water to collect and flood around the Nadine area and west of Hobbs on U.S. Highway 62/180.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 30, 1999
- Flooding in Colorado, April 30, 1999
- Flash Flooding in New Mexico, April 30, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 30, 1999
- Flash Flooding in New Mexico, April 30, 1999
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 30, 1999
- Drought in Massachusetts, April 30, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, April 30, 1999
- Waterspout in Florida, April 30, 1999
- Wildfire in New Jersey, April 30, 1999
- Hail in Texas, April 30, 1999
- Strong Wind in North Carolina, April 30, 1999
More
Every storm in New Mexico in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for New Mexico, 1999Warnings in New Mexico, April 1999
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: 5694135, 5694136, 5694137, 5694138, 5694139, 5694140.