Thunderstorm Wind, Torrance
- When
- June 16, 3:54 PM MST
- Where
- Torrance County, 5 mi E of Moriarty
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -105.970
Spotter estimated winds of at least 60 mph as gust front passed.
Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 16, 1999
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $100,000
- 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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Torrance
- When
- June 16, 4:18 PM MST to 4:25 PM MST
- Where
- Torrance County, Estancia
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.750, -106.050
Large hail pounded vehicles and broke windows after a storm moved south from Santa Fe and merged with other storms near Estancia and northeast of Willard.
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, June 16, 1999
- Flash Flood in Alabama, June 16, 1999
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 16, 1999
- Hail and Waterspout in Wisconsin, June 16, 1999
- Flooding in Puerto Rico, June 16, 1999
- Hail in Wisconsin, June 16, 1999
- Cold in Oklahoma, June 16, 1999
- Cold in Arkansas, June 16, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Oklahoma, June 16, 1999
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, June 16, 1999
- Wildfire in Utah, June 16, 1999
- Flash Flood in Alabama, June 16, 1999
More
Every storm in New Mexico in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, June 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: 5702870, 5702871.