Hail, Eddy
- When
- June 2, 3:40 PM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, 6 mi W of Loco Hills
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -104.080
Cell developed on flank of previous storm.
Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 2, 1999
On this afternoon the dryline pulled a short distance away from the mountains and with favorable convergence was able to act as the focus for deep convection in Southeast New Mexico. Winds in the Pecos Valley were sustained at about 15 knots from about 130-140 degree into the dryline.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- 8
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 MAF wrote it up.
On this afternoon the dryline pulled a short distance away from the mountains and with favorable convergence was able to act as the focus for deep convection in Southeast New Mexico. Winds in the Pecos Valley were sustained at about 15 knots from about 130-140 degree into the dryline. Temperatures were in the lower 90s with dewpoints in the lower to mid 60s.
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 192 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:38 UTC.
Event by event
7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Eddy
- When
- June 2, 3:50 PM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, 1 mi W of Loco Hills
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -104.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy
- When
- June 2, 3:50 PM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, 1 mi W of Loco Hills
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -104.000
Hail, Eddy
- When
- June 2, 4:09 PM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, 6 mi E of Loco Hills
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -103.880
Hail, Lea
- When
- June 2, 4:21 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, 4 mi SE of Maljamar
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -103.700
Hail, Lea
- When
- June 2, 4:25 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, 4 mi S of Maljamar
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.800, -103.750
Hail, Lea
- When
- June 2, 4:33 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, 4 mi SE of Maljamar
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -103.700
Hail, Lea
- When
- June 2, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, Lovington
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 32.930, -103.350
As the storms approached Lovington they formed into a multicell line.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Dense Fog in California, June 2, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 2, 1999
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 2 to 14, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 2 to 10, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 2, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 2, 1999
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 2, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, June 2, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 2, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 2, 1999
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: 5705517, 5705518, 5705519, 5705520, 5705521, 5705522, 5705523, 5705596.