New Mexico, 2000Flash Flooding and Hail in New Mexico, June 19 to 20, 2000
June 19 to 20, 2000 · NWS MAF · 5 events in 2 counties and zones
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed across portions of Southeast New Mexico on the afternoon of the 19th and continued into the early morning of the 20th. Hardest hit was Eddy county NM, where widespread flooding occurred northwest of Artesia and from Carlsbad to Malaga.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed across portions of Southeast New Mexico on the afternoon of the 19th and continued into the early morning of the 20th. Hardest hit was Eddy county NM, where widespread flooding occurred northwest of Artesia and from Carlsbad to Malaga.
Flash Flood, Eddy
- When
- June 19, 6:00 PM MST to June 20, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, 13 mi ENE of Loving
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway 128 was flooded at Nash Draw. Remained flooded overnight.
Flash Flood, Eddy
- When
- June 19, 6:50 PM MST to June 20, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, 5 mi N of Artesia
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway 438, and county roads 421, 121, and 138 were under 2-3 feet of water.
Hail, Lea
- When
- June 19, 9:55 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, Hobbs
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 32.700, -103.133
U.S. highway 285 flooded between Malaga and Loving.
Flash Flood, Eddy
- When
- June 20, 2:00 AM MST to 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, 14 mi SE of Carlsbad
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
1-3 feet of standing water on roads in Carlsbad.
Flash Flood, Eddy
- When
- June 20, 2:00 AM MST to 4:30 AM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, Carlsbad
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding and Flood in North Dakota, June 19 to 27, 2000$126 million · 55 kt wind · 11 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Nebraska, June 19, 2000$25 million · F0 · 30 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Minnesota, June 19 to 30, 2000$36 million · 7 events
- Heat in Mississippi, June 19, 20001 death · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 19, 2000$1.2 million · 1.5 in hail · 5 events
- Hail in Texas, June 19, 2000$750,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 19, 2000$102,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 19, 2000$100,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 19, 2000$100,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 19, 2000$42,000 · 1 in hail · 10 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 19, 2000$15,000 · F0 · 20 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New Mexico, June 19 to 22, 20001 injured · $15,000 · 61 kt wind · 5 events
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: 5165163, 5165164, 5165165, 5165166, 5165167.