Hail, Roosevelt
- When
- October 28, 10:55 AM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, Portales
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.183, -103.333
Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, October 28, 2000
A storm with hail and lingering heavy rain caused considerable street flooding and road closures in Portales.
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
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
A storm with hail and lingering heavy rain caused considerable street flooding and road closures in Portales.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Roosevelt
- When
- October 28, 11:30 AM MST to 12:30 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, Portales
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.021, -103.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
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- Damaging Winds in Texas, October 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, October 28, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, October 28 to 29, 2000
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, October 28, 2000
- Winter Storm in Maine, October 28 to 30, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, October 28 to 29, 2000
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, October 28, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 28, 2000
- Winter Storm and Flood in California, October 28 to 29, 2000
More
Every storm in New Mexico in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, October 2000
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5160098, 5160099.