Hail in New Mexico, June 16, 2004

Name: Hail in New Mexico, June 16, 2004
Start: 2004-06-16T17:55
End: 2004-06-16T17:55
Location: New Mexico

June 16, 2004 · NWS ABQ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 16, 1:33 PM MST, 4 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 1:33 PM MST, 4 hours 22 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
300 MDT WED JUN 16 2004

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE ACROSS SRN U.S. TO BUILD W OVER NM BY THE
WEEKEND. TROUGH TO OUR W NOW TO LIFT NE AND WEAKEN THU OVER NRN NM.
ANOTHER WEAK TROUGH MAY CROSS NM EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WILL KEEP THIS SHORT WITH SEVERE WEATHER ALREADY DEVELOPING. DRY
LINE BECOMING ACTIVE TODAY WITH DEEPER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE HANGING IN
ACROSS MUCH OF THE ERN PLAINS THIS PM. WILL KEEP PRECIP IN MUCH OF
THE NIGHT ACROSS THE E. MODELS NOT SHOWING MUCH OF A WIND SHIFT NOW
INTO THE NE AND E TONIGHT WITH THE E WIND INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
LOOKING MUCH LESS FAVORABLE. AM REMOVING FROM THE FORECAST BUT WILL
NEED TO MONITOR CONVECTION THIS EVENING AND WATCH FOR OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES MOVING W DURING THE NIGHT.

COULD BE A REPEAT ON THU CONCERNING CONVECTION WITH LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE REMAINING ACROSS AT LEAST THE FAR ERN PLAINS. WILL KEEP
SLIGHT CHANCES IN FOR NRN MOUNTAINS AND MUCH OF THE E...WITH BEST
CHANCES AGAIN IN THE NE.

UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA FRI AND THIS WEEKEND. HAVE TRIMMED
LOW CHANCE POPS ON FRI A BIT WITH BETTER CAP IN PLACE AND MORE OF A
W FLOW...ALTHOUGH RATHER WEAK. ANOTHER FRONT STILL ADVERTISED INTO
THE NE FRI NIGHT/SAT ON THE ETA. THIS MAY ENHANCE STORMS ON SAT IN
THIS AREA. LITTLE CHANGE TO CURRENT FORECAST OVER THE WEEKEND. BACKED
OFF ON POPS FOR MON THOUGH AS NEXT SHORT WAVE TROUGH MAY INCREASE SW
FLOW AHEAD OF IT AND PUSH MOISTURE E. TROUGH THEN SWINGS THRU TUE
WITH LOW CHANCE POPS MAINLY N AND E...THEN DRY ON WED.

WE WILL CANCEL THE RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR WC AND PORTIONS
OF ERN NM INTO THIS EVENING. CHJ

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON................ 055/090 054/091 053 40001
GALLUP.................... 045/087 043/089 044 40000
GRANTS.................... 047/089 044/090 045 40000
GLENWOOD.................. 053/092 054/093 053 40000
CHAMA..................... 040/079 040/080 040 40111
LOS ALAMOS................ 051/084 050/087 048 40000
RED RIVER................. 039/073 039/074 039 40212
TAOS...................... 044/084 044/086 045 40112
SANTA FE.................. 049/085 049/087 050 40000
SANTA FE AIRPORT.......... 051/089 051/090 052 40000
ESPANOLA.................. 053/090 047/093 047 40000
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS....... 063/093 064/094 064 40000
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY........ 056/094 057/095 058 40000
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS..... 060/090 061/092 061 40000
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA..... 062/092 060/094 062 40000
SOCORRO................... 058/097 054/099 057 40000
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST... 055/084 056/087 056 40000
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA......... 048/088 049/090 049 40000
CARRIZOZO................. 060/093 058/095 059 40000
RUIDOSO................... 060/085 057/087 059 40000
RATON..................... 050/086 048/087 049 40212
LAS VEGAS................. 051/084 049/086 051 40111
ROY....................... 054/087 055/091 054 40222
CLAYTON................... 059/087 060/090 060 40222
SANTA ROSA................ 059/096 061/099 059 40111
TUCUMCARI................. 066/094 068/096 066 40222
FORT SUMNER............... 065/097 065/100 064 40111
CLOVIS.................... 065/095 065/096 065 40222
PORTALES.................. 066/096 065/097 067 40211
ROSWELL................... 068/100 068/101 067 40111
&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 9:25 AM MST, 8 hours 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1025 AM MDT WED JUN 16 2004

NMZ001>021-026-171200-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
WESTCENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1025 AM MDT WED JUN 16 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN
PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN
THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY BETWEEN 2 AND 8 PM IN
UNION...HARDING...QUAY...EASTERN COLFAX AND SAN MIGUEL...CURRY AND
ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED IN THOSE SAME
AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AGAIN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

CHJ

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 16, 2:01 PM MST, 3 hours 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
301 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 PM     TORNADO          3 E RATON               36.89N 104.39W
06/16/2004                   COLFAX             NM   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TORNADO ON GROUND FOR 15 MINUTES BETWEEN 145PM AND 200PM.
            TORNADO WAS ALONG U.S. ROUTE 64 BETWEEN 3 AND 6 MILES
            EAST OF RATON. NO DAMAGE REPORTED.

&&

CHJ

Local storm report, Jun 16, 2:06 PM MST, 3 hours 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
306 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0215 PM     HAIL             5 N SPRINGER            36.44N 104.59W
06/16/2004  0.75 INCH        COLFAX             NM   PUBLIC

&&

CHJ

Local storm report, Jun 16, 5:23 PM MST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
623 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0510 PM     HAIL             2 S RANCHVALE           34.46N 103.32W
06/16/2004  1.00 INCH        CURRY              NM   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

MAF

Local storm report, Jun 16, 5:25 PM MST, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
625 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0528 PM     HAIL             4 N FLOYD               34.27N 103.55W
06/16/2004  1.00 INCH        ROOSEVELT          NM   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

MAF

Local storm report, Jun 16, 5:31 PM MST, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
631 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0610 PM     HAIL             2 SW PORTALES           34.16N 103.37W
06/16/2004  1.00 INCH        ROOSEVELT          NM   OTHER FEDERAL

&&

MAF

Local storm report, Jun 16, 5:38 PM MST, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
638 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0525 PM     HAIL             4 N CLOVIS              34.47N 103.20W
06/16/2004  1.00 INCH        CURRY              NM   PUBLIC

&&

MAF

The radar

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1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Union

When: June 16, 5:55 PM MST
Where: Union County, 5 mi SW of Amistad
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.867, -103.217

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New Mexico in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in New Mexico, June 2004

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: 5408426.