Hail, Dona Ana
- When
- February 23, 1:45 PM MST
- Where
- Dona Ana County, Las Cruces
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.317, -106.783
Hail in New Mexico, February 23, 2005
1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 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 El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 23, 3:25 AM MST, 10 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 3:25 AM MST, 10 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 325 AM MST WED FEB 23 2005 .SYNOPSIS... SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES INLAND TOWARD THE REGION. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE SYSTEM REMAINS IN THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE BORDERLAND BY THURSDAY NIGHT WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED BY FRIDAY. SNOW MAY BE A POSSIBILITY FOR SOME AREAS OF THE DESERT LOWLANDS BY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE FOR THE MOUNTAINS. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON MONDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. && .DISCUSSION... AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES THIS MORNING AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. SMALL HAIL AS WELL AS RAIN IS POSSIBLE FROM THESE STORMS. MOISTURE AND IMPULSES EMBEDDED IN A SOUTHWEST FLOW FROM AROUND THE BASE OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ON THE WEST COAST ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CURRENT ACTIVITY. AS THE LOW MOVES FURTHER INLAND TODAY...THE MOISTURE PLUME WILL SHIFT EAST AND PUT US BRIEFLY IN A DRY SLOT THAT WILL DIMINISH PRECIP CHANCES SOME THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. RAIN CHANCES INCREASE AGAIN TOMORROW AS THE LOW GETS CLOSER TO THE AREA AND STALLS OUT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. NUMEROUS IMPULSES CIRCULATING AROUND THE LOW WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION AND CONTINUE TO TRIGGER SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. ANOTHER FEATURE OF THIS WEATHER PATTERN IS A COLD DROPPING DOWN FROM THE PLAINS. THE FRONT IS CURRENTLY IN NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WILL BE ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE FORECAST AREA LATER TODAY. WHILE THE SOUTHWEST FLOW PATTERN WILL SLOW IT DOWN THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO FULLY PUSH INTO THE FORECAST AREA BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THE COLD AIR BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ADDITIONALLY THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SERVE AS A FOCUS FOR FURTHER CONVECTION IN THE FORECAST AREA. COLDER AIR ALOFT FROM THE UPPER LOW AND COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE FROM THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN LOWER SNOW LEVELS BY FRIDAY MORNING. SOME AREAS ALONG THE DESERT FLOOR MAY SEE RAIN SNOW MIX IN THE MORNING BEFORE TURNING BACK TO RAIN BY THE AFTERNOON. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW MAY BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WHERE UPSLOPE CONDITIONS WILL ENHANCE PRECIP THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL DIMINISH SOME ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS THE WEAKENING LOW LOSES SOME OF ITS ENERGY AND MUCH OF THE MOISTURE BEGINS SHIFT EAST. RIDGE BUILDING BY LATE SUNDAY WILL PUSH THE REMAINDER OF THE SYSTEM EAST WITH DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ON THE WEST COAST MAY RESULT IN A CHANCE OF PRECIP FOR THE LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 65 42 55 35 51 / 10 20 30 40 40 SIERRA BLANCA TX 62 42 49 33 44 / 10 20 30 40 40 LAS CRUCES 64 40 54 34 51 / 10 20 30 40 40 ALAMOGORDO 61 39 48 32 48 / 10 40 40 40 40 CLOUDCROFT 42 25 32 21 29 / 30 50 50 50 50 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 62 36 51 32 49 / 10 30 40 40 40 SILVER CITY 55 30 46 28 42 / 20 40 40 40 40 DEMING 63 37 55 33 49 / 10 20 40 40 40 LORDSBURG 63 35 56 33 51 / 20 30 40 40 40 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM, TX...NONE. && 04
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 6:00 AM MST, 7 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 600 AM MST WED FEB 23 2005 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-231955- EL PASO TX-HUDSPETH TX-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION NM- SOUTHERN DESERT NM-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS NM- SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL NM-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN NM- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION NM- TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT NM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...ANTHONY...CANUTILLO... CHAPARRAL...DEMING...EL PASO...FABENS...FORT BLISS...HOLLOMAN AFB... LAS CRUCES...LORDSBURG...MONTANA VISTA...SAN ELIZARIO... SIERRA BLANCA...SILVER CITY...SOCORRO...SUNLAND PARK... TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES AND UNIVERSITY PARK 600 AM MST TUE FEB 22 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE... ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER THE AREA WITH SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE FROM THUNDERSTORMS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AS A RESULT OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 6000 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. GNL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 23, 12:14 PM MST, 1 hour 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 1214 PM MST WED FEB 23 2005 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-240000- EL PASO TX-HUDSPETH TX-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION NM- SOUTHERN DESERT NM-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS NM- SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL NM-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN NM- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION NM- TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT NM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...ANTHONY...CANUTILLO... CHAPARRAL...DEMING...EL PASO...FABENS...FORT BLISS...HOLLOMAN AFB... LAS CRUCES...LORDSBURG...MONTANA VISTA...SAN ELIZARIO... SIERRA BLANCA...SILVER CITY...SOCORRO...SUNLAND PARK... TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES AND UNIVERSITY PARK 1214 PM MST WED FEB 23 2005 ...THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WESTERN TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS. THE STORMS MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS INTERSTATES 10 AND 25. PERSONS GOING OUTSIDE SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR DANGEROUS WEATHER AND TAKE SHELTER WHEN STORMS APPROACH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Feb 23, 12:49 PM MST, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 1249 PM MST WED FEB 23 2005 NMZ032-232148- SOUTHERN DESERT NM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS CRUCES... SUNLAND PARK AND UNIVERSITY PARK 1249 PM MST WED FEB 23 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO DONA ANA COUNTY... AT 1250 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL DONA ANA COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 45 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONGEST CELLS ARE CURRENTLY AFFECTING I-10 WEST OF LAS CRUCES. IF THESE STORMS MAINTAIN THE WILL MOVE INTO THE VICINITY OF LAS CRUCES IN THE NEXT HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Feb 23, 12:49 PM MST, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 1249 PM MST WED FEB 23 2005 NMZ032-232148- SOUTHERN DESERT NM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS CRUCES... SUNLAND PARK AND UNIVERSITY PARK 1249 PM MST WED FEB 23 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO DONA ANA COUNTY... AT 1250 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL DONA ANA COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 45 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONGEST CELLS ARE CURRENTLY AFFECTING I-10 WEST OF LAS CRUCES. IF THESE STORMS MAINTAIN THEIR STRENGTH THEY WILL MOVE INTO THE VICINITY OF LAS CRUCES A LITTLE BEFORE 2 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
Local storm report, Feb 23, 1:40 PM MST, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
240 PM MDT WED FEB 23 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM HAIL LAS CRUCES 32.34N 106.76W
02/23/2005 0.75 INCH DONA ANA NM PUBLIC
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DIME SIZE HAIL. HAIL DEPTH UP TO 1
INCH. SOURCES INCLUDE STATE POLICE, BORDER PATROL,
SPOTTERS AND GENERAL PUBLIC.
&&The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:43 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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
- Lightning Strike and Heavy Rain in Georgia, February 23, 2005
- Hail in Texas, February 23, 2005
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Louisiana, February 23, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, February 23, 2005
- Hail in Texas, February 23 to 24, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 23, 2005
- Hail in Texas, February 23, 2005
- Hail in Oklahoma, February 23, 2005
- Winter Storm in New Mexico, February 23, 2005
- Winter Weather in Illinois, February 23 to 24, 2005
- Hail in Mississippi, February 23, 2005
- Hail in Arizona, February 23, 2005
More
Every storm in New Mexico in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, February 2005
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: 5441295.