Hail, Chaves
- When
- June 7, 4:07 PM MST
- Where
- Chaves County, 29 mi ESE of Boaz
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 33.559, -103.504
Dime to penny size hail reported.
Hail in New Mexico, June 7, 2008
A sharp dry line helped focus a few thunderstorms over southeast New Mexico during the late afternoon hours. One severe storm over extreme eastern Chaves county produced penny size hail.
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 happened
The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
A sharp dry line helped focus a few thunderstorms over southeast New Mexico during the late afternoon hours. One severe storm over extreme eastern Chaves county produced penny size hail.
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 7, 2:00 PM MST, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 2:00 PM MST, 2 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 300 PM MDT SAT JUN 7 2008 .DISCUSSION...NO BIG SURPRISES ON THE WEATHER FRONT TODAY ALTHOUGH THE WINDS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE MORE WIDESPREAD THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. WE EXPANDED THE INHERITED WIND ADVISORY AT MIDDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS AND WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW THE ADVISORY TO BE IN PLACE UNTIL THE EXPECTED EXPIRATION TIME OF 8 PM. OTHERWISE...WE ARE MONITORING THE CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WE WILL KEEP MODEST POPS IN OUR FAR EAST SECTIONS FOR THIS EVENING...AND ESPECIALLY FAR SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF OUR CWA WHERE INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE PROFILES ARE MOST FAVORABLE. AT THIS TIME...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THE WINDS SHOULD COME DOWN A BIT TOMORROW DUE TO A SLACKENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND WEAKER WINDS ALOFT. HOWEVER...WE WILL NEED TO MONITOR MOISTURE INTRUSIONS INTO OUR EASTERN CWA AND DRYLINE PLACEMENT CAREFULLY THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO KEEP A RISK OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER OUR FAR EASTERN SECTIONS ON SUNDAY AS A FRONT SWINGS THROUGH AND LINGERING ON MONDAY OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST. THE BULK OF ANY ACTIVITY HOWEVER WILL REMAIN TO OUR EAST AND NORTHEAST. I TWEAKED THE INHERITED POPS FOR THIS PERIOD...BUT THE SCREAMING MESSAGE IS STILL THE SAME. THE WINDS PICK UP AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY IN RESPONSE TO ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. THE EVOLUTION ON MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE TO MONITORED MORE CLOSELY WITH TIME. FOR NOW...THE INHERITED TRENDS IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD APPEAR ADEQUATE. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL AT MOST AIRPORTS NEXT 24 HOURS. BUT PATCHY BKN CLOUDS...BASES NEAR OR A FEW HUNDRED FEET EITHER SIDE OF 3000 FT AGL...POSSIBLE BETWEEN 09Z AND 15Z NEAR AND EAST OF A TCC TO ROW LINE. SURFACE WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING AT SCATTERED LOCATIONS NEAR AND WEST OF A KCAO TO KROW LINE. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. && .FIRE WEATHER...GENERALLY DRY WEATHER TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK WITH EPISODES OF GUSTY WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. A BROAD LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ALOFT OVER THE GREAT BASIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE THE BRISK SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INTO THE PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS...AS WELL AS THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS REGION...INTO THE EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THESE AREAS AND ALSO AT JUST A FEW LOCATIONS IN WEST CENTRAL NM BEFORE SUNSET. HOWEVER...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM ROW AND TCC ON EAST SHOULD STILL BE ENOUGH TO LIMIT CRITICAL RH VALUES IN ROOSEVELT AND CURRY COUNTIES. STILL EXPECTING ENOUGH WIND AND LOW ENOUGH RH TO CONTINUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE EAST. WILL NOT UPGRADE AS YET TO A RED FLAG WARNING SO AS TO AVOID CONFUSION WITH CURRENT WARNING STILL IN EFFECT. RH VALUES MAY BE MARGINAL IN THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO BORDER COUNTIES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SO BETTER CHANCES FOR RED FLAG CRITERIA BEING REALIZED MIGHT BE FURTHER WEST WHERE SOUTHWEST WINDS PREVAIL...AS OPPOSED TO MORE SOUTHERLY WINDS IN THE EASTERN BORDER COUNTIES. A COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. WINDS SHOULD BE LESS AS WELL ON MONDAY. THEN STRONGER WINDS AND LOWER RH VALUES LIKELY TO RETURN NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BRINGING ABOUT MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 52 83 48 86 / 0 0 0 0 GALLUP.......................... 44 81 39 84 / 0 0 0 0 GRANTS.......................... 47 84 44 84 / 0 0 0 0 GLENWOOD........................ 53 92 52 93 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 36 73 34 75 / 0 0 5 5 LOS ALAMOS...................... 46 80 46 80 / 0 0 0 0 RED RIVER....................... 37 69 34 70 / 0 0 10 5 TAOS............................ 45 81 40 81 / 0 0 5 5 SANTA FE........................ 51 84 51 83 / 0 0 0 0 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 52 86 51 86 / 0 0 0 0 ESPANOLA........................ 50 88 48 87 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 61 91 59 90 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 58 92 54 91 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 57 90 56 89 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 61 92 58 91 / 0 0 0 0 SOCORRO......................... 59 94 56 92 / 0 0 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 52 84 46 80 / 0 0 0 0 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 52 86 49 85 / 0 0 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 58 93 56 91 / 0 0 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 55 85 50 83 / 5 0 0 0 RATON........................... 48 82 46 80 / 5 10 20 5 LAS VEGAS....................... 50 83 47 80 / 0 0 0 5 ROY............................. 57 84 52 78 / 5 5 10 5 CLAYTON......................... 58 84 53 79 / 5 10 30 10 SANTA ROSA...................... 59 93 56 89 / 5 5 5 5 TUCUMCARI....................... 66 95 60 88 / 10 10 10 5 FORT SUMNER..................... 64 94 61 88 / 10 5 10 5 CLOVIS.......................... 66 95 61 88 / 10 10 10 5 PORTALES........................ 66 96 62 89 / 10 10 10 5 ROSWELL......................... 67 100 65 96 / 10 5 10 5 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ102>104-107-108. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ005>007-012-013. && 03/43
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 5:00 AM MST, 11 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT SAT JUN 7 2008 NMZ001>021-026-081200- 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- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 600 AM MDT SAT JUN 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM FOR MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO WHERE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 34
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 3:50 PM MST, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 450 PM MDT SAT JUN 7 2008 NMZ019-020-072315- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY- 450 PM MDT SAT JUN 7 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO SOUTHERN ROOSEVELT COUNTY AND THE PANHANDLE OF EXTREME EASTERN CHAVES COUNTY... AT 448 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF CAPROCK. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 16 MPH. THIS STORM WILL REACH THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF ROOSEVELT COUNTY AND THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF CHAVES COUNTY BY 500 PM. ON ITS PRESENT COURSE...THE STORM MAY REACH MILNESAND AROUND 530 PM. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE MILNESAND. THIS STORM WAS NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. 44
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:07 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
- Excessive Heat in Pennsylvania, June 7 to 10, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 7 to 8, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 7 to 11, 2008
- Excessive Heat in New Jersey, June 7 to 10, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, June 7 to 8, 2008
- Tornadoes in Illinois, June 7, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Iowa, June 7 to 12, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Wisconsin, June 7 to 17, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Minnesota, June 7 to 10, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Nebraska, June 7 to 8, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Nebraska, June 7 to 10, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, June 7 to 8, 2008
More
Every storm in New Mexico in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, June 2008
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: 92803.