Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, May 14 to 17, 2010

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, May 14 to 17, 2010
Start: 2010-05-14T11:56
End: 2010-05-17T16:48
Location: New Mexico

May 14 to 17, 2010 · NWS MAF · 8 events in 2 counties and zones

An approaching upper level storm system over the Four Corners region combined with abundant moisture across southeast New Mexico, and a warm frontal boundary located just south of the area, resulting in isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms over portions of southeast New Mexico during the early afternoon and evening hours.

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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 MAF wrote it up.

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 Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 14, 10:05 AM MST, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 10:05 AM MST, 1 hour 51 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1205 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

.DISCUSSION...

SEE AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW. ALSO...WILL DO A QUICK UPDATE AT
18Z TO FRESHEN UP THE GRIDS...AND REMOVE WATCH 169.

&&

.AVIATION...

12Z KMAF RAOB SHOWS A VERY MOIST AMS IN PLACE...AND THE PUMP IS
PRIMED. CONVECTION WILL LIKELY INITIATE OUT WEST...WHERE BETTER
INSTABILITY/DIFFERENTIAL HEATING LIES. IN THE EAST...LIFR CIGS AT
KHOB CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE...WHILE CIGS ELSEWHERE RANGE FROM
MVFR-VFR. LATEST MODELS SUGGEST BEST CONVECTIVE CHANCES ALL
TERMINALS WILL BE THIS EVENING...W/WV IMAGERY SHOWING MULTIPLE
SHORTWAVES MOVING UP FROM THE SW. OTHERWISE...WINDS ARE PROGGED VEER
LATE IN THE FORECAST PD AND ERODE THE STRATUS DECK...BUT NOT
BEFORE A FEW HRS OF LIFR/VLIFR CIGS OVERNIGHT AT KMAF/KHOB.

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...NONE.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 11:21 AM MST, 35 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
121 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-151830-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-
BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
121 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010 /1221 PM MDT FRI MAY 14 2010/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT...MANY SEVERE.
LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.  A
TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT...OR 7 PM MDT...FOR ALL OF
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE TRANS PECOS...PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN LOW
ROLLING PLAINS...AND PERMIAN BASIN.  HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED
FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY ACROSS WEST
TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO ALONG AND EAST OF A CARLSBAD...TO PECOS...TO
SANDERSON LINE.  LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT.  HEAVY
RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY ACROSS
WEST TEXAS ALONG AND EAST OF A LAMESA TO MIDLAND TO BIG LAKE LINE.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...STORM
SPOTTER GROUPS...AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD ACTIVATE FOR
SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 14, 8:55 AM MST, 3 hours 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1055 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

NMZ028-033-141645-
CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
955 AM MDT FRI MAY 14 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST EDDY COUNTY AND WEST
CENTRAL LEA COUNTY THROUGH NOON MDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS.

&&

Special weather statement, May 14, 10:57 AM MST, 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1257 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

TXZ062-141830-
MIDLAND-
1257 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS
AFFECTING MIDLAND COUNTY UNTIL 130 PM CDT...

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT...

A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MIDLAND AT 1256 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS.

&&

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:56 UTC.

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Event by event

7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lea

When: May 14, 11:56 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
Where: Lea County, Jal
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.120, -103.180

Hail, Lea

When: May 14, 12:42 PM MST to 12:47 PM MST
Where: Lea County, 0.91 mi SW of Jal
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.110, -103.190

Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy

When: May 14, 4:10 PM MST to 4:12 PM MST
Where: Eddy County, Lakewood
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 32.630, -104.370

A strong wind gust blew off the metal roof of a storage structure.

Hail, Eddy

When: May 14, 4:29 PM MST to 4:34 PM MST
Where: Eddy County, 1.5 mi W of Loco Hills
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 32.820, -104.006

Hail, Lea

When: May 14, 5:00 PM MST to 5:05 PM MST
Where: Lea County, Maljamar
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 32.850, -103.750

Hail, Lea

When: May 14, 5:32 PM MST to 5:34 PM MST
Where: Lea County, Lovington
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 32.930, -103.350

Hail, Lea

When: May 14, 9:40 PM MST to 9:45 PM MST
Where: Lea County, 0.91 mi SW of Jal
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.110, -103.190

Hail, Eddy

When: May 17, 4:43 PM MST to 4:48 PM MST
Where: Eddy County, 3.5 mi N of Hope to 2 mi S of Artesia
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 32.850, -104.740

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New Mexico in 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history Warnings in New Mexico, May 2010

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: 233840, 233841, 233849, 233860, 233854, 233857, 233858, 233842.