Hail Map for Tularosa, NM

Hail and Wind Damage Spotted near Tularosa, NM

Date / Time	Report Details
8/21/2024 10:55 PM MDT	Heat burst detected on radar and surface observations. awos station khmn holloman af in otero county NM, 15.9 miles NNE of Tularosa, NM
7/22/2024 9:14 PM MDT	The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however, gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
7/22/2024 9:04 PM MDT	At 904 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of holloman air force base, moving south at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, white sands national park, tularosa, alamogordo, la luz, holloman air force base, boles acres, oliver lee state park, and lake lucero.
7/22/2024 8:45 PM MDT	Wsm28 tula site reported a wind gust of 66 mp in otero county NM, 12.6 miles E of Tularosa, NM
7/22/2024 8:43 PM MDT	Svrepz the national weather service in el paso has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for, northwestern otero county in south central new mexico, eastern sierra county in south central new mexico, northeastern dona ana county in south central new mexico, * until 915 pm mdt. * at 842 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles west of tularosa, moving south at 30 mph (white sands missile range mesonet site). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
7/22/2024 8:36 PM MDT	Wsm25 reported a wind gust of 58 mp in otero county NM, 11.6 miles SE of Tularosa, NM
7/22/2024 8:27 PM MDT	At 827 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southwest of three rivers, moving south at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, tularosa, alamogordo, and la luz.
7/22/2024 8:15 PM MDT	Svrepz the national weather service in el paso has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for, northwestern otero county in south central new mexico, northeastern dona ana county in south central new mexico, * until 845 pm mdt. * at 815 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southwest of three rivers, moving south at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
7/25/2021 5:24 PM MDT	At 523 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest of holloman air force base, moving northwest at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts. Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
7/11/2021 6:21 PM MDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern otero county will expire at 630 pm mdt, the storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 pm mdt for south central new mexico.
7/11/2021 6:00 PM MDT	Wsm47 from wsmr sams networ in otero county NM, 7.9 miles E of Tularosa, NM
7/11/2021 6:00 PM MDT	Mesonet station wsm22 wsmr salt cree in sierra county NM, 20.3 miles E of Tularosa, NM
7/11/2021 5:49 PM MDT	At 549 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near tularosa, moving south at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
9/8/2020 3:20 PM MDT	At 319 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were moving toward the alamogordo area and surrounding locations (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
8/1/2020 8:23 PM MDT	At 821 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of tularosa, and is tracking slowly to the southwest. strong northwest winds are tracking south to southwest across the tularosa basin. wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph have been recorded on white sands missile range observation platforms (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, northrup landing, tularosa, white sands national monument, three rivers, alamogordo, la luz and holloman air force base. this includes the following highways, highway 70 in new mexico between mile markers 194 and 212. Highway 54 in new mexico between mile markers 62 and 99.
8/1/2020 7:55 PM MDT	Wsmr mesonet site rita. thunderstorm moved down from the nort in otero county NM, 6.3 miles SE of Tularosa, NM
8/1/2020 7:52 PM MDT	At 751 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles south of three rivers, moving southwest at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 65 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
7/31/2020 10:35 PM MDT	Elev 4063 ft wsmr in otero county NM, 19.1 miles NNE of Tularosa, NM
7/31/2020 4:26 PM MDT	At 426 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of mescalero, moving southwest at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
6/26/2020 5:20 PM MDT	At 520 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms have been producing strong wind gusts (radar indicated). Hazards include 65 mph wind gusts. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
6/26/2020 5:12 PM MDT	Elev 4094 ft awos in otero county NM, 16.2 miles NNE of Tularosa, NM
6/26/2020 5:10 PM MDT	Elev 4050 ft wsmr in otero county NM, 9.6 miles E of Tularosa, NM
6/23/2020 6:38 PM MDT	At 638 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles east of apache summit to 8 miles west of white sands national monument, moving southeast at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts, quarter size hail and locally torrential rainfall. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
6/23/2020 6:26 PM MDT	At 625 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 4 miles southeast of apache summit to 3 miles southeast of holloman air force base, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts, quarter size hail and periods of torrential rainfall. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, mescalero, northrup landing, lake mescalero, tularosa, cloudcroft, alamogordo, white sands national monument, silver lake, bent, burro flats, high rolls, la luz, holloman air force base, mountain park, apache summit, benson ridge, boles acres, karr canyon, dry canyon and james canyon. this includes the following highways, highway 70 in new mexico between mile markers 197 and 212. Highway 54 in new mexico between mile markers 48 and 94.
6/23/2020 5:46 PM MDT	At 545 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles east of three rivers to near northrup landing, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts, quarter size hail and brief torrential rainfall. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
5/11/2020 4:55 PM MDT	At 455 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles southwest of bonito lake to 3 miles northeast of tularosa to 4 miles west of alamogordo, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, mescalero, tularosa, alamogordo, white sands national monument, bent, burro flats, high rolls, la luz, holloman air force base, mountain park, boles acres, karr canyon, soldier canyon and sierra blanca peak.
5/11/2020 4:31 PM MDT	At 430 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles northwest of three rivers to 9 miles west of tularosa to 7 miles north of white sands national monument, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
3/19/2020 12:06 AM MDT	At 1205 am mdt, severe thunderstorms were moving eastward around alamogordo, mescalero and surrounding locations (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, mescalero, lake mescalero, tularosa, three rivers, cloudcroft, alamogordo, white sands national monument, mayhill, silver lake, bent, burro flats, elk silver, high rolls, la luz, holloman air force base, mountain park, apache summit, sixteen springs, benson ridge and cox canyon. Time, mot, loc 0605z 013deg 274kt 3024 10702.
3/18/2020 11:37 PM MDT	At 1135 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were moving eastward at 40 mph toward alamogordo and surrounding areas (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
7/2/2019 4:53 PM MDT	At 451 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm with strong winds was located 6 miles west of tularosa, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
7/1/2019 6:46 PM MDT	At 645 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles west of tularosa, moving southeast at 10 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and blowing dust. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
7/1/2019 6:40 PM MDT	Mesonet wsmr in otero county NM, 9.6 miles E of Tularosa, NM
6/4/2019 4:38 PM MDT	At 437 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near tularosa, moving north at 10 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
4/22/2019 5:22 PM MDT	At 520 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms with strong possibly damaging winds were moving into the area from the west at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
3/12/2019 3:19 PM MDT	At 318 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from three rivers to 8 miles northwest of bent to 3 miles west of la luz, moving northeast at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, three rivers, tularosa, la luz, and three rivers petroglyph site.
3/12/2019 3:04 PM MDT	At 304 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 19 miles west of three rivers to 8 miles west of tularosa to 12 miles southeast of white sands national monument, moving northeast at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
8/22/2018 3:45 PM MDT	Khmn awos reported peak wind gust to 66 mph associated with a wet microburst. wind and lightning damage reported on bas in otero county NM, 16.4 miles NNE of Tularosa, NM
6/3/2018 6:36 PM MDT	At 635 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles southwest of bonito lake to near bent, moving east at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
8/23/2017 7:12 PM MDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern otero, east central sierra and northeastern dona ana counties will expire at 715 pm mdt, the storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.
8/23/2017 6:57 PM MDT	At 657 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles east of burro flats to 6 miles north of holloman afb to 4 miles north of northrup landing, moving south at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, alamogordo, tularosa, white sands national monument, mescalero, northrup landing, boles acres, holloman afb, la luz, high rolls, bent, burro flats, three rivers and mountain park.
8/23/2017 6:28 PM MDT	At 627 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles north of bent to 4 miles northwest of tularosa to 14 miles north of northrup landing, moving south at 20 mph. any thunderstorm activity will be well behind the strongest wind gusts (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
7/5/2017 2:40 PM MDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern otero county will expire at 245 pm mdt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm. additional storms are increasing to the immediate north of this area and may warrant additional warnings in the near future.
7/5/2017 2:07 PM MDT	At 206 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of bent, or 7 miles northwest of mescalero, moving southwest at 10 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
4/12/2017 12:24 PM MDT	At 1223 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over tularosa, moving northeast at 10 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include, tularosa, mescalero, alamogordo, la luz, bent, and burro flats.
4/12/2017 12:11 PM MDT	Quarter sized hail reported 3 miles N of Tularosa, NM, hail damage to vehicle windshields on highway 54 mile marker 76.
4/12/2017 12:04 PM MDT	At 1204 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near tularosa, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
1/14/2017 7:51 PM MST	At 750 pm mst, a severe thunderstorm was moving over the alamogordo area producing quarter sized hail and wind gusts near 60 mph (trained weather spotters). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, tularosa, white sands national monument, sunspot, lake mescalero, alamogordo, mescalero, three rivers, cloudcroft, holloman air force base, apache summit, bent, la luz, burro flats, high rolls, mountain park, oliver lee state park, benson ridge, boles acres, cox canyon, and karr canyon.
1/14/2017 7:27 PM MST	Quarter sized hail reported 16.4 miles NNE of Tularosa, NM
1/14/2017 7:20 PM MST	At 718 pm mst, a severe thunderstorm was located near white sands national monument, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
9/15/2016 6:04 PM MDT	At 604 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over mescalero, moving east northeast at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
9/15/2016 4:39 PM MDT	At 438 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm were located around salinas peak moving east at 30 mph into otero county (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
6/9/2016 7:22 PM MDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern otero, northeastern dona ana and east central sierra counties will expire at 730 pm mdt, the severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
6/9/2016 7:00 PM MDT	At 659 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles north of northrup landing, or 23 miles west of tularosa, moving south at 10 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. Locations impacted include, tularosa.
6/9/2016 6:42 PM MDT	At 641 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles north of northrup landing, or 23 miles west of tularosa, moving south at 10 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. And trees.
6/7/2016 6:55 PM MDT	At 653 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northwest of three rivers, or 21 miles southwest of carrizozo, moving northeast at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. Low visibility in blowing dust, hazardous driving conditions!.
6/5/2016 10:25 PM MDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern otero, northeastern dona ana and east central sierra counties will expire at 1030 pm mdt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
6/5/2016 10:08 PM MDT	At 1007 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles southwest of three rivers, or 14 miles northwest of tularosa, moving south at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. Locations impacted include, alamogordo, tularosa, three rivers, northrup landing, la luz.
6/5/2016 9:50 PM MDT	At 949 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles west of three rivers, or 19 miles northwest of tularosa, moving south at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. And trees.
10/21/2015 3:27 PM MDT	At 326 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of tularosa, moving northeast at 25 mph. a second storm was located to the southwest of this one moving toward tularosa (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail. People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage to roofs, siding, windows and vehicles.
10/21/2015 3:16 PM MDT	Quarter sized hail reported 0.5 miles SSE of Tularosa, NM
10/21/2015 3:01 PM MDT	At 301 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest of holloman afb, or 10 miles north of white sands national monument, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding and trees. Locations impacted include, tularosa.
10/21/2015 2:37 PM MDT	At 237 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of white sands national monument, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding and trees.
8/20/2015 5:53 PM MDT	At 552 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest of three rivers, or 16 miles northwest of tularosa, moving southeast at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. possible hail damage and damaging winds
8/16/2015 6:26 PM MDT	At 626 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of tularosa, moving southwest at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding and trees. Locations impacted include, tularosa.
8/16/2015 6:17 PM MDT	Winds blew down a fence. also an inch of rain has fallen in 20 minute in otero county NM, 0.5 miles SSE of Tularosa, NM
8/16/2015 5:57 PM MDT	At 556 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located east of tularosa, moving southwest at 20 mph. this storm was producing strong outflow winds heading down the west slopes of the sacramento mountains (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. Siding and trees.
6/17/2015 6:09 PM MDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for west central otero county will expire at 615 pm mdt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. however small hail and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
6/17/2015 5:50 PM MDT	At 548 pm mdt, trained weather spotters reported a severe thunderstorm producing quarter size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located over alamogordo, moving south at 10 mph. in addition, at 530 pm one inch diameter hail was reported in la luz by local law enforcement. . locations impacted include, alamogordo, tularosa, cloudcroft, boles acres, high rolls, holloman afb, la luz, sunspot, burro flats, mountain park and bluff springs.
6/17/2015 5:26 PM MDT	At 525 pm mdt, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located over la luz, or near tularosa, and moving south at 10 mph.
5/13/2012 6:25 PM MDT	Half Dollar sized hail reported 0.5 miles SW of Tularosa, NM
9/16/2011 6:39 PM MDT	Quarter sized hail reported 1.8 miles S of Tularosa, NM, hail to size of quarters observed on highway 54 just north of tularosa