Hail Map for Cloudcroft, NM

The Cloudcroft, NM area has had 6 reports of on-the-ground hail by trained spotters, and has been under severe weather warnings 1 time during the past 12 months. Doppler radar has detected hail at or near Cloudcroft, NM on 7 occasions.

Name: Cloudcroft, NM
Where Located: 76.4 miles WSW of Roswell, NM
Map: Google Map for Cloudcroft, NM
Population: 674
Housing Units: 1043
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Hail and Wind Damage Spotted near Cloudcroft, NM

Date / Time Report Details
7/15/2023 2:21 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 7/15/2023 2:23 PM MDT At 221 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southeast of mescalero, moving southeast at 10 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
7/11/2021 4:55 PM MDT Golf Ball sized hail reported 3.8 miles N of Cloudcroft, NM
7/11/2021 4:27 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 1/10/2022 12:44 PM MDT At 426 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles east of cloudcroft, moving south 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.
9/8/2020 4:11 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 2/1/2022 3:30 AM MDT At 409 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were moving into the area between alamogordo and orogrande, moving northeast at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
7/31/2020 4:26 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 7/31/2020 4:29 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.
7/31/2020 3:24 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 7/31/2020 3:27 PM MDT At 323 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles north of elk silver, moving south 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.
6/23/2020 6:38 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 6/23/2020 6:41 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 Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 6/23/2020 6:29 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 Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 6/23/2020 5:49 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.
3/19/2020 12:06 AM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 3/19/2020 12:09 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 Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 3/18/2020 11:40 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
3/13/2020 3:05 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 3/13/2020 3:08 PM MDT At 304 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near alamogordo, moving northeast at 40 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.
8/27/2019 5:39 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 8/27/2019 5:42 PM MDT At 539 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near cloudcroft, moving south 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.
6/4/2019 5:51 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 6/4/2019 5:54 PM MDT The severe thunderstorm warning for north central otero county will expire at 600 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. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 pm mdt for south central new mexico.
6/4/2019 5:23 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 6/4/2019 5:26 PM MDT At 523 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of cloudcroft, moving east at 15 mph. radar indicates rotation associated with this storm (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, mescalero, cloudcroft, silver lake, burro flats, high rolls, mountain park, sixteen springs, karr canyon, dry canyon and cox canyon.
6/4/2019 5:08 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 6/4/2019 5:11 PM MDT At 508 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near burro flats, moving east 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.
6/4/2019 12:32 PM MDT Quarter sized hail reported 10.3 miles WSW of Cloudcroft, NM
4/22/2019 5:22 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 4/22/2019 5:25 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 3:52 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 3/12/2019 3:57 PM MDT At 350 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near cloudcroft to 5 miles west of sacramento to 9 miles southeast of timberon, moving northeast at 35 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. at 350 pm mdt hail is accumulating in cloudcroft and tiberon. expect treacherous road conditions along area roads across the sacramento mountains, including u. s. highway 82. Locations impacted include, timberon, sacramento, cloudcroft, pinon, mayhill, silver lake, weed, elk silver, sixteen springs, and bluff springs.
3/12/2019 3:34 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 3/12/2019 3:39 PM MDT At 333 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 4 miles southwest of high rolls to 6 miles south of sunspot to 13 miles southwest of timberon, moving northeast at 35 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.
6/13/2018 5:49 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 6/13/2018 5:53 PM MDT At 548 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near cloudcroft, moving north 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.
8/23/2017 7:12 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 2/10/2022 4:45 AM 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 Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 8/23/2017 7:00 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 Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 8/23/2017 6:35 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
8/23/2017 1:53 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 8/23/2017 1:58 PM MDT At 153 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over silver lake, or 6 miles northeast of cloudcroft, moving west at 5 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
4/12/2017 6:55 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 4/12/2017 6:59 PM MDT At 654 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over high rolls, or 6 miles west of cloudcroft, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. damage to vehicles is expected
1/14/2017 7:51 PM MST Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 1/14/2017 7:57 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 7:20 PM MST Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 1/14/2017 7:24 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 5:52 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 9/15/2016 5:55 PM MDT At 551 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near elk silver, or 7 miles northwest of mayhill, moving east northeast 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.
9/15/2016 5:18 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 9/15/2016 5:23 PM MDT At 518 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over silver lake, or 9 miles northeast of cloudcroft, moving northeast 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. Locations impacted include, alamogordo, mayhill, cloudcroft, la luz, burro flats, silver lake, elk silver, high rolls, mountain park, holloman air force base, benson ridge, boles acres, cox canyon, karr canyon, sixteen springs, and dry canyon.
9/15/2016 5:05 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 9/15/2016 5:13 PM MDT At 504 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near silver lake, or 5 miles northeast of cloudcroft, moving northeast 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.
9/15/2016 4:30 PM MDT Half Dollar sized hail reported 0.6 miles NE of Cloudcroft, NM, 1.25 diameter hail 2 inches deep.
9/15/2016 4:12 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 9/15/2016 4:19 PM MDT At 412 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near alamogordo, moving northeast 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.
10/7/2015 2:25 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 10/7/2015 2:28 PM MDT The severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern otero county will expire at 230 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 is still possible with this thunderstorm. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 pm mdt for south central new mexico.
10/7/2015 2:07 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 10/7/2015 2:12 PM MDT At 205 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near cloudcroft, moving northeast at 35 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. Locations impacted include, alamogordo, cloudcroft, mescalero, sunspot, burro flats, silver lake, boles acres, elk silver, high rolls, sixteen springs, mountain park, oliver lee state park, bluff springs.
10/7/2015 1:40 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 10/7/2015 1:43 PM MDT At 140 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near sunspot, or 8 miles southeast of alamogordo, moving northeast at 35 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.
10/7/2015 1:13 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 10/7/2015 1:17 PM MDT At 113 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near burro flats, or 5 miles northeast of alamogordo, moving northeast 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.
6/17/2015 6:09 PM MDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 6/17/2015 6:13 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 Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 6/17/2015 5:53 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 Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Cloudcroft, NM at 6/17/2015 5:29 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.
5/30/2015 5:55 PM MDT At 548 pm mdt, national weather service meteorologists detected a severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter size hail, and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located near cloudcroft, moving south at 5 mph.
5/21/2012 4:55 PM MDT Half Dollar sized hail reported 63.5 miles N of Cloudcroft, NM
5/13/2012 7:30 PM MDT Quarter sized hail reported 2.5 miles NNW of Cloudcroft, NM
5/11/2012 6:49 PM MDT Quarter sized hail reported 45.1 miles NNE of Cloudcroft, NM, coop observer reported one inch diameter hail falling and covering the ground.