Hail Map for White Sands, NM

Hail and Wind Damage Spotted near White Sands, NM

Date / Time	Report Details
10/2/2023 6:17 PM MDT	At 617 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of organ, moving northeast at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, white sands missile range headquarters, organ, east mesa, portions of jornada experimental range, aguirre springs, and portions of organ mountains desert peaks national monument. this includes highway 70 in new mexico between mile markers 158 and 176. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
10/2/2023 6:10 PM MDT	Measured 60 mph wind gust northeast of white sand in otero county NM, 9.7 miles WSW of White Sands, NM
10/2/2023 6:00 PM MDT	Measured 59 mph wind gust due to strong thunderstorm southeast of white sand in dona ana county NM, 5.7 miles WNW of White Sands, NM
10/2/2023 6:00 PM MDT	Measured 61 mph wind gust due to strong thunderstorm just southeast of white sand in dona ana county NM, 1.4 miles WNW of White Sands, NM
10/2/2023 5:54 PM MDT	At 553 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near talavera, moving northeast at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
6/6/2023 6:05 PM MDT	At 605 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northeast of las cruces, moving 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.
7/9/2022 2:59 PM MDT	At 258 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles east of jornada range, moving northwest 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.
1/1/0001 12:00 AM	Quarter sized hail reported 0.4 miles NNW of White Sands, NM
6/8/2022 6:30 PM MDT	Quarter sized hail reported 0.8 miles WNW of White Sands, NM
9/15/2021 8:01 PM MDT	At 801 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles east of white sands missile range headquarters, moving southeast at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include golf 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, white sands missile range headquarters. thunderstorm damage threat, considerable hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
9/15/2021 7:36 PM MDT	At 735 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of white sands missile range headquarters, moving southeast at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include golf 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.
7/11/2021 7:14 PM MDT	At 713 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles northeast of nmsu main campus to 6 miles southeast of talavera to 10 miles southwest of orogrande, moving south at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. near zero visibilities have been reported around las cruces ahead of the rain. 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. locations impacted include, chaparral, las cruces, vado, anthony, white sands missile range headquarters, nmsu main campus, dona ana, berino, mesilla, san miguel, mesquite, chamberino, fairacres, mcgregor range base, talavera, la mesa, afton generating plant, high valley, east mesa and san pablo. this includes the following highways, interstate 10 in new mexico between mile markers 138 and 162. interstate 25 in new mexico between mile markers 1 and 10. highway 70 in new mexico between mile markers 150 and 154. Highway 54 in new mexico between mile markers 3 and 19.
7/11/2021 7:06 PM MDT	At 706 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over jornada range, moving south at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. 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.
7/11/2021 7:00 PM MDT	At 700 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles west of organ to 4 miles southwest of white sands missile range headquarters to 10 miles west of orogrande, moving south at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. 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.
7/11/2021 6:50 PM MDT	Mesonet station wsm50 lc-35 nort in otero county NM, 9.7 miles WSW of White Sands, NM
7/11/2021 6:28 PM MDT	At 628 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles northeast of white sands missile range headquarters to 8 miles north of organ to near jornada range, moving south at 25 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.
7/31/2020 6:45 PM MDT	At 644 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near the organ mountains staying stationary (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 5:59 PM MDT	At 558 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near organ, 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.
6/23/2020 8:01 PM MDT	At 800 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 14 miles east of pinon to 15 miles east of orogrande to 5 miles east of talavera, moving south at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph outflow wind wind gusts, quarter size hail and locally torrential rain. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, northeast el paso, chaparral, timberon, sacramento, orogrande, white sands national monument, white sands missile range headquarters, pinon, anthony gap, weed, mcgregor range base, lincoln national forest, guadalupe mountains national park, crow flats, cornudas mountains, hay canyon, franklin mountains state park, brokeoff mountains, the otero mesa and far western portions of guadalupe mountains national park. this includes the following highways, highway 70 in new mexico between mile markers 167 and 196. Highway 54 in new mexico between mile markers 1 and 52.
6/23/2020 8:01 PM MDT	At 800 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 14 miles east of pinon to 15 miles east of orogrande to 5 miles east of talavera, moving south at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph outflow wind wind gusts, quarter size hail and locally torrential rain. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, northeast el paso, chaparral, timberon, sacramento, orogrande, white sands national monument, white sands missile range headquarters, pinon, anthony gap, weed, mcgregor range base, lincoln national forest, guadalupe mountains national park, crow flats, cornudas mountains, hay canyon, franklin mountains state park, brokeoff mountains, the otero mesa and far western portions of guadalupe mountains national park. this includes the following highways, highway 70 in new mexico between mile markers 167 and 196. Highway 54 in new mexico between mile markers 1 and 52.
6/23/2020 7:31 PM MDT	At 730 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of dunken to 14 miles southwest of timberon to 3 miles north of organ, moving south at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph outflow wind gusts, quarter size hail and torrential rain. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
6/23/2020 7:31 PM MDT	At 730 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of dunken to 14 miles southwest of timberon to 3 miles north of organ, moving south at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph outflow wind gusts, quarter size hail and torrential rain. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
3/19/2020 12:08 AM MDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for southwestern otero, southeastern dona ana, western hudspeth and el paso counties will expire at 1215 am 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 to near 50 mph are still possible with this line of showers and thunderstorms as it moves across northern el paso county and into southwest otero county.
3/19/2020 12:08 AM MDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for southwestern otero, southeastern dona ana, western hudspeth and el paso counties will expire at 1215 am 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 to near 50 mph are still possible with this line of showers and thunderstorms as it moves across northern el paso county and into southwest otero county.
3/18/2020 11:54 PM MDT	At 1152 pm mdt, a line of fast moving showers and thunderstorm, with very strong winds, was moving across the i-10 corridor between las cruces and el paso. this line was moving east 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, west el paso, east el paso, central el paso, northeast el paso, far east el paso, mission valley, chaparral, santa teresa, anthony, hueco tanks, vado, las cruces, white sands missile range headquarters, sunland park, nmsu main campus, canutillo, anthony gap, berino, vinton and san miguel.
3/18/2020 11:54 PM MDT	At 1152 pm mdt, a line of fast moving showers and thunderstorm, with very strong winds, was moving across the i-10 corridor between las cruces and el paso. this line was moving east 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, west el paso, east el paso, central el paso, northeast el paso, far east el paso, mission valley, chaparral, santa teresa, anthony, hueco tanks, vado, las cruces, white sands missile range headquarters, sunland park, nmsu main campus, canutillo, anthony gap, berino, vinton and san miguel.
3/18/2020 11:38 PM MDT	At 1136 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near santa teresa, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
3/18/2020 11:38 PM MDT	At 1136 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near santa teresa, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
3/18/2020 10:43 PM MDT	At 1041 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were approaching the las cruces area and surrounding locations, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
6/4/2019 3:47 PM MDT	At 346 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast of dona ana, moving 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. Locations impacted include, leasburg, las cruces, jornada range, dona ana, nmsu main campus, mesilla, fairacres, organ, east mesa, picacho, portions of jornada experimental range, hill, northeast las cruces, dripping springs, aguirre springs and portions of organ mountains desert peaks national monument.
6/4/2019 3:23 PM MDT	At 323 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near dona ana, moving northeast 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.
4/22/2019 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
4/22/2019 4:59 PM MDT	At 456 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms with strong possibly damaging winds were moving into the vicinity of el paso texas and surrounding locations (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
4/22/2019 4:59 PM MDT	At 456 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms with strong possibly damaging winds were moving into the vicinity of el paso texas and surrounding locations (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
5/21/2018 5:29 PM MDT	At 529 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest of white sands main post, or 14 miles east of las cruces, moving northeast at 55 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.
7/26/2017 7:13 PM MDT	Condron field ob site via mesowest ne 48g77 in dona ana county NM, 2.2 miles NW of White Sands, NM
6/25/2017 6:08 PM MDT	At 608 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near white sands main post, or 17 miles east of las cruces, moving south 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.
6/25/2017 5:52 PM MDT	At 551 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles southeast of white sands main post, or 15 miles southwest of orogrande, moving south southeast at 5 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, white sands main post.
6/25/2017 5:32 PM MDT	At 532 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northeast of white sands main post, or 19 miles west of orogrande, moving south southeast at 5 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.
6/19/2017 7:42 PM MDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for east central dona ana county will expire at 745 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 heavy rain is still possible with this thunderstorm.
6/19/2017 7:28 PM MDT	Half Dollar sized hail reported 0.5 miles NE of White Sands, NM, white sands missle range main post
6/19/2017 7:02 PM MDT	At 701 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near organ, or 13 miles east of las cruces, moving west at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. damage to vehicles is expected
1/14/2017 6:29 PM MST	At 628 pm mst, a severe thunderstorm was moving toward white sands missile range headquarters, moving northeast at 45 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.
11/4/2016 7:39 PM MDT	At 738 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northwest of organ, or 9 miles south of jornada range, moving east at 35 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.
8/27/2016 6:13 PM MDT	At 612 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near dona ana, or 5 miles northwest of las cruces, moving east 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.
5/18/2016 5:06 PM MDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for east central dona ana county will expire at 515 pm mdt, the storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
5/18/2016 4:42 PM MDT	At 442 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of white sands main post, or 18 miles east of las cruces, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include, white sands main post, soledad canyon, dripping springs, aguirre springs.
5/18/2016 4:24 PM MDT	At 424 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near talavera, or 8 miles east of las cruces, moving east at 30 mph. this warning replaces the previous warning for the las cruces area (radar indicated). Hazards include half dollar size hail. damage to vehicles is expected
10/21/2015 1:37 PM MDT	At 134 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near las cruces, moving northeast at 20 mph. another storm was located just north of jornada range, moving northeast at 20 mph (trained weather spotters). Hazards include golf ball size hail. People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage to roofs, siding, windows and vehicles.
10/3/2015 5:08 PM MDT	At 508 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles northwest of orogrande, moving 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. Locations impacted include, mcgregor range base, orogrande, chaparral, white sands main post, otero mesa.
10/3/2015 4:57 PM MDT	At 457 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of orogrande, moving northeast at 20 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, mcgregor range base, orogrande, chaparral, white sands main post, otero mesa.
10/3/2015 4:24 PM MDT	At 424 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast of white sands main post, or 16 miles north of chaparral, moving northeast at 20 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.
10/3/2015 2:41 PM MDT	At 238 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles south of white sands national monument, moving northeast at 55 mph (public web report). Hazards include at 211 pm mdt...quarter size hail was reported off elks drive in las cruces. 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. Locations impacted include, las cruces, talavera, organ, white sands main post, east mesa, soledad canyon, twin peaks, dripping springs, aguirre springs.
10/3/2015 2:06 PM MDT	At 206 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near organ, or 10 miles northeast of las cruces, moving northeast at 30 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.
5/30/2015 6:00 PM MDT	At 548 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was reported, producing quarter size hail, and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located 12 miles east of leasburg, moving southeast at 5 mph. radar indicates this storm continues to pulse between strong and severe. locations impacted include, leasburg, las cruces, chaparral, anthony, east mesa, talavera, berino, san miguel, san miguel in dona ana county, fairacres, lookout peak, twin peaks, aguirre springs, soledad canyon,.
5/30/2015 6:00 PM MDT	At 548 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was reported, producing quarter size hail, and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located 12 miles east of leasburg, moving southeast at 5 mph. radar indicates this storm continues to pulse between strong and severe. locations impacted include, leasburg, las cruces, chaparral, anthony, east mesa, talavera, berino, san miguel, san miguel in dona ana county, fairacres, lookout peak, twin peaks, aguirre springs, soledad canyon,.
5/30/2015 5:23 PM MDT	At 516 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 11 miles northeast of leasburg, moving southeast at 5 mph.
5/30/2015 5:23 PM MDT	At 516 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 11 miles northeast of leasburg, moving southeast at 5 mph.
7/1/2014 6:35 PM MDT	Elev 4242 ft wsmr in dona ana county NM, 0.8 miles WNW of White Sands, NM
7/1/2014 6:30 PM MDT	Storm damage reported in dona ana county NM, 0.4 miles NNW of White Sands, NM
7/1/2014 6:30 PM MDT	Elev 4275 ft wsmr in dona ana county NM, 1 miles N of White Sands, NM
7/1/2014 6:30 PM MDT	Elev 4006 ft wsmr in dona ana county NM, 6.8 miles WNW of White Sands, NM
6/23/2014 3:49 PM MDT	Storm damage reported in dona ana county NM, 6.8 miles WNW of White Sands, NM
7/3/2013 9:27 PM MDT	Wsmr sams site apache wsm02 in dona ana county NM, 18 miles SSW of White Sands, NM
6/30/2013 8:45 PM MDT	Elev 4006 ft wsmr in dona ana county NM, 6.8 miles WNW of White Sands, NM
6/14/2013 5:37 PM MDT	Storm damage reported in otero county NM, 11.8 miles SW of White Sands, NM
6/2/2013 7:12 PM MDT	Wind gust of 64 mph 9 mi ene white sands main post yesterdy at 1912 md in dona ana county NM, 0.4 miles NNW of White Sands, NM