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Lea County, NM a hail history

County a hail a pawlMay 25, 20261.25 in (coin 50-cent)
Hail khathu, 12 month thlang2
Hail khawm 2006 thlang4.25 inJun 14, 2009
Hail khathu 2006 thlang99
Khathu ah hail 1 inch ahih kha a khawm80
County a tornadoes9
County ah thlang a thlen khawm159

2006 thleng Lea County a 245 hail reports, 99 days a. Stones a pawl 4.25 in a ni Jun 14, 2009 a.

Lea County a Cities

Lea County a hail a pawl

DateSize hailWhereSource
May 25, 20261.25 in
coin 50-cent		Lovington
1 hail report		NOAA Storm Events
May 21, 20261.00 in
coin 25-cent		Crossroads
1 hail report		NOAA Storm Events
Jun 6, 20252.00 in
khawm khawm		Hobbs, Hobbs Ind Airport, Crossroads
9 hail reports		NOAA Storm Events
Jun 5, 20253.00 in
cup tea		North Lea Co Airport, Buckeye, Hobbs Lea Co Airport
3 hail reports		NOAA Storm Events
May 5, 20251.00 in
coin 25-cent		Jal
3 hail reports		NOAA Storm Events
Apr 30, 20251.00 in
coin 25-cent		Hobbs
3 hail reports		NOAA Storm Events
Apr 29, 20250.75 in
coin 1-cent		Hobbs Ind Airport
1 hail report		NOAA Storm Events
Apr 26, 20252.00 in
khawm khawm		Tatum Lea Co Airport, Hobbs, North Lea Co Airport
7 hail reports		NOAA Storm Events
Apr 25, 20252.50 in
kuk tennis		Mc Donald, Buckeye, Lovington
4 hail reports		NOAA Storm Events
Apr 23, 20251.75 in
kuk golf		Jal, Teague, Jones City
5 hail reports		NOAA Storm Events
Nov 2, 20243.00 in
cup tea		Jones City, Nadine, Eunice Lea Co Airport
5 hail reports		NOAA Storm Events

One row per day: county a hail a pawl, places leh number of reports.

Lea County a hail days by year

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Lea County a hail season peak

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Damaging thunderstorm winds in Lea County

159 reports of damaging thunderstorm wind in Lea County since 2006, on 88 days. The strongest measured gust was 92 mph on Nov 2, 2024.

DateStrongest gustWhereSource
Sep 29, 2026thlang a thlenHobbs
thlang 2 a thlang		NWS storm report (preliminary)
Sep 15, 2026thlang a thlenHumble City, Eunice
thlang 2 a thlang		NWS storm report (preliminary)
Sep 5, 202658 mph, a hrihLovington
thlang 1 a thlang		NWS storm report (preliminary)
Aug 14, 2026thlang a thlenMonument
thlang 1 a thlang		NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jul 31, 202666 mph, a hrihTatum, Hobbs, Lovington
thlang 4 a thlang		NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jun 30, 202675 mph, a thlangMonument
thlang 2 a thlang		NOAA Storm Events + NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jun 24, 202658 mph, a hrihTatum
thlang 1 a thlang		NOAA Storm Events
May 24, 202661 mph, a hrihTatum
thlang 1 a thlang		NOAA Storm Events
May 15, 202669 mph, a hrihTatum
thlang 2 a thlang		NOAA Storm Events
May 14, 202659 mph, a hrihBennett
thlang 1 a thlang		NOAA Storm Events

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Roof kiah car hail claim a thleng?

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Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (final records through Jun 30, 2026) leh National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (preliminary, since then).