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Hail in Torrance County, New Mexico
132 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 132 hail events in Torrance County, New Mexico, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 39 years.
June is the busiest month, with 44 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 75 events against 48 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.5% of the 5,297 hail events recorded in New Mexico; its 3.9 per 100 square miles compares with 4.4 statewide.
38 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 3.50 inches (tea cup size).
Compared with New Mexico
| Measure | Torrance County | New Mexico | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 132 | 5,297 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 3.9 | 4.4 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 86.2 | 25.0 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| Busiest month | June | June | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
0Apr
6May
36Jun
44Jul
20Aug
12Sep
8Oct
6Nov
0Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
All 132 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2025 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2024 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2023 | Hail | 2.70 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2023 | Hail | 3.50 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2021 | Hail | 1.50 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2021 | Hail | 2.75 in | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2019 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2017 | Hail | 2.50 in | $1.0M | — | — | 10 | County |
| 25 Jun 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2016 | Hail | 1.40 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2016 | Hail | 2.00 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2014 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2008 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 2004 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2003 | Hail | 2.50 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2003 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2000 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2000 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2000 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1999 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1999 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1999 | Hail | 2.00 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 1998 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1997 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1996 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1994 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1994 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 1992 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1990 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1987 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1986 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1979 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1971 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1971 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1969 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1969 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1966 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1965 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1959 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Torrance County had?
132 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Torrance County?
12 Jun 2026 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Torrance County?
The hail of 25 Jun 2017, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M.
How does Torrance County compare with New Mexico for hail?
3.9 events per 100 square miles against 4.4 statewide; the county holds 132 of the state's 5,297 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.