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Hail in Union County, New Mexico
419 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.
Union County, New Mexico, has 419 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 52 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 142 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 257 events against 142 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 7.9% of the 5,297 hail events recorded in New Mexico; its 11.0 per 100 square miles compares with 4.4 statewide.
112 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 3.00 inches (tea cup size).
Compared with New Mexico
| Measure | Union County | New Mexico | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 419 | 5,297 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 11.0 | 4.4 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 1,020.2 | 25.0 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| Busiest month | June | June | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
3Apr
15May
102Jun
142Jul
56Aug
84Sep
15Oct
2Nov
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
The 184 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 419. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2026 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | $20K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2025 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2025 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Hail | 2.50 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2025 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 2.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 2.50 in | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2021 | Hail | 1.50 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2020 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2019 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2018 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 21 Jun 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2017 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2015 | Hail | 2.50 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2010 | Hail | 2.50 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2007 | Hail | 1.25 in | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1994 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1994 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1994 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1994 | Hail | 1.25 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1994 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 1993 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 1993 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 1993 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1993 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1993 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1992 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1991 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1991 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1991 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1990 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1990 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1989 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1989 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1989 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1989 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1989 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1987 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1984 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1981 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1975 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1973 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1973 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1972 | Hail | 2.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1972 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1972 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 1971 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1971 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1967 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 1966 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1966 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1966 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1965 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1964 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1961 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 1956 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Union County had?
419 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 Union County?
25 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 Union County?
The hail of 24 May 2023, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $5.0M.
How does Union County compare with New Mexico for hail?
11.0 events per 100 square miles against 4.4 statewide; the county holds 419 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.