Severe T-Storms Again This Afternoon & Evening - My Lea County Storm Chase - 4-25-2025.
I took this photo in the one above in downtown Lovington after golf ball-sized hail stripped leaves off of trees and broke numerous windows in the town. Hail drifted all over town.
I took this photo of tennis ball-sized hail 5 miles south of McDonald on State Hwy 206, south of Tatum in northern Lea County.
I took this photo 9 miles northeast of Tatum on State Hwy 125. Nice end to my chase.
The 2025 NM Severe Weather Season Is Off To A Fast Start.
Severe thunderstorms are not unusual in northeastern, eastern, and southeastern New Mexico in April. Although they generally become more numerous and widespread in May and June. Some years we have a second severe weather season, which can occur from late August through October. Severe thunderstorms can occur in just about every month of the year in New Mexico.
Another round of scattered thunderstorms is expected this afternoon and evening. Some of these, once again, may be of the supercell type and severe. Large to very large hail, damaging thunderstorm wind gusts in excess of 58 mph, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, locally heavy rainfall, and localized flash flooding will all be possible with any severe thunderstorm that develops, especially the discrete supercells. A few tornadoes are also possible.
Flash Flooding In Southern Eddy County Overnight.
National Weather Service Storm Reports.
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
705 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM Hail 7 ENE Halfway 32.59N 103.62W
04/25/2025 M2.00 Inch Lea NM Trained Spotter
Hen Egg sized hail reported by trained
spotter. Time was estimated from radar. && $$
KMLPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
506 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 AM Hail 2 ESE Hobbs 32.73N 103.12W
04/26/2025 E1.50 Inch Lea NM Public
Ping pong sized hail reported through social
media. Location is approximate. && $$Preliminary Local Storm Report National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 511 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0750 PM Hail 1 NNE Pecos 31.42N 103.49W 04/25/2025 M1.00 Inch Reeves TX Fire Dept/Rescue Quarter size hail reported by Pecos Fire Dept. Time was estimated by radar. 0730 PM Hail 5 S Mcdonald 33.06N 103.32W 04/25/2025 E2.50 Inch Lea NM Trained Spotter Tennis ball size hail reported by trained spotter. Time was estimated by radar. 0743 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 WSW Tatum 33.24N 103.35W 04/25/2025 M67 MPH Lea NM Mesonet Mesonet station 51 2SW Tatum NM. 0748 PM Hail Tatum 33.26N 103.32W 04/25/2025 M1.75 Inch Lea NM Public Reports of shattered windows by wind-driven hail in Tatum. Time was estimated by radar. 0450 AM Hail 3 E Hobbs 32.72N 103.11W 04/26/2025 E1.00 Inch Lea NM Public Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). && $$
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
828 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0353 AM Flash Flood 4 W Malaga 32.23N 104.15W
04/26/2025 Eddy NM Fire Dept/Rescue
At 253 AM MDT a swift water rescue was
conducted near a low water crossing across
Black River near Black River Road. Vehicle
was reported to have been swept downstream.
No injuries were reported.
0541 AM Flash Flood 2 WNW Malaga 32.24N 104.10W
04/26/2025 Eddy NM Fire Dept/Rescue
At 441 AM MDT a swift water rescue was
conducted at a low water crossing over the
Black River along Higby Hole Road. No
injuries were reported. && $$Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
953 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0857 AM Flash Flood 15 SSE Malaga 32.04N 103.96W
04/26/2025 Eddy NM Public
A social media post showed an oil field road
closed due to flooding of a low water
crossing near the Pecos River in far
southern Eddy County. &&
Preliminary Local Storm Report National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 732 PM MDT Fri Apr 25 2025 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0728 PM Hail 9 SSW Lingo 33.68N 103.19W 04/25/2025 E1.50 Inch Roosevelt NM Public && $$ 44
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
756 PM MDT Fri Apr 25 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM Hail 3 N Broadview 34.87N 103.21W
04/25/2025 E2.75 Inch Curry NM Public
Truck and house windows knocked out. && $$ 44Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
820 AM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 AM Flash Flood 1 SW Fort Sumner 34.47N 104.24W
04/26/2025 De Baca NM Emergency Mngr
Numerous impacts including crop damage from
flooded fields, road closures due to water
over roads and irrigation ditches
overflowing. && $$ CAPublic Information Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 947 AM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025 ...RAIN REPORTS PAST 24HRS... Location Amount Time/Date ...New Mexico... ...Colfax County... Springer 0.25 in 0620 AM 04/26 Raton Crews Airport 0.23 in 0612 AM 04/26 Fws R2 Port No. 1 0.23 in 0815 AM 04/26 Miami 1 WSW 0.10 in 0800 AM 04/26 Ute Park 3 N (Cimarron) 0.02 in 0809 AM 04/26 ...Curry County... Texico 13.6 N 0.41 in 0700 AM 04/26 Clovis 2.3 NNE 0.16 in 0605 AM 04/26 Clovis 0.15 in 0615 AM 04/26 Clovis 3 WSW 0.13 in 0615 AM 04/26 Cannon Air Force Base 0.11 in 0555 AM 04/26 Clovis 3.3 SW 0.10 in 0700 AM 04/26 Clovis 0.09 in 0619 AM 04/26 ...De Baca County... 3 SE Fort Sumner 7.00 in 0818 AM 04/26 1 SE Fort Sumner 4.56 in 0400 AM 04/26 Fort Sumner 4.40 in 0615 AM 04/26 1 SSW Fort Sumner 4.34 in 0400 AM 04/26 Fort Sumner 0.5 SSW 4.25 in 0700 AM 04/26 Fort Sumner 8.9 NNW 1.03 in 0700 AM 04/26 Fort Sumner 12 NW 0.82 in 0800 AM 04/26 Fort Sumner 9.0 SSE 0.20 in 0640 AM 04/26 ...Harding County... Yates 7 SE 0.61 in 0630 AM 04/26 Mills 4 WSW (Mills Canyon) 0.13 in 0805 AM 04/26 ...Mora County... Bartley 0.02 in 0604 AM 04/26 ...Quay County... House 0.1 S 1.10 in 0700 AM 04/26 McAlister 7.7 N 1.10 in 0800 AM 04/26 1 N Bard 0.78 in 0500 AM 04/26 McAlister 3.7 WNW 0.78 in 0700 AM 04/26 Tucumcari Muni Airport 0.72 in 0553 AM 04/26 Logan 1.5 W 0.72 in 0700 AM 04/26 McAlister 0.53 in 0500 AM 04/26 ...Rio Arriba County... Chama 2 N 0.01 in 0800 AM 04/26 ...Roosevelt County... Causey 13.4 SW 0.21 in 0700 AM 04/26 Tolar 12 SE 0.01 in 0500 AM 04/26 Elida 9.1 S 0.01 in 0700 AM 04/26 ...San Miguel County... Bell Ranch 11 ENE 0.16 in 0615 AM 04/26 Mosquero 15 SSE 0.16 in 0700 AM 04/26 Sapello 5.1 WNW 0.06 in 0630 AM 04/26 Las Vegas Muni Airport 0.02 in 0553 AM 04/26 Mineral Hill 1 WNW 0.02 in 0700 AM 04/26 ...Union County... Sedan 5 N 0.64 in 0616 AM 04/26 Clayton 2.3 ENE 0.64 in 0700 AM 04/26 Clayton Muni Airpark 0.58 in 0620 AM 04/26 Clayton 14.6 SSW 0.43 in 0700 AM 04/26 Amistad 8.5 WSW 0.06 in 0700 AM 04/26 ...HAIL REPORTS... Location Size Time/Date ...New Mexico... ...Curry County... 3 N Broadview 2.75 in 0615 PM 04/25 ...De Baca County... 1 SW Fort Sumner 1.00 in 0130 AM 04/26 2 S Yeso 0.50 in 1054 PM 04/25 ...Quay County... 1 SW Wheatland 1.00 in 0546 PM 04/25 ...Roosevelt County... 9 SSW Lingo 1.50 in 0728 PM 04/25 &&
There Are None So Blind As Those Who "Will - Not" To See...107.
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