Storm Summary & Rainfall Totals 6-3-2026 - Round Two Today & Tonight.
Rotating Wall Cloud.
12 Miles WSW Of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Round two today with scattered to numerous thunderstorms developing over the Guadalupe, Sacramento, and Capitan Mountains, then drifting east and again coalescing into another thunderstorm complex, a Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) late this afternoon into tonight.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for Eddy, Lea, Culberson Counties and parts of the Permian Basin. Another 1" to 2" of rain with locally higher amounts may fall on top of what fell yesterday and overnight.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for Lincoln County through 10 PM MDT this evening for additional heavy rainfall on top of what has fallen the past couple of days. Flash Flood Warnings are already being issued for the Ruidoso area as of this writing (2 PM MDT).
Numerous thunderstorms developed Tuesday afternoon over the Guadalupe, Sacramento, and Capitan Mountains. These coalesced into a thunderstorm complex called a Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) that drifted slowly east and southeast out onto the southeastern plains and lasted until after midnight in Lea County.
Ping-pong-ball-sized hail fell in James Canyon, 11 miles east of Cloudcroft Tuesday afternoon. As this supercell thunderstorm moved east to the Mayhill area, it ended up bombarding them with tennis ball to slightly larger hail (3.5" in diameter).
The Artesia Airport AWOS measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 62 mph, and an automated NMCC Station in Lakewood measured a gust to 66 mph. A large tree in Carlsbad was also reported to have been blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts last evening. See the storm report lists below for more info.
Heavy rains accompanied this cluster of thunderstorms yesterday afternoon and overnight. I measured 1.89" here at our home in northwest Carlsbad, but a CoCoRaHS Station to my southwest in west Carlsbad measured 2.63", while the public nearby reported 2.80". Curb-to-curb street flooding was reported in parts of Carlsbad last night.
The rains will come to an end across the southeastern plains by Friday night and the Sacramento, Capitan, and Guadalupe Mountains by Saturday night. By Sunday and Monday, the plains are forecast to approach the century mark once again.
Selected heavier totals are listed below.
Cool Pines RV Park PWS NW of Mayhill 2.65"
Roswell CoCoRaHS 5.5 E 2.20"
Roswell XL Automated Station 5.5 E 2.18"
Mayhill NMCC 3.4 NNW 2.18"
Lazy Day Cabins PWS NW of Mayhill 2.09"
Mayhill PWS 1.96"
Mayhill CoCoRaHS 4.0 SSE 1.94"
Nogal Peak Crest Trail 25 HADS 1.67"
Otero Ranch East NMCC (West Side of the Rim) 1.61"
Eunice PWS 1.58"
Eunice XL Automated Station 1.25 ESE 1.57"
Carlsbad Automated XL Station 7.5 NW 1.53"
Dunken Raws 1.33"
Roswell 0.3 SSW 1.30"
Sierra Blanca Snotel 1.30"
Pirtle Office PWS SE of Roswell 1.24"
The Ranch PWS WSW of Seven Rivers 1.17"
Loving High School NMCC 1.14"
Artesia CoCoRaHS 3.5 NNE 1.13"
Paduca Raws SW of WIPP 1.06"
Cottonwood PWS NW of Artesia 1.01"
Weed PWS 1.01"
Jal Automated XL Station 7.5 SE .99"
Roswell Industrial Airport ASOS .96"
Alto Water Treatment HADS .95"
Pinery Raws - Guadalupe Mtn's Natl Park .86"
Malaga NMCC .82"
Seven Rivers NMCC .80"
Monument CoCoRaHS 1.2 W .74"
Mescal Raws - Mescalero .67"
Runyan Ranches NMCC .64"
Gavilian Ridge South HADS - Near Ruidoso Downs .60"
Booky Ranch NMCC - Halfway between Alamogordo and Tularosa .55"
Hobbs Airport AWOS .54"
Alto CoCoRaHS 2.8 E .48"
Carlsbad Airport SOS .47"
Lovington Golf Course NMCC .41"
Bat Draw Raws - Carlsbad Caverns Natl Park .40"
Queen Raws - SE of Carlsbad .34"
Artesia NMSU AG Science Center NMCC .32"
Holloman AFB ASOS .21"
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
935 AM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0835 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 N Carlsbad 32.43N 104.24W
06/02/2026 Eddy NM Public
Public reports at least one tree down
uprooted by thunderstorm winds. Time
estimated by radar.
&& $$ casPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1029 PM CDT Tue Jun 2 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0741 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 6 W Whites City 32.17N 104.48W
06/02/2026 M73 MPH Eddy NM Mesonet
Mesonet at Carlsbad Caverns NP recorded a
thunderstorm wind gust of 73 mph.
&& $$ JLPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
824 PM CDT Tue Jun 2 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0755 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 N Lakewood 32.66N 104.36W
06/02/2026 M66 MPH Eddy NM Mesonet
Seven Rivers weather station recorded a
thunderstorm wind gust of 66 mph.
0755 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 W Artesia 32.85N 104.47W
06/02/2026 M62 MPH Eddy NM AWOS
Artesia AWOS recorded a thunderstorm wind
gust of 62 mph.
&& $$Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
352 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM Hail Mayhill 32.89N 105.48W
06/02/2026 M3.50 Inch Otero NM Public
&& $$Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
143 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0125 PM Hail 11 E Cloudcroft 32.95N 105.55W
06/02/2026 M1.50 Inch Otero NM Public
&& $$
James Canyon - 11 Miles East Of Cloudcroft Tuesday Afternoon.
Mayhill Tuesday Afternoon.
(As Of 6 AM MDT).
(As Of 8 AM MDT).
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1009 AM MDT Wed Jun 3 2026 ...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST, HAIL, AND RAINFALL REPORTS FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS... ...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS... Location Speed Time/Date ...New Mexico... ...Bernalillo County... Albuquerque Intl Sunport 47 MPH 0411 PM 06/02 ...Catron County... Old Horse Springs 19 SSE (Pe 51 MPH 0138 PM 06/02 ...Chaves County... Dunken 2 NE (Dunken) 53 MPH 0336 PM 06/02 Hagerman 46 MPH 0715 PM 06/02 ...Curry County... Clovis 56 MPH 0654 PM 06/02 Clovis Muni Airport 48 MPH 0704 PM 06/02 ...De Baca County... 5 E Sumner Lake State Park 68 MPH 0412 PM 06/02 East Fort Sumner 53 MPH 0450 PM 06/02 De Baca North 47 MPH 0440 PM 06/02 ...Lincoln County... Shist (WSMR) 47 MPH 0745 PM 06/02 Pole 616 (WSMR) 46 MPH 0430 PM 06/02 ...Quay County... Endee 2 SW 61 MPH 0551 PM 06/02 ...Sandoval County... Bernalillo 3 E 47 MPH 0400 PM 06/02 Placitas 45 MPH 0405 PM 06/02 ...Santa Fe County... I-25 @ La Bajada (NMDOT) 51 MPH 0420 PM 06/02 Santa Fe Muni Airport 48 MPH 0423 PM 06/02 ...Socorro County... Contreras 1 ESE (Sevilleta) 49 MPH 0411 PM 06/02 Stallion Runway (WSMR) 45 MPH 0230 PM 06/02 ...Taos County... Arroyo Seco 3 SW 50 MPH 0500 PM 06/02 ...Torrance County... I-40 @ U.S. 285 (NMDOT) 50 MPH 1145 AM 06/02 Estancia 2 WSW 48 MPH 0324 PM 06/02 Clines Corners 1 SSE 45 MPH 0321 PM 06/02 Moriarty Muni Airport 45 MPH 0355 PM 06/02 ...PRECIPITATION REPORTS... Location Amount Time/Date ...New Mexico... ...Chaves County... Roswell 5.5 E 2.20 in 0700 AM 06/03 Dunken 2 NE (Dunken) 1.33 in 0936 AM 06/03 Dunken 2 NE (Dunken) 1.28 in 0636 PM 06/02 Bitter Lake WL Refuge 14 NNE 1.17 in 0937 AM 06/03 Roswell 1.7 NW 1.12 in 0407 AM 06/03 ROSWELL 1.01 in 0930 AM 06/03 Roswell Air Center 0.96 in 0951 AM 06/03 Roswell 6.0 NNW 0.94 in 0700 AM 06/03 Lake Arthur 2.5 ESE 0.92 in 0551 AM 06/03 Elk 0.89 in 0601 PM 06/02 Roswell 8.3 N 0.87 in 0700 AM 06/03 Roswell 5.2 N 0.83 in 0800 AM 06/03 Roswell 19.3 N 0.75 in 0655 AM 06/03 Mesa 4 SW 0.53 in 0800 AM 06/03 ...Curry County... Clovis 3 WSW 1.10 in 0950 AM 06/03 Texico 13.6 N 0.90 in 0700 AM 06/03 Clovis 4.4 S 0.90 in 0800 AM 06/03 Clovis 0.80 in 0946 AM 06/03 Clovis 1.2 NW 0.76 in 0903 AM 06/03 Clovis 13.1 N 0.72 in 0800 AM 06/03 Clovis 0.65 in 0949 AM 06/03 Clovis 2.3 NNE 0.62 in 0425 AM 06/03 Clovis 3.3 E 0.57 in 0700 AM 06/03 ...De Baca County... Fort Sumner 9.0 SSE 0.33 in 0700 AM 06/03 ...Guadalupe County... Santa Rosa 16.6 SE 0.73 in 0900 AM 06/03 Santa Rosa 12.1 SE 0.44 in 0700 AM 06/03 ...Harding County... Yates 7 SE 0.46 in 0645 AM 06/03 ...Lincoln County... Bonito Lake 5.4 SW 0.59 in 0720 PM 06/02 Bonito Lake 5.4 SW 0.59 in 0950 AM 06/03 Alto 2.8 E 0.48 in 0700 AM 06/03 Ruidoso 3.2 SW 0.35 in 0800 AM 06/03 Iraws 1 0.35 in 0945 AM 06/03 Iraws 3 0.32 in 0945 AM 06/03 Capitan 5.5 NE 0.29 in 0700 AM 06/03 Lincoln 1.4 ESE 0.28 in 0700 AM 06/03 Iraws 2 0.27 in 0945 AM 06/03 Iraws 3 0.26 in 0715 PM 06/02 Alto 4.8 NE 0.25 in 0700 AM 06/03 Ruidoso 1 NNW (Smokey Bear) 0.25 in 0900 AM 06/03 ...Quay County... Logan 1.6 ENE 1.93 in 0600 AM 06/03 Logan 1.5 W 1.40 in 0700 AM 06/03 Tucumcari 1.7 ENE 1.37 in 0700 AM 06/03 McAlister 7.7 N 1.15 in 0800 AM 06/03 House 0.1 S 1.04 in 0700 AM 06/03 Tucumcari Muni Airport 1.02 in 1153 PM 06/02 Tucumcari 1.4 NNW 0.86 in 0700 AM 06/03 ...Roosevelt County... Elida 9.1 S 1.16 in 0700 AM 06/03 Portales 1 SW 0.97 in 0945 AM 06/03 Portales 2.9 SW 0.94 in 0700 AM 06/03 Causey 11.0 S 0.83 in 0800 AM 06/03 Tolar 12 SE 0.77 in 0936 AM 06/03 Portales 2.9 ESE 0.55 in 0800 AM 06/03 Tolar 13 SE (Melrose Range) 0.27 in 0914 AM 06/03 ...San Miguel County... Mosquero 15 SSE 0.71 in 0700 AM 06/03 Bell Ranch 11 ENE 0.54 in 0940 AM 06/03 Bell Ranch 11 ENE 0.42 in 0710 PM 06/02 ...Union County... Amistad 8.5 WSW 1.39 in 0700 AM 06/03 Amistad 7.7 SW 1.39 in 0700 AM 06/03 Clayton 14.6 SSW 0.80 in 0700 AM 06/03 Clayton 12.4 SSW 0.75 in 0700 AM 06/03 Sedan 5 N 0.59 in 0949 AM 06/03 Clayton 1.1 W 0.55 in 0830 AM 06/03 Clayton Muni Airpark 0.55 in 0855 AM 06/03 Clayton 13.7 N 0.40 in 0700 AM 06/03 ...HAIL REPORTS... Location Size Time/Date ...New Mexico... ...Harding County... 13 S Rosebud 0.50 in 1230 PM 06/02 ...Mora County... 1 NE Chacon 1.00 in 0407 PM 06/02 &&
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