An upper low over Colorado provided adequate wind shear and instability to produce a severe weather outbreak across central and eastern sections of New Mexico.  Several of the storms became tornadic while others produced large hail, damaging winds and flooding rain.

Hail in DE BACA, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 18:35:00 to 17-AUG-08 18:35:00 (MST-7)
Location: GUADALUPE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in DE BACA, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 18:56:00 to 17-AUG-08 18:56:00 (MST-7)
Location: FT SUMNER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in DE BACA, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 19:20:00 to 17-AUG-08 19:20:00 (MST-7)
Location: EVANOLA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Thunderstorm Wind in DE BACA, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 19:35:00 to 17-AUG-08 19:37:00 (MST-7)
Location: AGUDO
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Thunderstorm winds broke large branches off a tree.

Thunderstorm Wind in SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 19:10:00 to 17-AUG-08 19:10:00 (MST-7)
Location: BINGHAM
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Thunderstorm Wind in LINCOLN, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 19:40:00 to 17-AUG-08 19:40:00 (MST-7)
Location: OSCURO
Magnitude: 63.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Flash Flood in VALENCIA, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 15:45:00 to 17-AUG-08 16:15:00 (MST-7)
Location: BELEN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail stripped trees of leaves which caused clogged storm drains. Runoff from associated heavy rain was unable to drain properly. This resulted in flooding of some city streets with water one to two feet deep.

Hail in VALENCIA, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 15:11:00 to 17-AUG-08 15:21:00 (MST-7)
Location: LOS LUNAS
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Hail in VALENCIA, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 16:41:00 to 17-AUG-08 16:45:00 (MST-7)
Location: TURN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A second severe thunderstorm hit the Belen area in as many hours. Hail damaged a skylight, shredded a garden and injured horses, leaving welts on them.

Thunderstorm Wind in VALENCIA, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 15:25:00 to 17-AUG-08 15:25:00 (MST-7)
Location: BELEN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm winds downed power lines and combined with large hail to break windows throughout Belen.

Hail in SAN MIGUEL, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 17:10:00 to 17-AUG-08 17:10:00 (MST-7)
Location: VILLANUEVA
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Hail in SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 12:28:00 to 17-AUG-08 12:28:00 (MST-7)
Location: NAMBE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 15:17:00 to 17-AUG-08 15:17:00 (MST-7)
Location: TESUQUE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 15:40:00 to 17-AUG-08 15:50:00 (MST-7)
Location: GLORIETA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 17:44:00 to 17-AUG-08 17:44:00 (MST-7)
Location: POLVADERA
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Tornado in GUADALUPE, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 17:48:00 to 17-AUG-08 17:49:00 (MST-7)
Location: PUERTO DE LUNA
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A thunderstorm with a persistent hook echo on radar produced a brief tornado touchdown near Highway 84.

Tornado in SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 15:40:00 to 17-AUG-08 15:41:00 (MST-7)
Location: CANYONCITO
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

A long lived supercell thunderstorm spawned a tornado that touched down briefly west of Glorieta.

Hail in UNION, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 14:20:00 to 17-AUG-08 14:20:00 (MST-7)
Location: DES MOINES
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in UNION, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 16:19:00 to 17-AUG-08 16:19:00 (MST-7)
Location: CLAYTON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flash Flood in CHAVES, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 23:10:00 to 18-AUG-08 00:30:00 (MST-7)
Location: POE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Heavy rain caused an already full retention pond at the Roswell Country Club to overflow.  Water seeped into three nearby homes.

Thunderstorm Wind in ROOSEVELT, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 21:10:00 to 17-AUG-08 21:10:00 (MST-7)
Location: FLOYD
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Flash Flood in ROOSEVELT, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 21:50:00 to 17-AUG-08 22:30:00 (MST-7)
Location: FLOYD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain which flooded State Road 267 between Floyd and Portales.

Tornado in DE BACA, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 18:40:00 to 17-AUG-08 18:46:00 (MST-7)
Location: GUADALUPE
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

A tornado touched down near Highway 60 west of Fort Sumner.

Hail in GUADALUPE, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 18:34:00 to 17-AUG-08 18:34:00 (MST-7)
Location: SANTA ROSA
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Tornado in GUADALUPE, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 18:20:00 to 17-AUG-08 18:21:00 (MST-7)
Location: PUERTO DE LUNA
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A tornado briefly touched down west of Sumner Lake.

Hail in VALENCIA, NEW MEXICO
From 17-AUG-08 15:23:00 to 17-AUG-08 15:45:00 (MST-7)
Location: BELEN
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 1.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Golf ball size hail pounded the Belen area. Dozens of vehicles were damaged and numerous building had windows broken. Several street lights were damaged and trees were stripped of leaves.