An active spring weather pattern brought another round of severe thunderstorms to eastern New Mexico on June 17, 2019. A weak upper level wave moving slowly east through the region combined with deep atmospheric moisture and strong instability to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms. Thunderstorms first developed along the central mountain chain during the early afternoon before pushing east across the eastern plains through the late evening hours. Large hail was the main impact once again with many spotters reporting quarter to ping pong ball size hail. Very heavy rainfall with these storms also led to flash flooding over parts of Roosevelt County. A tornado was also captured near Encino.

Hail in MORA, NEW MEXICO
From 17-JUN-19 12:15:00 to 17-JUN-19 12:20:00 (MST-7)
Location: CLEVELAND
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Penny size hail with heavy rainfall and minor flooding around Mora and Cleveland.

Hail in SAN MIGUEL, NEW MEXICO
From 17-JUN-19 13:10:00 to 17-JUN-19 13:20:00 (MST-7)
Location: MANUELITAS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Quarter size hail accumulated to a depth of one inch near Tierra Monte.

Hail in SAN MIGUEL, NEW MEXICO
From 17-JUN-19 13:10:00 to 17-JUN-19 13:13:00 (MST-7)
Location: SENA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail up to the size of quarters near Villanueva.

Hail in SANDOVAL, NEW MEXICO
From 17-JUN-19 13:55:00 to 17-JUN-19 13:56:00 (MST-7)
Location: RIO RANCHO
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Nickel size hail fell briefly in Rio Rancho.

Tornado in TORRANCE, NEW MEXICO
From 17-JUN-19 14:02:00 to 17-JUN-19 14:08:00 (MST-7)
Location: ENCINO
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A traveler along U.S. 285 captured footage of a tornado on the ground a couple miles east of Encino. The tornado was over open range land and no damage occurred.

Thunderstorm Wind in SAN MIGUEL, NEW MEXICO
From 17-JUN-19 15:59:00 to 17-JUN-19 16:01:00 (MST-7)
Location: APACHE SPGS
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A wind gust up to 62 mph was reported near Tecolotito.

Hail in CURRY, NEW MEXICO
From 17-JUN-19 16:22:00 to 17-JUN-19 16:25:00 (MST-7)
Location: (CVS)CANNON AFB
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Quarter size hail near Cannon AFB.

Hail in QUAY, NEW MEXICO
From 17-JUN-19 17:50:00 to 17-JUN-19 17:55:00 (MST-7)
Location: NARA VISA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Quarter size hail in Nara Visa.

Hail in GUADALUPE, NEW MEXICO
From 17-JUN-19 16:28:00 to 17-JUN-19 16:31:00 (MST-7)
Location: VAUGHN
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Penny size hail in Vaughn.

Hail in HARDING, NEW MEXICO
From 17-JUN-19 17:30:00 to 17-JUN-19 17:35:00 (MST-7)
Location: ROSEBUD
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Quarter size hail fell along NM-39 north of Tucumcari.

Thunderstorm Wind in HARDING, NEW MEXICO
From 17-JUN-19 17:30:00 to 17-JUN-19 17:35:00 (MST-7)
Location: ROSEBUD
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm wind gusts up to 60 mph were estimated along NM-39 north of Tucumcari.

Hail in CURRY, NEW MEXICO
From 17-JUN-19 18:40:00 to 17-JUN-19 18:42:00 (MST-7)
Location: (CVS)CANNON AFB
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A second storm produced hail up to the size of half dollars near Cannon AFB.

Flash Flood in ROOSEVELT, NEW MEXICO
From 17-JUN-19 19:30:00 to 17-JUN-19 20:30:00 (MST-7)
Location: CAMEO
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

NM-202 was closed due to dangerous flash flooding. A large area of radar estimated rainfall between 6 and 10 inches occurred in extreme northeastern Roosevelt and extreme southeastern Curry counties.