58
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Hail in Grant County, New Mexico: 58 recorded events between 1964 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,076 nationally and #22 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Grant County, New Mexico: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Grant County is the 2000s, when 24 of the county's 58 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Grant County archive, hail makes up 33.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,076 for this hazard and #22 within New Mexico, putting it in the 33.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Sep is the peak month for hail in Grant County with 17 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2025 | SLVR CITY TURNER ARP | 1.25 | $0 |
| Sep 13, 2025 | SILVER CITY MEOWN AR | 1 | $0 |
| May 14, 2023 | SILVER CITY MEOWN AR | 0.88 | $0 |
| Oct 16, 2022 | BUCKHORN | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 26, 2018 | SLVR CITY TURNER ARP | 0.75 | $0 |
| Sep 2, 2018 | GILA | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2018 | SILVER CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2018 | SILVER CITY | 0.88 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2018 | GEORGETOWN | 0.75 | $0 |
| Sep 29, 2017 | WILNA | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Grant County
- Flash Flood 64
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A slow moving severe thundertorm formed just north of Silver City and gradually moved southward across the western half of town and into neighboring Tyrone. Hail, mainly 3/4 inch in diameter, fell for 40 minutes and accumulated up to 6 inches. Within this time, hailstones up to 1.25 inches in diameter fell briefly. Vegetation was stripped, skylights were broken and numerous roofs suffered damage. Automobiles were left with small dents. Snowplows were required to clear the two major highways in western Silver City.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Grant County, New Mexico?
58 hail events are recorded in Grant County between 1964 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Grant County?
The strongest hail on record in Grant County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Grant County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Grant County, New Mexico.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-mexico/grant-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.