117
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$17.2M
Property damage
Hail in Doña Ana County, New Mexico: 117 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,227 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Doña Ana County, New Mexico: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Doña Ana County is the 2010s, when 54 of the county's 117 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 Doña Ana County archive, hail makes up 32.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,227 for this hazard and #19 within New Mexico, putting it in the 60.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Oct is the peak month for hail in Doña Ana County with 29 recorded events, while Mar 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 13, 2025 | STRAUSS | 1 | $0 |
| Oct 16, 2022 | MEDLER | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | WHITE SANDS | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | WHITE SANDS | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2022 | STRAUSS | 1.75 | $500K |
| Aug 1, 2020 | ORGAN | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2019 | DONA ANA | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2019 | PICACHO | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2019 | HILL | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 21, 2018 | FT FILLMORE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Doña Ana County
- Thunderstorm Wind 117
- Flash Flood 89
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail up to golf ball size fell in Santa Teresa up toward La Union. Several houses around the intersection of McNutt and the Dominici Highway sustained destroyed roofs and numerous vehicles had significant hail damage including at the local NWS office.
A line of severe thunderstorms, including a low top supercell at the southern end of the line, moved rapidly eastward across southern Dona Ana County. Hailstones from one inch to an inch and a half in diameter fell from the supercell.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Doña Ana County, New Mexico?
117 hail events are recorded in Doña Ana County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Doña Ana County?
The strongest hail on record in Doña Ana County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Doña Ana 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 Doña Ana County, New Mexico.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-mexico/dona-ana-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.