Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF0
-- Length 4.05 Miles
-- Width 200 Yards
State NEW MEXICO
County/Area LINCOLN
WFO ABQ
Report Source Storm Chaser
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2018-05-23 14:06 MST-7
Begin Location 14SSW PICACHO
Begin Lat/Lon 33.16/-105.24
End Date 2018-05-23 14:20 MST-7
End Location 13S PICACHO
End Lat/Lon 33.16/-105.17
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 0.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative For a third day in a row, and potentially the most widespread, severe weather impacted eastern New Mexico on May 23, 2018 as a strong dry line shifted east across the high plains. Showers and thunderstorms fired up just east of the central mountain chain by the mid to late afternoon hours then moved eastward on to the high plains through the early evening. A very impressive supercell storm over far southwestern Chaves County produced two tornadoes and large hail. Other storms in the area also produced severe hail and funnel clouds before merging into a large cluster of strong storms near Roswell. Another very impressive, long duration supercell storm over western San Miguel County produced torrential rainfall, flooding, high winds, and very large hail near Tecolotito and Anton Chico. Several other storms across the eastern plains were strong to severe with heavy rain, hail, and high winds.
Event Narrative A second thunderstorm southwest of Picacho produced what another tornado within rural southeastern Lincoln County.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PICACHO LINCOLN CO. NM 05/23/2018 13:00 MST-7 Funnel Cloud 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TINNIE LINCOLN CO. NM 05/23/2018 13:10 MST-7 Tornado EFU 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PICACHO LINCOLN CO. NM 05/23/2018 14:06 MST-7 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LOGAN QUAY CO. NM 05/23/2018 14:30 MST-7 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TECOLOTITO SAN MIGUEL CO. NM 05/23/2018 14:30 MST-7 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROSEBUD HARDING CO. NM 05/23/2018 14:34 MST-7 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROSWELL CHAVES CO. NM 05/23/2018 14:55 MST-7 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MORA MORA CO. NM 05/23/2018 15:10 MST-7 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SEDAN UNION CO. NM 05/23/2018 15:20 MST-7 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TECOLOTITO SAN MIGUEL CO. NM 05/23/2018 15:30 MST-7 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TECOLOTITO SAN MIGUEL CO. NM 05/23/2018 15:55 MST-7 Hail 3.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TECOLOTITO SAN MIGUEL CO. NM 05/23/2018 16:23 MST-7 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BOAZ CHAVES CO. NM 05/23/2018 16:28 MST-7 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TECOLOTITO SAN MIGUEL CO. NM 05/23/2018 17:10 MST-7 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TECOLOTITO SAN MIGUEL CO. NM 05/23/2018 17:16 MST-7 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PORTALES ARPT ROOSEVELT CO. NM 05/23/2018 17:35 MST-7 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PORTALES ROOSEVELT CO. NM 05/23/2018 17:39 MST-7 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NARA VISA QUAY CO. NM 05/23/2018 18:34 MST-7 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NARA VISA QUAY CO. NM 05/23/2018 18:35 MST-7 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
VARIADERO SAN MIGUEL CO. NM 05/23/2018 19:00 MST-7 Funnel Cloud 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MOSQUERO HARDING CO. NM 05/23/2018 20:00 MST-7 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K