Flying H, NM Hail Storm – June 2025

What Happened

A severe hail storm moved through Flying H, NM on June 23, 2025, with verified stones up to 1.75 inches and a mix of radar-derived and spotter-confirmed alerts through the afternoon and evening. The storm began producing large hail around 2:21 PM MDT, then cycled through repeated hail cores into late evening.

Dual-polarization radar first pointed to 1.5-inch hail at 2:21 PM MDT, followed by 1-inch detections at 2:41 PM MDT and 2:50 PM MDT. The largest radar-confirmed peak came at 3:15 PM MDT, when hail reached 1.75 inches. Additional radar calls held in the 1-inch to 1.25-inch range through 4:08 PM MDT, then spotter-backed alerts began to appear later in the event.

At 4:47 PM MDT, radar and spotter verification supported 1-inch hail. Another verified 1.25-inch report came at 5:05 PM MDT, followed by 1-inch reports at 5:27 PM MDT and 5:31 PM MDT. A spotter report at 5:40 PM MDT from mPING listed quarter-size hail at 1.00 inch. The storm continued into the evening with additional 1-inch alerts at 6:01 PM MDT, 6:13 PM MDT, and 6:59 PM MDT, including the final alert issued on warning-only confidence.

Damage Assessment

Field reports showed hail impact mixed with flooding along the same storm corridor. The 5:40 PM MDT mPING report confirmed 1-inch hail, and the 6:00 PM MDT spotter report noted flood waters over NM129 and I-40 near the Newkirk Gas Station. That report placed water on a roadway and at an interstate location already under storm influence.

The hail data and the ground reports line up with a storm that kept producing surface impacts over several hours. The verified hail reports were not isolated to a single short burst. They came in waves, with spotter-confirmed size reports arriving after the radar had already shown repeated hail cores.

For property owners, the likely concerns in Flying H were roof punctures on older materials, bruised shingles, screen and soft-metal impacts, and vehicle damage in exposed areas. The roadway flooding report adds a second hazard for businesses and field crews moving through the Newkirk and NM129 corridor during or shortly after the storm. Any inspection in that area should include roof edges, metal trim, gutters, and parked vehicles.

What Contractors Should Know

Flying H sits in open country where hail can strike one stretch of pavement and miss the next. Crews should not assume uniform impact across the warning area. The verified reports point to a corridor with both hail and water issues, so inspection routes should start near NM129 and I-40 and then fan outward to nearby roofs, outbuildings, and commercial lots.

Use the timing to narrow canvass windows. The first large-hail alert came shortly after 2:20 PM MDT, and the storm continued issuing hail alerts into early evening. That spread supports multiple impact windows rather than a single pass. Crews should check metal roofs, skylights, condenser fins, soft metals, and vehicle glass, with attention to any properties that sat under the storm around mid-afternoon and again near 6 PM MDT.