Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF1
-- Length 5.2 Miles
-- Width 300 Yards
State NEW MEXICO
County/Area ROOSEVELT
WFO ABQ
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2025-05-25 16:20 MST-7
Begin Location 2SSW FLOYD
Begin Lat/Lon 34.185/-103.5902
End Date 2025-05-25 16:37 MST-7
End Location 3W BETHEL
End Lat/Lon 34.23/-103.5186
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 50.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative Higher moisture moved into eastern New Mexico early on May 25th behind a backdoor cold front. This added moisture combined with lift ahead of a weakening upper low over Utah resulting in the development of scattered showers and storms along and east of the central mountain chain. Several of these storms became strong to severe with one producing quarter size hail near Tierra Monte in the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and another producing a tornado near Floyd in western Roosevelt County and quarter to ping pong ball size hail between Cannon Air Force Base and downtown Clovis. Storms across eastern New Mexico mostly tapered off around sunset while the convectively enhanced backdoor front pushed west through the gaps of the central mountain chain.
Key Words: Severe Thunderstorm Winds, Large Hail, Tornado, Funnel Cloud.
Another round of showers and storms developed and moved across north central and eastern New Mexico during the afternoon and evening hours of May 26th due to higher surface moisture in place combining with added lift and instability from the upper level disturbance moving overhead. Penny to golf ball size hail was observed at several locations, a brief tornado was observed near Montezuma northeast of Las Vegas, and damaging straight line winds resulted in a flipped and overturned an 18-wheeler trailer near Forrest in southern Quay County. Storms exited east into Texas around sunset.
Event Narrative Overall rating is EF-1 with 90 mph windspeeds based on what damage indicators there were from power pole damage as no structures were impacted. Damage survey found tree damage at the start of the tornado about 3 miles SW of Floyd before tracking northeast over open fields and crossing road NM-267 about 1.5 miles SE of Floyd. The tornado snapped 10 to 15 power poles near the bases of the poles as it continued to move northeast. Another 20 power poles were snapped on Roosevelt Road 3. This stretch of the tornado track includes its peak intensity and width with low end EF-1 damage (winds speeds near 90 mph). The tornado weakened as it tracked NE towards Roosevelt Road 2 and a dairy plant. There was a mangled farm sprinkler system to the SW of the dairy and minor damage to fences and metal roofing at the dairy plant.


    

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.


All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 66.00K 0.00K
MANUELITAS SAN MIGUEL CO. NM 05/25/2025 14:40 MST-7 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
CIMARRON COLFAX CO. NM 05/25/2025 14:50 MST-7 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FLOYD ROOSEVELT CO. NM 05/25/2025 16:20 MST-7 Tornado EF1 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
(CVS)CANNON AFB CURRY CO. NM 05/25/2025 17:09 MST-7 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
(CVS)CANNON AFB CURRY CO. NM 05/25/2025 17:11 MST-7 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
(SAF)SANTA FE MUNI AIRPO... SANTA FE CO. NM 05/26/2025 13:18 MST-7 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MONTEZUMA SAN MIGUEL CO. NM 05/26/2025 13:26 MST-7 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SANTA FE SANTA FE CO. NM 05/26/2025 13:29 MST-7 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CANADA DE LOS ALAMOS SANTA FE CO. NM 05/26/2025 13:30 MST-7 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MORIARTY ARPT TORRANCE CO. NM 05/26/2025 14:05 MST-7 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
(4CR)CORONA LINCOLN CO. NM 05/26/2025 14:20 MST-7 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAS VEGAS SAN MIGUEL CO. NM 05/26/2025 14:20 MST-7 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROMEROVILLE SAN MIGUEL CO. NM 05/26/2025 14:20 MST-7 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MONTOYA QUAY CO. NM 05/26/2025 15:50 MST-7 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
QUAY QUAY CO. NM 05/26/2025 16:25 MST-7 Funnel Cloud 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FORREST QUAY CO. NM 05/26/2025 16:56 MST-7 Funnel Cloud 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GRADY CURRY CO. NM 05/26/2025 16:57 MST-7 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
(TCC)TUCUMCARI ARPT QUAY CO. NM 05/26/2025 17:01 MST-7 Thunderstorm Wind 53 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FORREST QUAY CO. NM 05/26/2025 17:07 MST-7 Funnel Cloud 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FORREST QUAY CO. NM 05/26/2025 17:10 MST-7 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
ROSWELL CHAVES CO. NM 05/26/2025 17:20 MST-7 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
GRADY CURRY CO. NM 05/26/2025 17:33 MST-7 Funnel Cloud 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
(ROW)ROSWELL IND AIRPORT CHAVES CO. NM 05/26/2025 17:43 MST-7 Funnel Cloud 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 66.00K 0.00K