Data current as of 2026-10-16 · Sourced from NOAA Storm Events
Over the past five years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recorded 58 hail storms within 25 miles of Clovis, NM. Of those, 45 produced hail at least quarter-size — the threshold most insurance carriers consider potentially damaging to asphalt shingles. The largest reported hail in this window was egg-sized, which can fracture shingle mat and dent metal flashing on contact. 2023 was the most active year on record locally, with 29 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Clovis| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Destructive | 8 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 16 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 21 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 13 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 event |
| 2025 | 8 events |
| 2024 | 12 events |
| 2023 | 29 events |
| 2022 | 8 events |
2023 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Clovis, with 29 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Clovis typically peaks in spring and early summer, when the jet stream pushes Gulf moisture into the area and supercell thunderstorms become more frequent.
| Date | Location | Severity | Size | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | 2 E Portair, NM | Moderate | 0.75" | Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). |
| 2025-08-11 | PORTALES, NM | Significant | 1.25" | Nickel to half-dollar size hail southeast of Clovis. |
| 2025-06-29 | FARWELL, TX | Moderate | 0.88" | — |
| 2025-06-06 | PORTALES ARPT, NM | Significant | 1.00" | Penny to quarter size hail was reported along NM 206 south of Portales from a severe thunderstorm. |
| 2025-06-06 | CLOVIS, NM | Severe | 1.75" | The county emergency manager and other individuals in northwest Clovis observed half dollar to golf ball size hail from a severe thunderstorm. |
| 2025-06-05 | (CVS)CANNON AFB, NM | Moderate | 0.75" | Observers at Cannon Air Force Base reported penny size hail from strong to severe thunderstorm. |
| 2025-06-05 | PORTALES ARPT, NM | Severe | 1.50" | Ping pong ball size hail was observed along NM 206 south of Portales from a severe thunderstorm. |
| 2025-05-25 | (CVS)CANNON AFB, NM | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter size diameter hail was observed 2 miles northeast of Portair. |
| 2025-05-25 | (CVS)CANNON AFB, NM | Severe | 1.50" | Ping pong diameter size hail was observed 5 miles southeast of Cannon Air Force Base. |
| 2024-11-02 | MELROSE, NM | Significant | 1.00" | Lots of hail up to quarter size covering the ground in Melrose. |
| 2024-09-21 | CAMEO, NM | Moderate | 0.75" | — |
| 2024-09-21 | RANCHVALE, NM | Severe | 1.50" | — |
| 2024-09-21 | PARMERTON, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | — |
| 2024-07-07 | RANCHVALE, NM | Moderate | 0.75" | A trained spotter a few miles near Ranchville reported half inch to penny size hail from a brief strong thunderstorm. |
| 2024-07-07 | (CVS)CANNON AFB, NM | Significant | 1.00" | A trained spotter in Portair along U.S Highway 60 and 84 just north of Cannon Air Force Base observed quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm. |
| 2024-06-09 | PLEASANT HILL, NM | Moderate | 0.88" | A trained spotter near Pleasant Hill just north of Clovis along the TX border reported nickel size hail. He also relayed nuisance flooding in fields from heavy rain. |
| 2024-05-29 | (CVS)CANNON AFB, NM | Destructive | 2.50" | A tornadic supercell produced tennis ball size hail at Cannon Air Force Base. |
| 2024-05-29 | (CVS)CANNON AFB, NM | Destructive | 2.75" | Golf ball to baseball size hail was observed southeast of Cannon AFB north of the Curry and Roosevelt County line. The hailstones ended up breaking a house window. |
| 2024-05-29 | PORTALES, NM | Destructive | 2.50" | Tennis ball to teacup size hail was observed just in Portales from a supercell thunderstorm. |
| 2024-05-28 | (CVS)CANNON AFB, NM | Severe | 1.50" | A trained spotter southwest of Clovis reported ping pong ball size hail along with 70 mph wind gusts from severe thunderstorms. |
NOAA has recorded 35 high-wind events within 25 miles of Clovis, NM in the past five years. Of those, 35 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 84 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 19 events |
| Significant | 16 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | 3 WNW Ranchvale, NM | 65 | Severe | — |
| 2026-06-26 | PORTALES, NM | 75 | Severe | An Excel Energy weather station measured a 75 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| 2026-06-26 | RANCHVALE, NM | 64 | Severe | A trained spotter estimated a 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| 2026-06-15 | BOVINA, TX | 64 | Severe | A storm chaser reported at least three snapped power poles along Farm to Market Road 1731 north of Bovina. |
| 2026-04-26 | 3 N Clovis, NM | 61 | Significant | Mesonet station GW0819 Clovis. |
| 2026-04-26 | 1 S Cannon Air Force Ba, NM | 58 | Significant | AWOS station KCVS Cannon Air Force Base. |
| 2026-04-18 | 3 N Clovis, NM | 60 | Significant | APRSWXNET/CWOP GW0819. |
| 2025-06-21 | (CVN)CLOVIS MUNI AIRPORT, NM | 66 | Severe | The AWOS at Clovis Municipal Airport observed a 66 mph wind gust from thunderstorms. |
| 2025-06-08 | (CVS)CANNON AFB, NM | 59 | Significant | The AWOS station at Cannon AFB measured a wind gust of 59 mph from nearby thunderstorms. |
| 2025-06-02 | (CVS)CANNON AFB, NM | 59 | Significant | The AWOS at Cannon Air Force Base measured peak wind gusts of 59 mph from nearby thunderstorms. |
| 2025-06-02 | CLOVIS, NM | 73 | Severe | A CWOP station in Clovis measured a peak wind gust of 73 mph from nearby thunderstorms. |
| 2024-09-17 | PORTALES, NM | 69 | Severe | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts blew down a large tree branch at NM Highway 206 and Moreland Road, while also knocking out power in the area south of Portales to include the towns of Dora, Pep and Causey. |
| 2024-08-17 | (CVS)CANNON AFB, NM | 64 | Severe | The Cannon AFB AWOS measured a peak thunderstorm wind gust caused by a downburst. |
| 2024-08-03 | (CVN)CLOVIS MUNI AIRPORT, NM | 58 | Significant | The Clovis Municipal Airport AWOS measured a peak thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph. |
| 2024-07-08 | (CVS)CANNON AFB, NM | 62 | Significant | A peak wind gust of 62 mph was observed at Cannon AFB from nearby thunderstorms. |
| 2024-06-26 | (CVS)CANNON AFB, NM | 63 | Significant | The Cannon AFB weather station measured a peak gust of 63 mph. |
| 2024-05-28 | (CVS)CANNON AFB, NM | 70 | Severe | A trained spotter reported an estimated 70mph wind gust from thunderstorm outflow just southwest of Clovis. |
| 2023-12-23 | CLOVIS, NM | 58 | Significant | Report was retrieved from a weather underground station. |
| 2023-09-09 | (CVS)CANNON AFB, NM | 58 | Significant | Cannon Air Force Base. |
| 2023-09-09 | PORTALES, NM | 59 | Significant | — |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Clovis was on August 11, 2025. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Clovis averages roughly 12 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 45 of the 58 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Clovis in the last five years was egg-sized. Most Clovis-area hail falls in the marble-to-quarter range, with destructive storms (egg-size or larger) appearing roughly once every few years.
Most homeowners insurance policies in NM cover hail damage to roofs, siding, and gutters under the dwelling and other-structures coverage. Coverage typically requires the damage to be tied to a verifiable storm date — which is where the NOAA hail history above (and a HAAG-style test square validation) becomes important for the claim file.
Use the HailCheck address search to enter any street address in or near Clovis. HailCheck returns every NOAA hail event within a configurable radius, along with severity bands, dates, and storm narratives for Pro members.
If your property in or near Clovis took on hail during one of the storms above, the standard process for documenting damage is a 10×10 foot test square inspection. A HAAG-trained reviewer counts impact indicators — granule displacement, mat fractures, and bruising — within the marked square and produces a PASS or FAIL document for the claim file.
HailCheck offers a $99 photo-based HAAG-style test square validation. You submit photos from the field, our reviewer evaluates the impact indicators and cross-references the NOAA storm dates listed above, and a written PASS/FAIL determination is returned within one business day. We do not send anyone to the roof — the validation is built around the photos you submit.
Learn About $99 HAAG-Style ValidationClovis sits east of the traditional hail alley, where hail events are less frequent than the central plains but tend to be associated with strong squall lines and tropical systems. Local roof systems are less commonly hardened for hail, which can mean even moderate impacts produce claim-worthy damage.