Hail map for Carlsbad, NM — October 2, 2023
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Carlsbad on October 2, 2023.

- Max hail size
- 1.00″
- quarter
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 1
- distinct radar bands
- Measured on the ground
- 2.50″
- 11.9 mi away · Trained Spotter
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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4 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Trained Spotter10 W Avalon, NM · 11.9 mi away1:37 PM MDTEddy County
Relayed report from NMDOT employee, tennis ball size hail on US285. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public9 NW Carlsbad, NM · 8.9 mi away1:11 PM MDTEddy County
Golfball size hail (some bigger possible) along State Highway 137 near Rocky Arroyo crossing. Wind driven hail broke windshields, and fences were blown down. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter11 NW Carlsbad, NM · 10.7 mi away1:36 PM MDTEddy County
Golf ball sized hail along US285. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter7 W Avalon, NM · 9.8 mi away1:46 PM MDTEddy County
Quarter sized hail and wind gusts over 60 mph along US285 northwest of Carlsbad.
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
Carlsbad hail on October 2, 2023
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Carlsbad that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.