Hail in Ruidoso Downs Jul 11, 2026
Hit 23 days agoThe radar-estimated size surface caught this storm, reaching 0.5" aloft. NEXRAD logged no point detections over Ruidoso Downs this day.
0.5"
≈ pea to penny · radar-estimated size aloft0
0
none filedThe 2nd most severe storm Ruidoso Downs has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Hail size
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 0 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
How Ruidoso Downs saw the hail — from two instruments
We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.
Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jul 11, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Ruidoso Downs, so there is one map to show, not two.
Where Jul 11, 2026 sits in Ruidoso Downs's hail record
This was Ruidoso Downs's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 8 days after the Jul 3, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 3 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Ruidoso Downs at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jul 11, 2026 convective day was bigger than Ruidoso Downs: the same system put hail over 483 other tracked cities, 3 of them in New Mexico. Nearest: Mescalero (16 miles southwest, up to 0.5"); Nogal (22 miles northwest, up to 0.75"); Ribera (131 miles north, up to 1").
These maps are stills from Ruidoso Downs's Jul 11, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.
What people on the ground reported
These are storm reports filed with the National Weather Service and released through the NOAA Storm Prediction Center — public-domain observations from spotters, the public, and NWS surveys. We quote each one exactly as filed.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Ruidoso Downs for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.
What 0.5" hail means for Ruidoso Downs roofs
Hail under three-quarters of an inch stays below the National Weather Service severe threshold and rarely breaks shingles outright. But repeated small-hail events accelerate granule loss and shorten roof life — on older roofs, it's still worth a conversation.
Track hail over Ruidoso Downs on the live map
Radar updates in real time, spotter reports appear on the map as they're filed, and the full Ruidoso Downs storm history — this Jul 11, 2026 storm included — sits underneath. When you're ready, draw this storm's footprint and pull highly accurate homeowner contact information for every address inside it.
Highly accurate contact information starting at $0.23 per address — every contact included. Digital leads cost $15–$40. Start with a 7-day free trial — no credit card required. See pricing
3 recorded storm days in Ruidoso Downs, NM
