Curry County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Curry County: 2.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every large fire

1. Large fires mapped by the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program since 1984: 1,000 acres or more in the West, 500 or more in the East. Prescribed burns are excluded. Acres here are the part of each perimeter inside this place.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), 1984 to 2026.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the county boundary (or inside the county).
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Dec 26, 2015Blizzard, Curry County$100 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy snow and high winds paralyzed the entire county through the 30th. Snowfall amounts of 8 to 12 inches were reported across the county. The 10.0 inches at the COOP site 13 miles north of Clovis tied the 3rd highest 1-day total snowfall dating back to 1949. Peak wind gusts of 70 to 80 mph were reported along and behind the cold front. The Clovis airport reported a peak wind gust of 82 mph. Drifts of 6 to 10 feet were common. Numerous motorists were stranded including rescue vehicles with the National Guard. Power outages were the most widespread across Curry County, where over 14,000 residents were without power. The Department of Agriculture reported the most widespread…

2. Mar 23, 2007Tornado$16.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado that developed in Roosevelt County continued north northwest into Curry County for about 3.5 miles then tracked north northeast an additional 4.6 miles into southern and east central sections of Clovis. Intensity of the tornado appeared to wane from EF2 120 mph in Roosevelt County to EF1 100 mph as it moved north into Curry County along Highway 70 where damage was limited to power lines and farm irrigation equipment. Intensity increased again to EF2 level 125 mph for a segment extending from about 4 miles south of Clovis northward into southeast Clovis which sustained the heaviest and most consistent damage as indicated by structural damage and downed power poles. The…

3. May 4, 2015Flash Flood$3.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   According to local media reports, 65 homes in the Cannon Air Force Base area were impacted by the flooding, including roof damage, weather stripping, carpet, flooring, and sheetrock. Local officials evacuated 33 families from those homes and put them in hotel lodging. The flooding in Clovis forced the closure of U.S. Highway 60/84. Approximately 40 feet of state highway 108 between mile markers 6 and 10 was washed out. Clovis police had to use an armored vehicle to rescue 7 victims stranded by or caught in fast moving waters or flooded streets.

4. Feb 26, 2023High Wind, Curry County$3.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The emergency manager reported wind damages that includes the Curry County Fairgrounds, incurring 2 million dollars of damage. Retractable awning, swamp cooler, rain gutters, portable ticket booths, 40ft rolling chain link gate to the parking lot. Roof damage to the Roy Walker Recreation Center. The city of Clovis incurred about 1 million dollars of damage to the roof of a gym and several smaller facilities.

5. Jun 12, 2010Hail$1.3 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The hailstorm left much of the Clovis area battered by hail up to the size of golf balls. The majority of the damage occurred in the northeastern portion of the community. Over 1600 home and auto claims were submitted to insurance companies.

6. May 24, 2023Thunderstorm Wind$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   There was significant damage to a dairy farm including roof and door damage with power lines and poles down. A transformer was also bent over on County Road 5 with multiple tree limbs down.

7. Mar 13, 2019High Wind, Curry County$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Clovis airport reported sustained winds between 40 mph and 59 mph for several hours.

8. May 24, 2023Flash Flood$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rains caused flash flooding in Clovis, Texico, and Cannon Air Force Base. There were multiple reports of roads becoming closed and impassable with vehicles being stranded.

9. Mar 13, 2019High Wind, Curry County$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Various stations across Curry County reported peak wind gusts between 58 mph and 79 mph, including Cannon AFB. A section of roof was blown off the Clovis Youth Recreation Center. A large section of metal roofing was blown off a building at 7th and Prince. Numerous downed power lines were reported throughout the county. A downed power line caused a house fire near 9th and Wallace. Roughly 800 residents were without power. Damage amounts are a rough estimates and injuries are unknown.

10. Jun 16, 2002Thunderstorm Wind$300,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Several strong thunderstorms combined over northwest Curry County and swept southward over western sections of the county with strong winds and at least one small tornado. About 70 power and utility poles were blown over east of Melrose.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

109°FJun 22, 1994

All-time low

−17°FFeb 1, 1951

Warmest night

79°F2 times, most recently Jul 26, 1998

Coldest day

1°FDec 22, 1990

Wettest day

6.15 in2 times, most recently Jul 15, 1991

Snowiest day

12.0 inFeb 4, 1956

Hottest year

1998mean 61.3°F

Coldest year

2013mean 55.1°F

Wettest year

200434.25 in

Driest year

20118.37 in

Snowiest season

24.0 in1960-61

Station Clovis 13 N (USC00291963), 4,435 ft elevation, 12.3 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1949 to October 14, 2026; 97.0% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00291963.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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