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New Mexico

33 counties4 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+103 county disaster declarations

New Mexico has recorded 679 tornadoes since 1950, 29th among the states; 2 tropical storms and hurricanes within 50 miles since 1851; 7.82 million acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.

2026
  • Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
  • Tropical cyclone tracks since 1851
  • Large wildfires since 1984

Statewide totals

Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.

Tornadoes since 1950
679
29th of 51
Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
4
36th of 51
Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
2
31st of 51
At hurricane strength
0
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Acres burned since 1984
7.82M
975 large fires
Flood insurance claims
1,929
$41.8 million paid

County leaders

Where in New Mexico each hazard has struck most.

Most tornadoes

  1. 1Lea County96
  2. 2Roosevelt County63
  3. 3Eddy County60
  4. 4Curry County57
  5. 5Chaves County53

Most tropical cyclones within 50 mi

  1. 1Doña Ana County1
  2. 2Eddy County1
  3. 3Lea County1
  4. 4Luna County1
  5. 5Otero County1

Most acres burned

  1. 1Catron County1.42M
  2. 2Lea County768K
  3. 3Hidalgo County605K
  4. 4Grant County542K
  5. 5Lincoln County472K

Most flood claims

  1. 1Lincoln County269
  2. 2Doña Ana County208
  3. 3Lea County208
  4. 4Bernalillo County173
  5. 5San Miguel County139

Notable events

The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in New Mexico’s record. Each opens its own page.

Hurricanes and tropical storms

  1. Unnamed 1929Tropical storm
  2. Unnamed 1942Tropical storm

Every county

Sort by any column. Each county opens its full record.

Counties of New Mexico
Bernalillo County1606,17317311
Catron County001,421,117512
Chaves County530250,5971329
Cibola County2054,4402810
Colfax County220280,061818
Curry County57054,145566
De Baca County10088,24007
Doña Ana County13184,73920810
Eddy County601240,8165111
Grant County70542,463913
Guadalupe County130117,07209
Harding County8097,22408
Hidalgo County30604,587310
Lea County961768,0572087
Lincoln County230472,27526935
Los Alamos County0059,4901010
Luna County4113,05647
McKinley County508,7952011
Mora County120313,8576420
Otero County181368,96913024
Quay County41083,748117
Rio Arriba County20103,6313117
Roosevelt County630178,000307
San Juan County11012,0164812
San Miguel County160292,35513921
Sandoval County130237,5415122
Santa Fe County27037,5495310
Sierra County51452,9731513
Socorro County100281,9542312
Taos County2029,9352410
Torrance County18072,588114
Union County470191,09207
Valencia County70012515

Cities

Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.

  • Albuquerque
    Hazard fingerprint for Albuquerque Tornado: 21th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 33th percentile. Flood: 57th percentile. Hail & wind: 53th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 43th percentile. Winter: 87th percentile.
  • Las Cruces
    Hazard fingerprint for Las Cruces Tornado: 8th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 58th percentile. Flood: 23th percentile. Hail & wind: 8th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 5th percentile.
  • Rio Rancho
    Hazard fingerprint for Rio Rancho Tornado: 8th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 76th percentile. Flood: 20th percentile. Hail & wind: 10th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 59th percentile. Winter: 97th percentile.
  • Santa Fe
    Hazard fingerprint for Santa Fe Tornado: 21th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 55th percentile. Flood: 35th percentile. Hail & wind: 34th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 53th percentile. Winter: 93th percentile.
  • Roswell
    Hazard fingerprint for Roswell Tornado: 16th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 68th percentile. Flood: 11th percentile. Hail & wind: 9th percentile. Heat: 19th percentile. Cold: 22th percentile. Winter: 44th percentile.
  • Farmington
    Hazard fingerprint for Farmington Tornado: 5th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 18th percentile. Flood: 8th percentile. Hail & wind: 3th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 28th percentile. Winter: 84th percentile.
  • Hobbs
    Hazard fingerprint for Hobbs Tornado: 30th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 19th percentile. Hail & wind: 16th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 16th percentile. Winter: 42th percentile.
  • Clovis
    Hazard fingerprint for Clovis Tornado: 52th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 67th percentile. Flood: 23th percentile. Hail & wind: 47th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 34th percentile. Winter: 32th percentile.
  • Carlsbad
    Hazard fingerprint for Carlsbad Tornado: 22th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 74th percentile. Flood: 38th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 28th percentile. Winter: 51th percentile.
  • Alamogordo
    Hazard fingerprint for Alamogordo Tornado: 7th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 73th percentile. Flood: 10th percentile. Hail & wind: 5th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 27th percentile.
  • Los Lunas
    Hazard fingerprint for Los Lunas Tornado: 13th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 18th percentile. Hail & wind: 23th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 22th percentile. Winter: 73th percentile.
  • Gallup
    Hazard fingerprint for Gallup Tornado: 2th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 14th percentile. Flood: 10th percentile. Hail & wind: 5th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 66th percentile. Winter: 92th percentile.
  • Sunland Park
    Hazard fingerprint for Sunland Park Tornado: 8th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 58th percentile. Flood: 23th percentile. Hail & wind: 8th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 5th percentile.
  • Deming
    Hazard fingerprint for Deming Tornado: 3th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 30th percentile. Flood: 11th percentile. Hail & wind: 4th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 7th percentile.
  • Artesia
    Hazard fingerprint for Artesia Tornado: 22th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 74th percentile. Flood: 38th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 28th percentile. Winter: 51th percentile.
  • Las Vegas
    Hazard fingerprint for Las Vegas Tornado: 8th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 76th percentile. Flood: 15th percentile. Hail & wind: 17th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 56th percentile. Winter: 94th percentile.
  • Portales
    Hazard fingerprint for Portales Tornado: 34th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 78th percentile. Flood: 16th percentile. Hail & wind: 17th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 22th percentile. Winter: 27th percentile.
  • Lovington
    Hazard fingerprint for Lovington Tornado: 30th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 19th percentile. Hail & wind: 16th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 16th percentile. Winter: 42th percentile.
  • Española
    Hazard fingerprint for Española Tornado: 0th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 52th percentile. Flood: 6th percentile. Hail & wind: 3th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 34th percentile. Winter: 96th percentile.