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Tornadoes in New Mexico

New Mexico has recorded 679 tornadoes since 1950, 29th among the states; 4 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

  • 679tornadoes since 1950
  • 4rated F3/EF3 or stronger
  • 4deaths along their paths
  • 1991most in one year, 31
2025
  • Tornadoes on record, by year

Over time

Tornadoes per year in New Mexico 1950: 2 1951: 2 1954: 8 1955: 1 1956: 4 1957: 17 1958: 7 1959: 16 1960: 6 1961: 11 1962: 12 1963: 8 1964: 11 1965: 14 1966: 16 1967: 8 1968: 2 1969: 10 1970: 11 1971: 12 1972: 18 1973: 2 1974: 6 1975: 3 1976: 2 1977: 8 1978: 3 1979: 13 1980: 3 1981: 8 1982: 7 1983: 3 1984: 1 1985: 5 1986: 2 1987: 15 1988: 10 1989: 16 1990: 16 1991: 31 31 1992: 24 1993: 3 1994: 13 1995: 9 1996: 16 1997: 11 1998: 7 1999: 8 2000: 5 2001: 5 2002: 3 2003: 7 2004: 11 2005: 7 2006: 5 2007: 23 2008: 11 2009: 4 2010: 12 2011: 2 2012: 6 2013: 2 2014: 14 2015: 6 2016: 9 2017: 12 2018: 11 2019: 19 2020: 6 2021: 16 2022: 2 2023: 13 2024: 12 2025: 15 19501962197219821992200220122022

Every county

Counties with any recorded events, highest first.

Tornadoes by county in New Mexico
Lea County96
Roosevelt County63
Eddy County60
Curry County57
Chaves County53
Union County47
Quay County41
Santa Fe County27
Lincoln County23
Colfax County22
Otero County18
Torrance County18
San Miguel County16
Bernalillo County16
Sandoval County13
Guadalupe County13
Doña Ana County13
Mora County12
San Juan County11
De Baca County10
Socorro County10
Harding County8
Grant County7
Valencia County7
Sierra County5
McKinley County5
Luna County4
Hidalgo County3
Rio Arriba County2
Taos County2
Cibola County2