New Mexico Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, New Mexico has logged 22,802 severe-weather events — about 736 a year — with 118 direct deaths, 308 injuries and $3.2B in reported property damage.
By event type
Drought6,359—$2.0M
Hail4,3631 d$133.7M
High Wind4,0498 d$36.5M
Heavy Snow2,2456 d$2.8M
Thunderstorm Wind1,8791 d$40.5M
Flash Flood1,74246 d$627.3M
Winter Storm4495 d$5.4M
Tornado2842 d$30.6M
Funnel Cloud175——
Wildfire1555 d$1.8B
Heavy Rain1492 d$1.7M
Winter Weather1463 d$2.5M
Dust Storm146—$2.2M
Flood1282 d$36.0M
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill1011 d$1.2M
Blizzard77—$405.6M
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (105)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Winter StormJanuary 11, 1997
Sangre De Cristo Mountains · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 11, 1997
Westcentral Mountains · 1 killed ·
Winter StormJanuary 5, 1997
Quay · 1 killed ·
Winter StormJanuary 5, 1997
Lincoln County High Plains/Hondo Valley · 1 killed ·
Heavy SnowOctober 20, 1996
Northwest Mountains Including Jemez · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodOctober 4, 1996
Lincoln · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 14, 1996
Bernalillo · 1 killed ·
WildfireMay 4, 2000
Los Alamos · $1.5B damage
WildfireMay 1, 2022
East Slopes Sangre De Cristo Mountains · 3 injured · $100.0M damage
BlizzardDecember 26, 2015
Curry County · $100.0M damage
BlizzardDecember 26, 2015
Southwest Chaves County · $100.0M damage
BlizzardDecember 26, 2015
Chaves County Plains · $100.0M damage
BlizzardDecember 26, 2015
Roosevelt County · $100.0M damage
HailOctober 5, 2004
Socorro · $40.0M damage
HailMay 28, 1997
Lea · $27.0M damage
WildfireJune 4, 2012
South Central Mountains · $26.0M damage
WildfireApril 19, 2022
East Slopes Sangre De Cristo Mountains · $25.0M damage
WildfireJuly 1, 2011
Jemez Mountains · $17.0M damage
WildfireMay 1, 2022
East Slopes Sangre De Cristo Mountains · 10 injured · $11.0M damage
Flash FloodOctober 19, 2024
Chaves · $10.0M damage
Debris FlowJune 29, 2024
Lincoln · $10.0M damage
WildfireApril 22, 2022
Jemez Mountains · $10.0M damage
WildfireApril 6, 2022
East Slopes Sangre De Cristo Mountains · $10.0M damage
WildfireJune 14, 2016
Sandia/Manzano Mountains · $10.0M damage
HailSeptember 13, 2006
Dona Ana · $10.0M damage
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.