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Flood in Lincoln County, New Mexico
119 floods and flash floods events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Lincoln County, New Mexico, has 119 flood events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 22 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 47 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 112 events against 7 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 6.3% of the 1,880 flood events recorded in New Mexico; its 2.5 per 100 square miles compares with 1.5 statewide.
NCEI attributes 3 deaths in the county to floods and flash floods.
Compared with New Mexico
| Measure | Lincoln County | New Mexico | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood events since 1950 | 119 | 1,880 | 183,559 |
| Per 100 square miles | 2.5 | 1.5 | 5.2 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 58.2 | 8.9 | 5.5 |
| Deaths recorded | 3 | 51 | 2,961 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
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19Jul
47Aug
34Sep
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Recorded events
All 119 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2026 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Sep 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $750K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2023 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2023 | Flash Flood | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 2022 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2022 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2021 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2021 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2021 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $750K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $60K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 28 May 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2020 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2020 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2020 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2018 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2018 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2017 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2017 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2016 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2015 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2014 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2014 | Flash Flood | — | $130K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2014 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2014 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 2013 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2013 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2013 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2013 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2013 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 6 Sep 2012 | Flash Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2012 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2012 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2012 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2011 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2011 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2011 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2011 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2011 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2010 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2010 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2008 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2008 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2008 | Flood | — | $25M | — | 1 | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2008 | Flash Flood | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2007 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2004 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2001 | Flash Flood | — | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2001 | Flash Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2001 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 1996 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 12 Sep 1996 | Flash Flood | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many flood events has Lincoln County had?
119 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of floods and flash floods became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded flood event in Lincoln County?
3 Jun 2026 (Flash Flood). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging flood event recorded in Lincoln County?
The flood of 26 Jul 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $25M; 1 death recorded.
How does Lincoln County compare with New Mexico for flood?
2.5 events per 100 square miles against 1.5 statewide; the county holds 119 of the state's 1,880 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Flood hub and the county page.