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Wind in Union County, New Mexico
238 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
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.
Union County, New Mexico, has 238 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 38 different years.
April is the busiest month, with 34 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 210 events against 16 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 3.7% of the 6,514 wind events recorded in New Mexico; its 6.2 per 100 square miles compares with 5.4 statewide.
178 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 4 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with New Mexico
| Measure | Union County | New Mexico | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 238 | 6,514 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 6.2 | 5.4 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 579.5 | 30.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 18 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | April | April | June |
By year
Seasonality
9Feb
21Mar
26Apr
34May
34Jun
24Jul
19Aug
29Sep
10Oct
9Nov
11Dec
12
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 188 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 238. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Feb 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Feb 2026 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 82 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Feb 2025 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Feb 2025 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Dec 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2024 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 May 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Apr 2024 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2024 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Apr 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Mar 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Mar 2024 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2024 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Feb 2024 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Feb 2024 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Oct 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jan 2023 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jan 2023 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Dec 2022 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Oct 2022 | High Wind | 44 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Oct 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 81 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 76 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2021 | High Wind | 48 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Apr 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2021 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 43 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2020 | High Wind | 56 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jun 2020 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 May 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Mar 2020 | High Wind | 43 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Mar 2020 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Feb 2020 | High Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Feb 2020 | High Wind | 72 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2019 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 43 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Dec 2018 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2018 | High Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Apr 2018 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $3K | $3K | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Apr 2012 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Apr 2012 | High Wind | 70 mph | $375K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jan 2012 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Nov 2011 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Nov 2011 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Oct 2011 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Oct 2011 | High Wind | 43 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2011 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2011 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 May 2011 | High Wind | 43 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Nov 2010 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Nov 2010 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Nov 2010 | High Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 May 2010 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Apr 2010 | High Wind | 44 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Apr 2010 | High Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Apr 2010 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Mar 2010 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Mar 2010 | High Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1972 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Union County had?
238 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Union County?
15 May 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Union County?
The high wind of 2 Apr 2012, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $375K.
How does Union County compare with New Mexico for wind?
6.2 events per 100 square miles against 5.4 statewide; the county holds 238 of the state's 6,514 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 30 Sep 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.