County Hazards

Storm events on record through

New Mexico in 1971 Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims of the year

NCEI has 36 storm events on record for New Mexico in 1971.

FEMA has no disaster declaration for the state with a date in 1971.

The NFIP claims file starts in 1978.

NCEI recorded tornado events from 1950, and hail and thunderstorm wind events from 1955. It recorded all event types from 1996.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.

It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Dates of the data: NCEI storm events through . OpenFEMA disaster declarations through . NFIP claims through .

Storm events of 1971 by hazard

Storm events on record for New Mexico in 1971, by hazard (NCEI)
HazardStorm events in 1971
Hail17
Tornado12
Wind7
All storm events36

The counts have the events that NCEI records for a forecast zone.

Counties with a storm event in 1971

Counties of New Mexico with a storm event on record in 1971, in name order
CountyStorm events in 1971
Catron County1
Chaves County1
Colfax County1
Curry County3
De Baca County1
Eddy County3
Grant County1
Guadalupe County1
Lea County1
Lincoln County1
Luna County2
Quay County9
Rio Arriba County1
San Miguel County1
Santa Fe County2
Sierra County2
Torrance County2
Union County3

Events of 1971 with a tornado rating, damage, injuries or deaths

Storm events of 1971 in New Mexico with a tornado rating, a damage estimate of $50,000 or more, an injury or a death in the NCEI record, in date order (40 events at most)
DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
De BacaTornadoF0none00County
Santa FeTornadoF1$25 thousand00County
CurryTornadoF1$25000County
EddyTornadoF1$3000County
QuayTornadoF1$25000County
CurryTornadoF1$25 thousand00County
QuayTornadoF1$25000County
LeaTornadoF1$25000County
ColfaxTornadoF0none00County
LunaTornadoF1$25000County
SierraTornadoF1$3 thousand00County
LincolnTornadoF1$3 thousand00County

A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record. Deaths and injuries are the direct and indirect counts of NCEI.

FEMA disaster declarations in 1971

FEMA has no disaster declaration for New Mexico with a date in 1971.

NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026. NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. All years of New Mexico