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New Mexico, 1990

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

71events recorded127 in 1989
1deaths recorded3 injuries
$0property damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations18 NFIP claims, $37K paid
← 19891991 →

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.

Events by hazard

Hail41
Tornado16
Wind14

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1990 was 71 against 127 in 1989.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1990
Eddy County13
Chaves County12
Lea County6
Bernalillo County4
Colfax County4
Roosevelt County4
Sandoval County4
Union County4
Los Alamos County3
San Miguel County3
Santa Fe County3
Mora County2
Quay County2
Torrance County2
Cibola County1
De Baca County1
Doña Ana County1
Lincoln County1
San Juan County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
11 Mar 1990EddyThunderstorm Wind81 mph—12
25 Jun 1990Santa FeThunderstorm Wind0 mph——1
29 May 1990De BacaTornadoF0———
28 Sep 1990San JuanTornadoF0———
12 Jul 1990EddyTornadoF0———
14 Jul 1990BernalilloTornadoF0———
21 Jul 1990EddyTornadoF0———
23 Jul 1990MoraTornadoF0———
27 Jul 1990ChavesTornadoF0———
14 Aug 1990MoraTornadoF0———
14 Aug 1990San MiguelTornadoF0———
14 Aug 1990EddyTornadoF0———
15 Aug 1990Santa FeTornadoF0———
15 Aug 1990EddyTornadoF0———
15 Aug 1990EddyTornadoF0———
21 Apr 1990ChavesTornadoF0———
22 Apr 1990ChavesTornadoF0———
22 Apr 1990ChavesTornadoF0———

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1990

No declaration touching New Mexico was made in 1990.

Flood insurance claims with a 1990 date of loss

18 NFIP claims, 11 of them paid, for $37,281.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.