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New Mexico, 1993

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

47events recorded154 in 1992
0deaths recorded0 injuries
$5.4Mproperty damage (estimates)$56K crop damage
1disaster declarations3 NFIP claims, $3K paid
← 19921994 →

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

Hail26
Wind19
Tornado2

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1993 was 47 against 154 in 1992.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1993
Eddy County11
Lea County10
Union County5
Colfax County4
Quay County4
Curry County2
De Baca County2
Mora County2
Chaves County1
Doña Ana County1
Grant County1
Harding County1
Luna County1
Roosevelt County1
Valencia County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
2 Aug 1993ColfaxHail2.75 in$5,000,000——
2 Sep 1993De BacaTornadoF1$50,000——
12 Dec 1993EddyThunderstorm Wind86 mph$50,000——
12 Dec 1993LeaThunderstorm Wind64 mph$50,000——
1 May 1993EddyThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
18 Jan 1993GrantThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
12 Dec 1993ChavesThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
24 Aug 1993LeaThunderstorm Wind60 mph$50,000——
3 Aug 1993QuayThunderstorm Wind81 mph$50,000——
24 May 1993De BacaTornadoF0———

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 1993

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
7 Jun 1993DR-992Major disasterFloodSevere Storms & Flooding4

Flood insurance claims with a 1993 date of loss

3 NFIP claims, 1 of them paid, for $2,733.

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.