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New Mexico, 1994

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

113events recorded47 in 1993
0deaths recorded2 injuries
$671Kproperty damage (estimates)$5.0M crop damage
0disaster declarations14 NFIP claims, $39K paid
← 19931995 →

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

Hail79
Wind21
Tornado13

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1994 was 113 against 47 in 1993.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1994
Eddy County22
Curry County19
Lea County12
Union County12
Quay County11
Chaves County9
Roosevelt County8
Bernalillo County4
Mora County4
Doña Ana County2
Lincoln County2
San Miguel County2
Socorro County2
Torrance County2
Colfax County1
Santa Fe County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
10 May 1994ChavesHail1.75 in——2
26 May 1994ChavesHail1.75 in$500,000——
9 May 1994UnionHail1.25 in$50,000——
28 Jun 1994QuayTornadoF0$50,000——
25 Jan 1994BernalilloThunderstorm Wind54 mph$50,000——
12 May 1994EddyTornadoF0———
12 May 1994EddyTornadoF0———
20 May 1994ChavesTornadoF0———
20 May 1994ChavesTornadoF0———
26 May 1994CurryTornadoF0———
20 May 1994EddyTornadoF0———
9 Jul 1994LincolnTornadoF0———
26 May 1994LeaTornadoF0———
7 Sep 1994LeaTornadoF0———
13 Jul 1994QuayTornadoF0———
20 Jul 1994EddyTornadoF0———
20 May 1994EddyTornadoF0———

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 1994

No declaration touching New Mexico was made in 1994.

Flood insurance claims with a 1994 date of loss

14 NFIP claims, 9 of them paid, for $39,459.

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.