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New Mexico, 2000
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
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
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2000 was 419 against 411 in 1999.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2000 | Los Alamos | Wildfire | — | $1,500,000,000 | — | — |
| 23 Oct 2000 | San Juan | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20,000 | — | 1 |
| 19 Jun 2000 | Eddy | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $15,000 | — | 1 |
| 16 Aug 2000 | Rio Arriba | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 7 May 2000 | Lincoln | Wildfire | — | $2,000,000 | — | — |
| 30 May 2000 | San Miguel | Wildfire | — | $1,200,000 | — | — |
| 18 Apr 2000 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 56 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 18 Apr 2000 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 54 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 27 Jun 2000 | Rio Arriba | Lightning | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 1 Jun 2000 | Otero | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 1 Jul 2000 | Grant | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 7 Oct 2000 | Forecast zone | Ice Storm | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 17 Dec 2000 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 72 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 26 Jul 2000 | Rio Arriba | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 27 Jul 2000 | Rio Arriba | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 28 Jun 2000 | Curry | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 28 Jun 2000 | Curry | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 23 Oct 2000 | San Juan | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 23 Oct 2000 | San Juan | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 3 Jul 2000 | Roosevelt | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
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 2000
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2000 | FM-2310 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Nm-La Cueva Fire | 1 |
| 30 May 2000 | FM-2304 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Viveach Fire | 1 |
| 14 May 2000 | FM-2297 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Scott Able Fire | 1 |
| 13 May 2000 | DR-1329 | Major disaster | Fire | Severe Forest Fire | 21 |
| 10 May 2000 | EM-3154 | Emergency | Fire | Severe Fire Threats | 33 |
| 8 May 2000 | FM-2296 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Cree Fire | 1 |
| 20 Apr 2000 | FM-2295 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Rio Grande Fire Complex | 2 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2000 date of loss
29 NFIP claims, 9 of them paid, for $122,421.
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.