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New Mexico, 2006
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 2006 was 439 against 382 in 2005.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2006 | McKinley | Flash Flood | — | — | 2 | — |
| 27 Nov 2006 | Forecast zone | Dense Fog | — | $5,000 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 Aug 2006 | Rio Arriba | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 1 Jan 2006 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $700,000 | — | 3 |
| 17 Aug 2006 | Santa Fe | Lightning | — | — | — | 2 |
| 13 Sep 2006 | Doña Ana | Hail | 1.75 in | $10,000,000 | — | — |
| 12 Mar 2006 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $300,000 | — | 1 |
| 18 Jul 2006 | Bernalillo | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 18 Aug 2006 | Bernalillo | Heavy Rain | — | — | — | 1 |
| 17 Aug 2006 | Colfax | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 15 Aug 2006 | Doña Ana | Flash Flood | — | $4,000,000 | — | — |
| 1 Aug 2006 | Doña Ana | Flash Flood | — | $3,000,000 | — | — |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Otero | Flash Flood | — | $1,300,000 | — | — |
| 8 Jul 2006 | Sandoval | Flash Flood | — | $700,000 | — | — |
| 16 Aug 2006 | Otero | Flash Flood | — | $600,000 | — | — |
| 31 Jul 2006 | Valencia | Flash Flood | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 1 Aug 2006 | Otero | Flash Flood | — | $400,000 | — | — |
| 13 Aug 2006 | Otero | Flash Flood | — | $300,000 | — | — |
| 28 Aug 2006 | Doña Ana | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 31 Jul 2006 | Bernalillo | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 6 Jul 2006 | Quay | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 8 Jul 2006 | Sandoval | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 1 Sep 2006 | Eddy | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 13 Aug 2006 | Sierra | Flash Flood | — | $80,000 | — | — |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Grant | Flash Flood | — | $80,000 | — | — |
| 8 Jul 2006 | Valencia | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 4 Aug 2006 | Doña Ana | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 4 Aug 2006 | Otero | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 6 Aug 2006 | Otero | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 29 Aug 2006 | Luna | Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 4 Sep 2006 | Doña Ana | Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 26 Jul 2006 | Grant | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 30 May 2006 | Eddy | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 13 Sep 2006 | Doña Ana | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 14 Aug 2006 | Chaves | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 15 Oct 2006 | Otero | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 9 Oct 2006 | Luna | Tornado | F1 | — | — | — |
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 2006
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2006 | DR-1659 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding | 19 |
| 21 Jun 2006 | FM-2647 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Rivera Mesa Fire | 2 |
| 16 Jun 2006 | FM-2644 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Malpais Fire | 1 |
| 12 Apr 2006 | FM-2636 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Ojo Feliz Fire | 1 |
| 1 Mar 2006 | FM-2631 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Casa Fire | 1 |
| 2 Jan 2006 | FM-2600 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Southeast New Mexico Fire Complex | 2 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2006 date of loss
193 NFIP claims, 137 of them paid, for $5,231,420.
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.