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New Mexico, 2008
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 2008 was 539 against 527 in 2007.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 2008 | McKinley | Flash Flood | — | $40,000 | 3 | — |
| 15 Dec 2008 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 2 | — |
| 25 Dec 2008 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 2 | — |
| 26 Jul 2008 | Lincoln | Flood | — | $25,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 14 Jul 2008 | Santa Fe | Flash Flood | — | $25,000 | 1 | — |
| 8 Dec 2008 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 70 mph | $25,000 | — | 3 |
| 29 Aug 2008 | Colfax | Flash Flood | — | $75,000 | — | 1 |
| 15 Apr 2008 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $8,500,000 | — | — |
| 5 May 2008 | Roosevelt | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3,000,000 | — | — |
| 28 May 2008 | Otero | Hail | 2.50 in | $2,500,000 | — | — |
| 23 Jun 2008 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 17 Aug 2008 | Valencia | Hail | 1.75 in | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 12 Jul 2008 | Luna | Flash Flood | — | $350,000 | — | — |
| 28 May 2008 | Otero | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $360,000 | — | — |
| 8 Aug 2008 | Bernalillo | Flash Flood | — | $300,000 | — | — |
| 9 Jul 2008 | Sierra | Flash Flood | — | $300,000 | — | — |
| 17 Jul 2008 | Otero | Flash Flood | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 31 Aug 2008 | Sierra | Flash Flood | — | $150,000 | — | — |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Valencia | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 27 Jul 2008 | Otero | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 26 Jul 2008 | Doña Ana | Flash Flood | — | $75,000 | — | — |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Torrance | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $80,000 | — | — |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Doña Ana | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 18 Jul 2008 | Luna | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 14 Dec 2008 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 71 mph | $52,000 | — | — |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Doña Ana | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 16 Aug 2008 | Bernalillo | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 28 Jan 2008 | Grant | Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 3 Jul 2008 | Chaves | Thunderstorm Wind | 87 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Santa Fe | Tornado | EF0 | $12,000 | — | — |
| 17 Aug 2008 | Guadalupe | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 17 Aug 2008 | Santa Fe | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 17 Aug 2008 | De Baca | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 19 Jun 2008 | Union | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 28 May 2008 | San Miguel | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 28 May 2008 | Lincoln | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 28 May 2008 | San Miguel | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 17 Aug 2008 | Guadalupe | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 9 Jul 2008 | Quay | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 11 Sep 2008 | Guadalupe | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
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 2008
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2008 | DR-1783 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding | 2 |
| 25 Jun 2008 | FM-2777 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Big Springs Fire | 1 |
| 21 Apr 2008 | FM-2762 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Trigo Fire | 1 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2008 date of loss
85 NFIP claims, 60 of them paid, for $2,320,022.
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.