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New Mexico, 2009
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 2009 was 518 against 539 in 2008.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 2009 | Sandoval | Lightning | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| 30 Dec 2009 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| 23 Dec 2009 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| 30 Mar 2009 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 9 Sep 2009 | Bernalillo | Flash Flood | — | $1,000 | 1 | — |
| 30 Aug 2009 | Catron | Lightning | — | $1,000 | 1 | — |
| 1 Jan 2009 | Forecast zone | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 26 Mar 2009 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | — |
| 30 Dec 2009 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 4 Jan 2009 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 2 Dec 2009 | Guadalupe | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 7 Dec 2009 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 10 Feb 2009 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 7 Dec 2009 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 4 Apr 2009 | Curry | High Wind | 60 mph | — | 1 | — |
| 8 Dec 2009 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 83 mph | $2,000,000 | — | 2 |
| 24 Aug 2009 | San Juan | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 8 Dec 2009 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 74 mph | $4,000,000 | — | — |
| 14 Jun 2009 | Lea | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $800,000 | — | — |
| 8 Dec 2009 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 77 mph | $300,000 | — | — |
| 14 Jun 2009 | Lea | Hail | 4.25 in | $225,000 | — | — |
| 23 Jun 2009 | Otero | Flash Flood | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 26 Feb 2009 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $157,000 | — | — |
| 8 Dec 2009 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 61 mph | $150,000 | — | — |
| 11 Sep 2009 | Sierra | Flash Flood | — | $125,000 | — | — |
| 4 Apr 2009 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 70 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 24 Aug 2009 | Sierra | Flash Flood | — | $75,000 | — | — |
| 11 Sep 2009 | Doña Ana | Flash Flood | — | $70,000 | — | — |
| 23 May 2009 | San Juan | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 22 May 2009 | Doña Ana | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 8 Dec 2009 | Curry | High Wind | 66 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 13 Jul 2009 | Taos | Tornado | EF0 | $10,000 | — | — |
| 28 Apr 2009 | Eddy | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 18 Aug 2009 | Harding | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 18 Jul 2009 | Santa Fe | 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 2009
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2009 | FM-2818 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Buckwood Fire | 1 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2009 date of loss
20 NFIP claims, 5 of them paid, for $52,251.
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.