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New Mexico, 2010
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 2010 was 764 against 518 in 2009.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2010 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| 27 Jan 2010 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | — |
| 7 Feb 2010 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | — |
| 30 Nov 2010 | Forecast zone | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 16 Dec 2010 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 29 Dec 2010 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 3 Feb 2010 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 21 Jan 2010 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 28 Jan 2010 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | — |
| 14 Mar 2010 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | — |
| 14 Jul 2010 | Forecast zone | Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 22 Sep 2010 | Bernalillo | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 16 Dec 2010 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | — | 20 |
| 6 Jun 2010 | Otero | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | $1,000 | — | 4 |
| 26 Mar 2010 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 59 mph | $200 | — | 1 |
| 7 Mar 2010 | Eddy | Hail | 2.00 in | $7,000,000 | — | — |
| 2 Oct 2010 | Bernalillo | Hail | 1.75 in | $6,000,000 | — | — |
| 1 Aug 2010 | San Juan | Flash Flood | — | $2,000,000 | — | — |
| 2 Oct 2010 | Sandoval | Hail | 1.25 in | $1,750,000 | — | — |
| 12 Jun 2010 | Curry | Hail | 1.75 in | $1,250,000 | — | — |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 24 Jun 2010 | San Miguel | Flash Flood | — | $750,000 | — | — |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 59 mph | $400,000 | — | — |
| 23 May 2010 | Union | Tornado | EF2 | $325,000 | — | — |
| 23 May 2010 | Union | Tornado | EF2 | $250,000 | — | — |
| 15 Jun 2010 | Eddy | Hail | 3.25 in | $200,000 | — | — |
| 6 Jun 2010 | Eddy | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $180,000 | — | — |
| 23 May 2010 | Union | Tornado | EF1 | $125,000 | — | — |
| 31 Jul 2010 | McKinley | Flash Flood | — | $120,000 | — | — |
| 2 Aug 2010 | McKinley | Flash Flood | — | $120,000 | — | — |
| 31 Jul 2010 | San Juan | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 1 Aug 2010 | McKinley | Flash Flood | — | $87,000 | — | — |
| 19 Jul 2010 | Grant | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $75,000 | — | — |
| 16 Aug 2010 | Chaves | Flash Flood | — | $75,000 | — | — |
| 2 Aug 2010 | McKinley | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 31 Jul 2010 | McKinley | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 25 Jul 2010 | Doña Ana | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Cibola | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 23 May 2010 | Union | Tornado | EF1 | $10,000 | — | — |
| 14 May 2010 | Lincoln | Tornado | EF0 | $1,500 | — | — |
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 2010
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2010 | DR-1936 | Major disaster | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding | 5 |
| 2 Jun 2010 | FM-2843 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Rio Fire | 1 |
| 24 May 2010 | FM-2842 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Cabazon Fire | 1 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2010 date of loss
42 NFIP claims, 21 of them paid, for $660,148.
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.