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New Mexico, 2012
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 2012 was 1,158 against 1,009 in 2011.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2012 | Quay | Freezing Fog | — | — | 1 | — |
| 6 Aug 2012 | Forecast zone | Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 9 May 2012 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $2,500,000 | — | 5 |
| 4 Jun 2012 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $26,000,000 | — | — |
| 1 Jun 2012 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $2,250,000 | — | — |
| 18 Jun 2012 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 12 Oct 2012 | Eddy | Hail | 2.75 in | $500,000 | — | — |
| 2 Apr 2012 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 70 mph | $375,000 | — | — |
| 2 Apr 2012 | Union | High Wind | 70 mph | $375,000 | — | — |
| 2 Apr 2012 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 60 mph | $375,000 | — | — |
| 25 Mar 2012 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $300,000 | — | — |
| 12 Jun 2012 | Roosevelt | Hail | 4.50 in | $250,000 | — | — |
| 5 Aug 2012 | McKinley | Flash Flood | — | $150,000 | — | — |
| 12 Jun 2012 | Curry | Hail | 4.50 in | $100,000 | — | — |
| 26 Apr 2012 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 75 mph | $60,000 | — | — |
| 11 Jul 2012 | Los Alamos | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Lincoln | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 12 Oct 2012 | Los Alamos | Hail | 1.00 in | $50,000 | — | — |
| 12 Oct 2012 | Santa Fe | Tornado | EF0 | $50,000 | — | — |
| 19 Dec 2012 | Curry | High Wind | 70 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 13 May 2012 | Socorro | Tornado | EF1 | $1,000 | — | — |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Socorro | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 12 Jun 2012 | Roosevelt | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 12 Jun 2012 | Roosevelt | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — |
| 24 Jul 2012 | 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 2012
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2012 | DR-4079 | Major disaster | Flood | Flooding | 3 |
| 20 Jun 2012 | FM-2982 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Romero Fire | 1 |
| 18 Jun 2012 | FM-2981 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Blanco (Cr 4901) Fire | 1 |
| 9 Jun 2012 | FM-2979 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Little Bear Fire | 1 |
| 26 May 2012 | FM-2978 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Whitewater-Baldy Fire Complex | 2 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2012 date of loss
16 NFIP claims, 5 of them paid, for $100,566.
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.